Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 29, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1929 at Forbes 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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Boston Braves 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 5 3 2 1
Maranville ss 5 2 5 2
Sisler 1b 5 1 3 2
Bell 3b 4 0 0 1
Harper lf 5 0 1 0
Welsh cf 4 1 1 0
Maguire 2b 4 1 1 1
Spohrer c 4 1 2 1
Delaney p 2 1 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Legett ph 1 0 0 0
  Cantwell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 15 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 5 1 2 1
Waner L. cf 5 2 2 2
Waner P. rf 4 2 2 0
Comorosky lf 5 0 3 3
Sheely 1b 5 0 1 1
Clarke 3b 5 0 1 0
Adams 2b 4 1 1 0
  Linton ph 1 0 0 0
Hargreaves c 4 1 2 1
  Hemsley c 0 1 0 0
Petty p 3 0 1 0
  Swetonic p 0 0 0 0
  Brickell ph 0 0 0 0
  Flagstead ph 1 1 1 1
  Meine p 0 0 0 0
  Fussell p 0 0 0 0
  Kremer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 16 9
Boston 300 000 40310151
Pittsburgh 102 200 1309162
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Delaney   7.1 13 7 7 1 2
  Jones  W(5-7) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Cantwell  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Petty   6.2 11 7 4 0 3
  Swetonic   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Meine  L(5-3) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Fussell   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kremer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
10
7
0
4

  E–Sisler (19), P. Waner (3), Adams (15).  DP–Boston 1. Maranville-Maguire-Sisler, Pittsburgh 1. Clarke-Adams-Sheely.  2B–Pittsburgh Adams (7).  3B–Boston Richbourg (9); Maguire (6), Pittsburgh P. Waner (9); Comorosky (7); Hargreaves (4).  HR–Pittsburgh L. Waner (4,8th inning off Jones 1 on).  SH–Bell (13); Delaney (2).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  U–Barry McCormick, Charlie Moran, Edward McLaughlin.  T–2:09.  A–2,500.
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