Philadelphia Phillies vs Boston Braves
July 4, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1928 at Braves Field. 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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Philadelphia Phillies 10, Boston Braves 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sothern cf 4 1 1 1
Thompson 2b 5 1 2 1
Hurst 1b 1 1 1 0
Whitney 3b 5 1 1 1
Leach rf 5 2 1 2
Deitrick lf 4 2 2 0
Sand ss 2 1 2 3
Lerian c 5 1 1 1
Walsh p 4 0 1 1
  Ferguson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 10
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 5 1 2 0
Smith cf 4 1 1 0
Sisler 1b 5 1 3 0
Hornsby 2b 4 1 1 2
Bell 3b 5 0 1 0
Brown lf 5 1 3 1
Farrell ss 4 0 0 0
Taylor c 2 1 1 0
  Freigau ph 1 0 1 2
  Spohrer c 2 0 1 0
  Cronin c 0 0 0 0
Cooney p 0 0 0 0
  Cantwell p 4 0 1 0
Totals 41 6 15 5
Philadelphia 402 130 00010123
Boston 101 130 0006152
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Walsh  W(4-7) 7.0 13 6 5 3 2
  Ferguson  SV(1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
6
5
3
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cooney  L(0-2) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Cantwell   8.1 8 6 6 7 3
Totals
9.0
12
10
10
8
3

  E–Hurst (5), Leach (3), Lerian (2), Hornsby (14), Bell (15).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Sand-Thompson-Hurst, Whitney-Thompson-Hurst, Boston 1. Hornsby-Farrell-Sisler.  2B–Philadelphia Thompson (21); Hurst (9); Whitney (17); Leach (10); Deitrick (4); Sand (10); Lerian (8), Boston Sisler (12); Hornsby (23); Bell (20); Brown 2 (21); Freigau (3).  HR–Philadelphia Sothern (3,4th inning off Cantwell 0 on).  SH–Sand (5).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  SB–Deitrick (1).  U–Beans Reardon, Charlie Moran, Sherry Magee.
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