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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1929-09-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3500 · 1:35

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 6–5. New York Giants put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Genewich earned the win. Mel Ott went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Genewich L: Ben Cantwell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dolly Stark · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Richbourg	5	1	0	0	0	0
Bernie James	4	1	3	1	1	0
George Sisler	5	0	1	0	0	0
Gene Robertson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Buzz Boyle	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Voyles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	1	1	0	1
Al Spohrer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ben Cantwell	3	1	0	0	0	1
George Harper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Peploski	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Edd Roush	3	0	2	1	1
Freddy Leach	3	0	0	0	0
Doc Farrell	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Terry	3	3	2	0	1
Mel Ott	4	2	3	3	0
Travis Jackson	4	0	2	2	0
Shanty Hogan	3	0	0	0	1
Andy Cohen	4	1	0	0	0
Carl Mays	2	0	0	0	0
Pat Crawford	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Genewich	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ben Cantwell	8.0	9	3	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Mays	7.0	9	0	2
Joe Genewich	2.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Richbourg: 8
Bernie James: S4/G
George Sisler: D9.1-3
Gene Robertson: S4/G.3-H;2-3
Buzz Boyle: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Edd Roush: 43
Freddy Leach: 43
Doc Farrell: 53

Top 2

Phil Voyles: 43
Rabbit Maranville: K
Al Spohrer: 43

Bot 2

Bill Terry: W
Mel Ott: S9.1-3
Travis Jackson: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Shanty Hogan: W
Andy Cohen: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Ben Cantwell: K/C
Lance Richbourg: 63
Bernie James: 8

Bot 3

Carl Mays: 7
Edd Roush: S8
Freddy Leach: SB2
Freddy Leach: 9/SF.2-3
Doc Farrell: 4/P

Top 4

George Sisler: 7
Gene Robertson: 43
Buzz Boyle: E4/G
Phil Voyles: 5/P

Bot 4

Bill Terry: D9
Mel Ott: HR/F9D.2-H
Travis Jackson: 13
Shanty Hogan: 53
Andy Cohen: 13

Top 5

Rabbit Maranville: 3/G
Al Spohrer: S7
Ben Cantwell: 13.1-2
Lance Richbourg: E6/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)
Bernie James: S1/G.1-2
George Sisler: 5(2)/FO

Bot 5

Carl Mays: 8
Edd Roush: W
Freddy Leach: 9
Doc Farrell: 43

Top 6

Gene Robertson: E4/G
Buzz Boyle: S6.1-2
Phil Voyles: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Rabbit Maranville: S9.3-H(UR);1-3
Al Spohrer: 8(B)21(3)/DP

Bot 6

Bill Terry: 9
Mel Ott: 43
Travis Jackson: S7
Shanty Hogan: 4/P

Top 7

Ben Cantwell: E6/TH
Lance Richbourg: FC2/G2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Bernie James: S9.3-H(UR);1-3
George Sisler: SB2
George Sisler: 7/FL
Gene Robertson: S9.3-H(UR);2XH(92)
Buzz Boyle: 7/L

Bot 7

Andy Cohen: E6/TH.B-2
Pat Crawford: 3/G.2-3
Edd Roush: S9.3-H(UR)
Freddy Leach: 36(1)/FO
Doc Farrell: 43

Top 8

George Harper: 9
Rabbit Maranville: 9
Al Spohrer: 43

Bot 8

Bill Terry: D9/G4
Mel Ott: D9/9DW.2-H
Travis Jackson: S/89.2-H
Shanty Hogan: 9
Andy Cohen: 43.1-2
Joe Genewich: 63

Top 9

Henry Peploski: 63
Lance Richbourg: 3/FL
Bernie James: W
George Sisler: 43

Notes & reviews

Close play
Into upper deck in RF. Ott's 42nd, tying the NL record set by Hornsby (1922).
High bounder
Past SS
Voyles slid into the plate and was knocked out when Hogan's knee caught him in the pit of the stomach and had to be assisted from the field.
High throw
Hard bounder past James
Running catch

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