Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 1, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1929 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 4 1 1 0
Sothern rf 3 0 1 1
O'Doul lf 4 0 1 0
Klein cf 4 0 1 0
Whitney 3b 4 0 0 0
Hurst 1b 2 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 3 0 1 0
  Friberg ph 1 0 1 0
Lerian c 3 0 0 0
Elliott p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Sweetland ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 3 1 1 0
Waner L. cf 3 1 1 0
Waner P. 1b 3 1 0 0
Comorosky lf 4 0 1 3
Brickell rf 4 0 1 0
Hemsley c 3 0 2 0
Bartell ss 4 0 0 0
Clarke 3b 3 0 0 0
Petty p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Philadelphia 001 000 000161
Pittsburgh 003 000 00x360
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Elliott  L(1-5) 6.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Collins   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
4
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Petty  W(4-6) 9.0 6 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
6

  E–Thevenow (12).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Thompson-Thevenow-Hurst.  2B–Philadelphia Klein (25).  3B–Philadelphia Thompson (2), Pittsburgh Comorosky (8).  SH–Sothern (6).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–Cy Pfirman, Bill Klem, Dolly Stark.  T–1:41.  A–3,000.
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