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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1929-05-30 · Day game · Fenway Park · sunny · 1:46

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 9–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 1st. Lefty Grove earned the win. Jimmy Dykes went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	9	15
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	10

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

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: Dick Nallin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bill Narleski	4	0	1	0	0
Jack Rothrock	4	2	2	0	0
Russ Scarritt	4	0	2	2	0
Bill Barrett	4	0	3	0	1
Grant Gillis	4	0	0	0	1
Phil Todt	3	0	1	0	0
Bobby Reeves	4	0	0	0	2
Johnnie Heving	4	0	1	0	0
Jack Russell	2	0	0	0	1
Bob Barrett	1	0	0	0	0
Jerry Standaert	1	0	0	0	0
Casper Asbjornson	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	10	0	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Russell	8.0	11	2	1
Bill Bayne	1.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: S7
Mule Haas: 46(1)/FO
Mickey Cochrane: D9.1-3
Al Simmons: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Sammy Hale: 43.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: 2/P/FL

Bot 1

Bill Narleski: S8
Jack Rothrock: 6!4(1)/FO
Russ Scarritt: 64(1)/FO
Bill Barrett: S8.1-3
Grant Gillis: 9/F

Top 2

Bing Miller: S7
Jimmy Dykes: HR/L7D.1-H
Lefty Grove: W
Max Bishop: 64(1)3/GDP
Mule Haas: 43

Bot 2

Phil Todt: S8
Bobby Reeves: K
Johnnie Heving: 46(1)/FO
Jack Russell: K

Top 3

Mickey Cochrane: 31
Al Simmons: 8/F
Sammy Hale: D9
Jimmie Foxx: S7.2-H
Bing Miller: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Bill Narleski: 63
Jack Rothrock: 3/BP
Russ Scarritt: 8/F

Top 4

Jimmy Dykes: 2/P/FL
Lefty Grove: 63
Max Bishop: W
Mule Haas: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bill Barrett: S9
Grant Gillis: 64(1)3/GDP
Phil Todt: 2/P/FL

Top 5

Mickey Cochrane: 13
Al Simmons: S7
Sammy Hale: S7.1-3(E7)
Jimmie Foxx: 8/F/SF.3-H(UR)
Bing Miller: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bobby Reeves: K
Johnnie Heving: 63
Jack Russell: 8/F

Top 6

Jimmy Dykes: S9
Lefty Grove: 23/SH.1-2
Max Bishop: 31.2-3
Mule Haas: 7/F

Bot 6

Bill Narleski: 53
Jack Rothrock: S5/BG.B-3(E5/TH1)
Russ Scarritt: S57.3-H(UR)
Bill Barrett: K
Grant Gillis: K

Top 7

Mickey Cochrane: 3/G
Al Simmons: S6
Sammy Hale: S7.1-3
Jimmie Foxx: 4/BG/SH.3-H;1-2
Bing Miller: 5/P

Bot 7

Phil Todt: 7/F
Bobby Reeves: 7/F
Johnnie Heving: 8/F

Top 8

Jimmy Dykes: 53
Lefty Grove: 43
Max Bishop: K

Bot 8

Bob Barrett: 2/P/FL
Bill Narleski: 63
Jack Rothrock: D7
Russ Scarritt: S3/G.2-H
Bill Barrett: S9.1-3
Grant Gillis: 9/F

Top 9

Mule Haas: T9
Mickey Cochrane: D9.3-H
Al Simmons: S8.2-3
Sammy Hale: S9.3-H;1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 7/F
Bing Miller: 8/LDP.1X1(863)

Bot 9

Jerry Standaert: 31
Bobby Reeves: 9/F
Johnnie Heving: S8
Casper Asbjornson: 16(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Terrific heat
Sensational diving stop; threw to 2B on his stomach
Drove through the wire screen atop LF fence
Scarritt fumbled
Grove was accidentally spiked covering 1B

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