Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Athletics
October 12, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 1929 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Athletics 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McMillan 3b 4 0 0 0
English ss 4 0 0 0
Hornsby 2b 5 2 2 0
Wilson cf 3 1 2 0
Cuyler rf 4 2 3 2
Stephenson lf 4 1 1 1
Grimm 1b 4 2 2 2
Taylor c 3 0 0 1
Root p 3 0 0 0
  Nehf p 0 0 0 0
  Blake p 0 0 0 0
  Malone p 0 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 1 0 0 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 5 1 2 1
Haas cf 4 1 1 3
Cochrane c 4 1 2 0
Simmons lf 5 2 2 1
Foxx 1b 4 2 2 1
Miller rf 3 1 2 0
Dykes 3b 4 1 3 3
Boley ss 3 1 1 1
Quinn p 2 0 0 0
  Walberg p 0 0 0 0
  Rommel p 0 0 0 0
  Burns ph 2 0 0 0
  Grove p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 15 10
Chicago 000 205 1008102
Philadelphia 000 000 100x10152
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root   6.1 9 6 6 0 3
  Nehf   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Blake  L (0-1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Malone   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Carlson   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
1
6
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn   5.0 7 6 5 2 2
  Walberg   1.0 1 1 0 0 2
  Rommel  W (1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Grove  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
8
6
3
8

  E–Wilson (1), Cuyler (1), Miller (1), Walberg (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–Philadelphia Cochrane (1,off Root); Dykes (1,off Malone).  3B–Chicago Hornsby (1,off Rommel).  HR–Chicago Grimm (1,4th inning off Quinn 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Simmons (2,7th inning off Root 0 on, 0 out); Haas (1,7th inning off Nehf 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Taylor (1,off Walberg).  SH–Boley (3,off Root); Haas (1,off Carlson).  HBP–Miller (1,by Malone).  CS–Miller (2,3rd base by Root/Taylor).  HBP–Malone (1,Miller).  U-HP–Roy Van Graflan (AL), 1B–Bill Klem (NL), 2B–Bill Dinneen (AL), 3B–Charlie Moran (NL).  T–2:12.  A–29,921.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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