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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1929-05-02 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 5000 · 1:43

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 5–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 7th. Lefty Grove earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	11
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

W: Lefty Grove L: Jack Russell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Roy Van Graflan · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Jack Rothrock	4	0	1	0	0
Hal Rhyne	0	0	0	1	0
Ira Flagstead	4	1	1	0	0
Doug Taitt	4	0	1	0	1
Bill Regan	4	0	0	0	1
Bobby Reeves	4	0	2	0	1
Phil Todt	2	0	0	0	1
Casper Asbjornson	3	0	0	0	1
Jack Russell	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Narleski	3	0	1	0	2
Jerry Standaert	2	0	0	0	2
Bob Barrett	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	6	2	9

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Russell	7.0	10	0	0
Danny MacFayden	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: 8
Mule Haas: 143
Mickey Cochrane: 6/P

Bot 1

Jack Rothrock: 9
Hal Rhyne: W
Ira Flagstead: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Al Simmons: 5/FL
Sammy Hale: 13
Jimmie Foxx: 5/L

Bot 2

Doug Taitt: S
Bill Regan: K
Bobby Reeves: K
Phil Todt: 6/F

Top 3

Bing Miller: S7/G
Jimmy Dykes: S7.1-3
Lefty Grove: S8/G46.3-H;1-3
Max Bishop: 9/F/SF.3-H
Mule Haas: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Casper Asbjornson: 3/G
Jack Russell: W
Jack Rothrock: 54(1)/FO
Bill Narleski: K

Top 4

Mickey Cochrane: 7
Al Simmons: D/78
Sammy Hale: 43.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: HP
Bing Miller: 4/P

Bot 4

Ira Flagstead: D8/INT.B-H(E8/TH3)(NR)(UR)
Doug Taitt: K
Bill Regan: 7
Bobby Reeves: S8
Phil Todt: K

Top 5

Jimmy Dykes: 63
Lefty Grove: 7
Max Bishop: 43

Bot 5

Casper Asbjornson: K
Jack Russell: 6/F
Jack Rothrock: S8
Bill Narleski: K

Top 6

Mule Haas: 43
Mickey Cochrane: S9
Al Simmons: 6/L
Sammy Hale: S9.1-3
Jimmie Foxx: 9

Bot 6

Ira Flagstead: 8
Doug Taitt: 6/P6MD
Bill Regan: 13

Top 7

Bing Miller: S8
Jimmy Dykes: SB2
Jimmy Dykes: S9.2-H
Lefty Grove: S8/F78.1-3
Max Bishop: FC6.3XH(62);1-2
Mule Haas: S9.2-H;1-3
Mickey Cochrane: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Al Simmons: 9/F

Bot 7

Bobby Reeves: S8
Jerry Standaert: K
Casper Asbjornson: 9
Bob Barrett: 9

Top 8

Sammy Hale: 9
Jimmie Foxx: S5.B-3(E5/TH1)(E9/TH2)
Bing Miller: FC4.3XH(4252);B-3
Jimmy Dykes: 8

Bot 8

Jack Rothrock: 2/FL
Bill Narleski: S8
Ira Flagstead: 8
Doug Taitt: 4/P

Top 9

Lefty Grove: K
Max Bishop: 8
Mule Haas: 4/L

Bot 9

Bill Regan: 4/P
Bobby Reeves: 63
Jerry Standaert: K

Notes & reviews

Deflected by Russell
Hit & run
Rhyne had suffered a thumb injury during practice
Grove interfered as runner rounded 3rd; Ump Van Graflan allowed Flagstead to score.
Narlesky: great 1-hand catch
Dykes and Haas collided but were OK
Rockrock: diving effort but dropped it

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