Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 2, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1928 at Baker Bowl. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 9

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 4 1 3 0
Moore lf 4 1 2 0
Hornsby 2b 3 1 0 0
Brown cf 2 0 0 1
Bell 3b 3 0 1 2
Farrell ss 4 0 0 0
Burrus 1b 3 0 1 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
  Urban c 1 0 0 0
Wertz p 1 0 0 0
  Goldsmith p 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Edwards p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Leach cf 5 2 2 0
Thompson 2b 5 2 2 1
Williams rf 4 1 2 2
Wilson c 3 2 1 2
Wrightstone lf 4 1 2 1
Whitney 3b 5 1 3 2
Sand ss 4 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 4 0 2 1
Benge p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 9 15 9
Boston 000 030 000372
Philadelphia 006 102 00x9151
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wertz  L(0-2) 2.2 6 6 6 1 2
  Goldsmith   4.1 9 3 1 1 0
  Edwards   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
15
9
7
4
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Benge  W(1-1) 9.0 7 3 2 6 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
6
1

  E–Farrell (9), Goldsmith (1), Sand (5).  DP–Boston 1. Farrell-Burrus, Philadelphia 4. Sand-Thompson-Kelly, Sand-Thompson-Kelly, Sand-Thompson-Kelly, Thompson-Sand-Kelly.  2B–Boston Moore (5), Philadelphia Leach (3); Thompson (3); Wrightstone (3); Whitney (5).  HR–Philadelphia Williams (2,3rd inning off Wertz 1 on).  HBP–Brown 2 (3).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Wilson (1).  Team–10.  SB–Whitney (2).  U–Dolly Stark, Ernie Quigley, Cy Pfirman.
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