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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies

1925-05-01 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 1500 · overcast, wet · 1:55

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 6–4. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 1st. Huck Betts earned the win. Lew Fonseca went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	12
PHI	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		6	11

W: Huck Betts L: Johnny Cooney SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Cy Pfirman · 2B: (none) · 3B: Monroe Sweeney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gus Felix	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Bancroft	2	0	2	0	2	0
William Marriott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Harris	4	2	2	0	0	1
Jimmy Welsh	4	2	4	2	0	0
Dick Burrus	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ernie Padgett	4	0	2	1	0	0
Frank Gibson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey O'Neil	2	0	0	0	0	1
Casey Stengel	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Sperber	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	1	1	0	1	0
Lew Fonseca	4	2	2	3	0	1
Joe Schultz	4	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Mokan	3	1	1	1	1	0
Chicken Hawks	3	1	1	1	1	0
Butch Henline	4	0	1	0	0	0
Heinie Sand	4	0	1	0	0	0
Clarence Huber	4	1	1	0	0	0
Skinny O'Neal	2	0	1	0	0	0
Huck Betts	2	0	0	0	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	8.0	11	3	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Skinny O'Neal	5.0	8	2	1
Huck Betts	4.0	4	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gus Felix: 43
Dave Bancroft: W
William Marriott: S7.1-3
Dave Harris: 9(B)2(3)/FDP

Bot 1

George Burns: 63
Lew Fonseca: T8/F89XD
Joe Schultz: 13.3-H
Johnny Mokan: HR/F78XD
Chicken Hawks: HR/F89XD
Butch Henline: 1/L

Top 2

Jimmy Welsh: D/89D
Dick Burrus: 3/G
Ernie Padgett: S9/4.2-H
Frank Gibson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Heinie Sand: 8/F
Clarence Huber: D7
Skinny O'Neal: 53.2-3
George Burns: 63

Top 3

Johnny Cooney: 31
Gus Felix: 9/F
Dave Bancroft: W
William Marriott: 43

Bot 3

Lew Fonseca: K
Joe Schultz: S7
Johnny Mokan: W.1-2
Chicken Hawks: 8/L
Butch Henline: 5(2)/FO

Top 4

Dave Harris: T8/F8XD+
Jimmy Welsh: HR/F9D.3-H
Dick Burrus: 3/G
Ernie Padgett: 63
Mickey O'Neil: K

Bot 4

Heinie Sand: 2/FL
Clarence Huber: 43
Skinny O'Neal: S9
George Burns: W.1-2
Lew Fonseca: 9/F

Top 5

Johnny Cooney: 9/F
Gus Felix: 43
Dave Bancroft: D9
William Marriott: 13

Bot 5

Joe Schultz: D/78
Johnny Mokan: FC6.2X3(65)
Chicken Hawks: 8/F
Butch Henline: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Dave Harris: S6/G56
Jimmy Welsh: S9/L.1-3
Dick Burrus: S8/L8S.3-H;1-2
Ernie Padgett: S5/G.2-3;1-2
Mickey O'Neil: 9(B)2(3)4(1)/F9S/TP

Bot 6

Heinie Sand: S3/G3L
Clarence Huber: 54(1)/FO
Huck Betts: K
George Burns: D9/F9L.1-3
Lew Fonseca: HR/F78XD.3-H;2-H
Joe Schultz: 7/L+

Top 7

Johnny Cooney: 53
Gus Felix: 53
Dave Bancroft: D9
William Marriott: 43

Bot 7

Johnny Mokan: 13
Chicken Hawks: W
Butch Henline: S5/G.1-2
Heinie Sand: 54(1)/FO/DP.2X3(454)

Top 8

Dave Harris: K
Jimmy Welsh: D/89
Dick Burrus: 8/F
Ernie Padgett: 63

Bot 8

Clarence Huber: 53
Huck Betts: K
George Burns: 8/F

Top 9

Casey Stengel: W
Ed Sperber: 6/LDP.1X1(63)
Gus Felix: 7/L

Notes & reviews

Bancroft beat throw but Henline had plate blocked forcing him to slide by. He tried to scramble back over but Henline pounced on him.
Off the scoreboard
Tremendous drive high into the unoccupied terraced tiers
Over RF wall near flagpole
Past Fonseca
Past Mokan to the clubhouse
Over RF fence
A batted ball hurt Gibson's finger earlier
PEL coverage ended here
Lazy liner
Dipping liner at Huber who body-blocked it, recovered, and tried to slide to the bag ahead of Welsh.
Close play at plate
Through Burrus who recovered in time to hold Sand at 1B
Fine stop
Bunted a couple of fouls then missed one
Into the bleachers

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