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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1926-04-29 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3000 · 1:59

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 4–2. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 4th. Larry Benton earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6
BSN	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1		4	8

W: Larry Benton L: Virgil Barnes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Peter McLaughlin · 2B: (none) · 3B: Barry McCormick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Groh	3	0	1	0	1	1
Frankie Frisch	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Youngs	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Southworth	4	1	1	0	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Tyson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Doc Farrell	2	0	0	0	0	2
Grover Hartley	2	0	0	0	1	0
Virgil Barnes	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bill Terry	1	0	1	1	0	0
Irish Meusel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Jackson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Doc Gautreau	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Bancroft	4	2	3	0	0	0
Jimmy Welsh	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Burrus	3	1	0	0	1	0
Eddie Brown	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bernie Neis	3	0	1	1	1	0
Eddie Taylor	3	0	1	2	1	0
Oscar Siemer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Benton	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Barnes	6.0	6	3	0
Tim McNamara	2.0	2	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	9.0	6	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Heinie Groh: S
Frankie Frisch: 6/P
Ross Youngs: 9
Billy Southworth: 4/FL

Bot 1

Doc Gautreau: 43
Dave Bancroft: D
Jimmy Welsh: 13.2-3
Dick Burrus: 3/FL

Top 2

High Pockets Kelly: D
Ty Tyson: 13.2-3
Doc Farrell: WP.3-H
Doc Farrell: K
Grover Hartley: 4/P

Bot 2

Eddie Brown: 53
Bernie Neis: 23/BG
Eddie Taylor: 13

Top 3

Virgil Barnes: K/C
Heinie Groh: K
Frankie Frisch: 53

Bot 3

Oscar Siemer: 3/FL
Larry Benton: 13
Doc Gautreau: 8

Top 4

Ross Youngs: S7
Billy Southworth: 8
High Pockets Kelly: CS2(24)
High Pockets Kelly: 9

Bot 4

Dave Bancroft: S7
Jimmy Welsh: 43.1-2
Dick Burrus: W
Eddie Brown: S6.2-H(E6/THH)(NR)(UR);1-2
Bernie Neis: S7.2-H;1-2
Eddie Taylor: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 5

Ty Tyson: E3/BG
Doc Farrell: K
Grover Hartley: 6/P
Virgil Barnes: K

Bot 5

Oscar Siemer: 13
Larry Benton: 3/G
Doc Gautreau: 53

Top 6

Heinie Groh: W
Frankie Frisch: 9/SF.1-2
Ross Youngs: FC6/DP.2X3(65);BX2(53)

Bot 6

Dave Bancroft: S
Jimmy Welsh: 8
Dick Burrus: 6/P
Eddie Brown: S.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Bernie Neis: IW
Eddie Taylor: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Oscar Siemer: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Billy Southworth: S
High Pockets Kelly: 5/P
Ty Tyson: SB2
Ty Tyson: 8
Bill Terry: S.2-H
Grover Hartley: W.1-2
Irish Meusel: 9

Bot 7

Larry Benton: 43
Doc Gautreau: K/C
Dave Bancroft: 63

Top 8

Heinie Groh: 43
Frankie Frisch: 4/P
Ross Youngs: 8

Bot 8

Jimmy Welsh: S
Dick Burrus: 8
Eddie Brown: 6/P
Bernie Neis: E5.1-2
Eddie Taylor: S.2-H(UR);1-3
Oscar Siemer: SB2
Oscar Siemer: 9

Top 9

Billy Southworth: 43
High Pockets Kelly: 43
Ty Tyson: D
Travis Jackson: W
Mel Ott: K

Notes & reviews

Bill Terry ended his hold out; first appearance of the season

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