Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 31, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1928 at Baker Bowl. The Boston Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 9, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 4 2 1 0
Moore lf 5 1 1 2
Sisler 1b 5 1 3 4
Hornsby 2b 3 2 3 0
Bell 3b 5 1 2 1
Brown cf 4 0 1 0
Farrell ss 5 1 1 1
Taylor c 4 0 0 1
Smith p 4 1 1 0
Totals 39 9 13 9
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sothern cf 5 0 1 0
Thompson 2b 5 1 0 0
Hurst 1b 2 1 0 1
Leach lf 4 1 0 1
Wrightstone rf 4 0 2 2
Whitney 3b 1 0 1 0
  Sand ss 3 0 0 0
Friberg ss,3b 4 0 1 0
Schulte c 4 0 0 0
Benge p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 2 0 0 0
  Deitrick ph 1 0 0 0
  Nixon pr 0 1 0 0
  Ferguson p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 6 4
Boston 070 101 0009134
Philadelphia 000 300 100464
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(3-5) 9.0 6 4 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
0
1
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Benge  L(1-5) 1.2 3 5 2 1 0
  McGraw   5.1 9 4 2 0 1
  Ferguson   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
4
2
1

  E–Sisler (1), Hornsby (6), Bell (7), Farrell (18), Hurst (2), Wrightstone (5), Whitney 2 (5).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Hurst-Sand-Hurst.  PB–Taylor (2).  2B–Boston Sisler (3); Hornsby 2 (14), Philadelphia Wrightstone (5); Whitney (10).  HR–Boston Sisler (1,2nd inning off McGraw 2 on).  SH–Hornsby (8); Taylor (1); Hurst (2).  HBP–Brown (4).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Richbourg (4); Moore (6).  U–Frank Wilson, Charlie Moran, Beans Reardon.
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