Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 8, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1929 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 5 0 0 0
O'Doul lf 4 1 1 1
Klein rf 3 0 1 0
Hurst 1b 2 0 0 0
Whitney 3b 4 0 1 0
Sothern cf 3 0 1 0
Friberg ss 3 0 0 0
Lerian c 3 1 1 1
  Williams ph 1 0 1 0
Collins p 1 0 0 0
  Greene ph 1 0 0 0
  Elliott p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 5 0 1 0
High 3b 4 1 1 2
Frisch 2b 3 2 3 0
Bottomley 1b 4 2 2 1
Hafey lf 4 1 2 4
Orsatti rf 2 0 1 0
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Gelbert ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Philadelphia 001 000 010260
St. Louis 200 050 00x7110
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Collins  L(2-4) 6.0 10 7 7 2 2
  Elliott   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
3
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(6-0) 9.0 6 2 2 5 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2. Smith-High, Frisch-Gelbert-Bottomley.  2B–Philadelphia Sothern (4).  3B–St. Louis Bottomley (4); Johnson (1).  HR–Philadelphia O'Doul (11,8th inning off Johnson 0 on); Lerian (5,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on), St. Louis High (6,5th inning off Collins 1 on); Hafey (14,5th inning off Collins 1 on).  HBP–Collins (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  U–Bill Klem, George Magerkurth, Lou Jorda.  T–1:48.  A–17,000.
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