Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 27, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1929 at Baker Bowl. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 1, Philadelphia Phillies 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 4 0 1 0
James 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Maguire 2b 0 0 0 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 0 0
Harper lf 4 1 2 1
Clark cf 4 0 1 0
Dugan 3b 4 0 1 0
Maranville ss 3 0 0 0
Spohrer c 3 0 1 0
Cantwell p 2 0 1 0
  Bell ph 1 0 0 0
  Leverett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 4 0 0 0
O'Doul lf 4 0 1 1
Klein rf 4 0 1 0
Hurst 1b 4 0 2 0
Whitney 3b 4 1 2 1
Peel cf 3 0 2 0
Friberg ss 3 0 1 0
Davis c 2 1 1 0
  Sothern pr 0 1 0 0
  Lerian c 0 0 0 0
Willoughby p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 10 2
Boston 000 000 001171
Philadelphia 001 100 10x3100
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cantwell  L(0-2) 7.0 9 3 2 1 4
  Leverett   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
1
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Willoughby  W(6-3) 9.0 7 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
3

  E–Maranville (7).  DP–Boston 1. Maranville-James-Sisler, Philadelphia 1. Whitney-Hurst-Whitney.  2B–Boston Richbourg (2); Spohrer (5); Cantwell (1).  HR–Boston Harper (6,9th inning off Willoughby 0 on), Philadelphia Whitney (2,6th inning off Cantwell 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Sothern (3).  U–Cy Pfirman, Beans Reardon, Barry McCormick.
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