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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1929-04-28 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 23000 · overcast · 1:40

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 7–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 6th. Eddie Rommel earned the win. Jimmy Dykes went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	7	13
BOS	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	10

W: Eddie Rommel L: Red Ruffing SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Guthrie · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Bishop	3	1	2	0	2	0
Mule Haas	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Cochrane	4	0	2	0	1	0
Al Simmons	4	1	1	1	0	0
Sammy Hale	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	5	2	1	1	0	0
Bing Miller	4	1	1	2	1	0
Jimmy Dykes	4	2	3	2	0	1
Eddie Rommel	3	0	2	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jack Rothrock	5	1	1	0	1
Hal Rhyne	4	0	1	1	0
Russ Scarritt	4	1	3	1	1
Doug Taitt	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Regan	4	0	1	1	1
Bobby Reeves	4	0	1	0	0
Phil Todt	4	0	1	0	0
Alex Gaston	2	0	0	0	0
Red Ruffing	2	1	0	0	0
Ken Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Elliot Bigelow	1	0	1	0	0
Bob Barrett	1	0	0	0	0
Jerry Standaert	1	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Rommel	9.0	10	0	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	6.0	9	2	2
Milt Gaston	1.0	0	1	0
Ed Durham	2.0	4	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: D9
Mule Haas: 6/P
Mickey Cochrane: S5/G56S.2-3
Al Simmons: 8/F/SF.3-H;1-2
Sammy Hale: 7/F

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: 43
Hal Rhyne: 9/F
Russ Scarritt: K

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: 8/F
Bing Miller: W
Jimmy Dykes: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 2

Doug Taitt: 43
Bill Regan: 53
Bobby Reeves: S8
Phil Todt: 4/P

Top 3

Eddie Rommel: S9
Max Bishop: S9.1-3
Mule Haas: K
Mickey Cochrane: W.1-2
Al Simmons: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Alex Gaston: 7/F
Red Ruffing: E9/F9S.B-2
Jack Rothrock: S9.2-3;B-2(THH)
Hal Rhyne: S7/78.3-H(UR);2-3
Russ Scarritt: S8/F8S.3-H;1-2
Doug Taitt: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Sammy Hale: 13
Jimmie Foxx: 7/F
Bing Miller: 9/F

Bot 4

Bill Regan: K
Bobby Reeves: 8/F
Phil Todt: 13

Top 5

Jimmy Dykes: D7
Eddie Rommel: 3/BG/SH.2-3
Max Bishop: 3/G
Mule Haas: 7/F

Bot 5

Alex Gaston: 7/L
Red Ruffing: 43
Jack Rothrock: 43

Top 6

Mickey Cochrane: 13
Al Simmons: D8
Sammy Hale: 8/F/SF.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: S8.3-H
Bing Miller: HR/F7D.1-H
Jimmy Dykes: HR/F7D
Eddie Rommel: 13

Bot 6

Hal Rhyne: 4/P
Russ Scarritt: D8
Doug Taitt: 3/L
Bill Regan: T8.2-H
Bobby Reeves: 8/F

Top 7

Max Bishop: W
Mule Haas: 13/SH.1-2
Mickey Cochrane: 43.2-3
Al Simmons: 2/BP

Bot 7

Phil Todt: S9
Ken Williams: 41.1-2
Elliot Bigelow: D8/F78XDW.2-3
Jack Rothrock: K
Hal Rhyne: 43

Top 8

Sammy Hale: 4/P
Jimmie Foxx: E1/TH1.B-2
Bing Miller: 13
Jimmy Dykes: D8.2-H
Eddie Rommel: S7.2-H
Max Bishop: W.1-2
Mule Haas: 3/G

Bot 8

Russ Scarritt: S8
Doug Taitt: 5/BP
Bill Regan: 13.1-2
Bobby Reeves: 63

Top 9

Mickey Cochrane: S9
Al Simmons: 54(1)/FO
Sammy Hale: D7.1-3
Jimmie Foxx: 6/P
Bing Miller: 53

Bot 9

Phil Todt: 6/P
Bob Barrett: 2/P/FL
Jerry Standaert: S7
Jack Rothrock: 3/G

Notes & reviews

First official Sunday game in Boston. It was played at Braves Field, not Fenway Park.
Into LF bleachers
Into LF bleachers
Todt feared it might be caught
Cochrane: spectacular 1-handed catch; reached into 3B dugout

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