Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
July 17, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1929 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 7

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
  Linton ph 1 0 1 0
Waner L. cf 5 0 2 2
Waner P. rf 4 0 1 0
Comorosky lf 4 0 0 0
Bartell ss 4 0 0 0
Sheely 1b 3 1 1 0
Clarke 3b 2 0 0 0
  Brickell ph 1 1 1 0
  Swetonic p 0 0 0 0
  Flagstead ph 1 0 0 0
Hargreaves c 2 0 1 0
  Grantham 2b 2 2 2 1
Grimes p 2 0 0 0
  Petty p 0 0 0 0
  Brame ph 0 0 0 0
  Hemsley c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 3 0 1 1
Maranville ss 4 0 2 0
Sisler 1b 4 0 1 1
Harper lf 5 1 1 0
Bell 3b 5 1 2 0
Cooney cf 4 1 0 1
Maguire 2b 2 2 1 0
Spohrer c 2 1 1 3
  Cummings c 1 0 1 1
Seibold p 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
Pittsburgh 000 000 301491
Boston 000 105 10x7110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes  L(15-2) 5.2 9 6 5 3 0
  Petty   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Swetonic   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
6
6
0
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Seibold  W(6-10) 9.0 9 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
1

  E–Bartell (20).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. P. Waner-Hargreaves-Grimes-Sheely, Sheely.  PB–Hemsley (3).  2B–Pittsburgh P. Waner (22); Grantham 2 (18), Boston Sisler (20); Spohrer (11).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Richbourg (7); Seibold (2).  Team–10.  U–Bill Klem, Cy Pfirman, Edward McLaughlin.
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