Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
May 5, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1929 at Braves Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Boston Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bartell 2b 3 2 2 0
Waner L. cf 4 1 2 1
Waner P. rf 4 1 1 2
Traynor 3b 5 0 0 0
Grantham lf 4 1 2 1
Sheely 1b 2 0 0 0
Riconda ss 3 2 2 1
Hargreaves c 4 0 2 2
Grimes p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 12 7
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Clark cf 4 1 1 1
Maguire 2b 3 0 1 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 1
Harper lf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Mueller rf 4 0 2 0
Maranville ss 4 0 1 0
Spohrer c 3 1 1 0
Smith B. p 2 0 0 0
  Smith J. ph 0 0 0 0
  Hearn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 300 111 0107122
Boston 002 000 000271
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes  W(3-0) 9.0 7 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
0
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L(2-1) 8.0 11 7 6 2 1
  Hearn   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
2
1

  E–Riconda 2 (3), Sisler (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Riconda-Bartell-Sheely, Bartell-Riconda-Sheely, Riconda-Bartell-Sheely, Boston 2. Maranville-Maguire-Sisler, Maguire-Maranville-Sisler.  TP–Pittsburgh 1. Grimes-Traynor-Hargreaves-Traynor-Bartell-Hargreaves.  2B–Pittsburgh Grantham 2 (8); Riconda (2), Boston Spohrer (3).  3B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (3); P. Waner (1).  SH–Bartell (4); L. Waner (2); P. Waner (1); Sheely (3); Riconda (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U–Barry McCormick, Cy Pfirman, Beans Reardon.  T–1:45.  A–28,000.
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