Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 31, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1929 at Wrigley Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 1

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 5 4 3 0
Maranville ss 5 1 2 1
Sisler 1b 3 0 1 3
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Harper lf 5 0 2 1
Welsh cf 4 1 1 1
Maguire 2b 4 1 2 0
Spohrer c 3 0 0 0
Seibold p 3 0 1 1
Totals 36 7 13 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
English ss 3 0 0 0
Heathcote rf 4 0 1 0
Hornsby 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Stephenson lf 4 0 2 0
Grimm 1b 4 0 1 0
McMillan 3b 3 0 0 0
Taylor c 3 0 1 0
Root p 2 0 0 0
  Cuyler ph 1 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 0
Boston 102 010 1207131
Chicago 000 001 000170
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Seibold  W(9-10) 9.0 7 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  L(11-4) 7.0 9 5 5 2 2
  Carlson   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
2

  E–Sisler (20).  DP–Boston 1. Seibold-Maranville-Sisler.  2B–Boston Maranville 2 (18); Seibold (2), Chicago Wilson (19); Stephenson (24); Z. Taylor (13).  3B–Boston Richbourg 3 (12), Chicago Wilson (3).  HR–Boston Welsh (4,8th inning off Carlson 0 on).  SH–Sisler 2 (16); Welsh (11); Spohrer (7); English (11).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U–George Magerkurth, Beans Reardon, Ernie Quigley.
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