Boston Braves vs New York Giants
August 29, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1928 at Polo Grounds V. The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 8, New York Giants 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 4 3 3 1
Brown lf 5 0 4 2
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Hornsby 2b 3 2 0 0
Mueller cf 5 1 1 1
Bell 3b 5 0 1 2
Freigau ss 4 0 2 1
Spohrer c 4 1 2 0
Cantwell p 4 1 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Reese cf 4 0 0 0
O'Doul lf 4 1 2 0
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Lindstrom 3b 4 1 2 1
Terry 1b 4 0 2 1
Hogan c 3 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 1 2 1
Cohen 2b 4 0 0 0
Aldridge p 1 0 0 0
  Fitzsimmons p 0 0 0 0
  Faulkner p 1 0 0 0
  Welsh ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Boston 105 100 100–8130
New York 101 000 001–382
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cantwell  W(2-1) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Aldridge  L(4-7) 2.0 6 4 3 0 0
  Fitzsimmons   1.0 2 2 1 1 0
  Faulkner   4.0 4 2 2 3 0
  Scott   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
6
4
0
  E–Lindstrom (20), Terry (9).  DP–Boston 1. Cantwell-Hornsby-Sisler, New York 2. Cohen-Jackson-Terry, Jackson-Cohen-Terry.  2B–Boston Brown (25).  3B–Boston Richbourg (6), New York Jackson (5).  HR–New York Lindstrom (12,3rd inning off Cantwell 0 on 2 out); Jackson (11,9th inning off Cantwell 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  U–Lou Jorda, Cy Rigler, Bob Hart.
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