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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Boston Braves

1929-05-06 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 5000 · 1:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 9th. Steve Swetonic earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Steve Swetonic L: Percy Jones SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Barry McCormick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	4	1	2	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	4	0	2	2	1	0
Paul Waner	4	0	1	2	1	0
Pie Traynor	4	0	1	0	1	0
George Grantham	4	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Sheely	4	1	2	0	0	1
Harry Riconda	3	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Hargreaves	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Swetonic	4	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Brickell	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl Clark	4	0	1	0	0	0
Freddie Maguire	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Sisler	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Harper	4	1	2	0	0	0
Les Bell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Heinie Mueller	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rabbit Maranville	4	1	2	1	0	0
Al Spohrer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Percy Jones	2	0	1	1	0	1
Jack Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bernie James	0	1	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Swetonic	9.0	8	3	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Percy Jones	8.0	8	1	1
Art Delaney	0.2	1	3	0
Johnny Werts	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: D/89
Lloyd Waner: 63.2-3
Paul Waner: S8/L.3-H
Pie Traynor: 54(1)/FO
George Grantham: 13

Bot 1

Earl Clark: 6/P
Freddie Maguire: 63
George Sisler: 13

Top 2

Earl Sheely: S8
Harry Riconda: 46(1)3/GDP
Charlie Hargreaves: 63

Bot 2

George Harper: 3/G
Les Bell: 53
Heinie Mueller: K

Top 3

Steve Swetonic: 13
Dick Bartell: S7/6
Lloyd Waner: S/78.1-2
Paul Waner: 13.2-3;1-2
Pie Traynor: W
George Grantham: 9

Bot 3

Rabbit Maranville: T7/F7D
Al Spohrer: 9/F9S
Percy Jones: S9.3-H
Earl Clark: 64(1)/FO
Freddie Maguire: S/BR.1X2(4)

Top 4

Earl Sheely: K/C
Harry Riconda: 7/L
Charlie Hargreaves: 63

Bot 4

George Sisler: 13
George Harper: S7
Les Bell: 9(B)3(1)/DP

Top 5

Steve Swetonic: D9
Dick Bartell: 53/SH.2-3
Lloyd Waner: S8.3-H
Paul Waner: 64(1)/FO
Pie Traynor: 7

Bot 5

Heinie Mueller: 3/FL
Rabbit Maranville: 9
Al Spohrer: 13

Top 6

George Grantham: 6/F
Earl Sheely: 5/L
Harry Riconda: 6/L

Bot 6

Percy Jones: K
Earl Clark: 9
Freddie Maguire: 6/F

Top 7

Charlie Hargreaves: 7
Steve Swetonic: 7
Dick Bartell: 8

Bot 7

George Sisler: 7
George Harper: S8
Les Bell: W.1-2
Heinie Mueller: W.2-3;1-2
Rabbit Maranville: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Top 8

Lloyd Waner: 43
Paul Waner: 43
Pie Traynor: S8
George Grantham: 43

Bot 8

Al Spohrer: 43
Jack Smith: 9
Earl Clark: S8
Freddie Maguire: CS2(26)

Top 9

Earl Sheely: D7
Harry Riconda: FC2/SH.2-3
Fred Brickell: W.1-2
Steve Swetonic: 7
Dick Bartell: 4/P
Lloyd Waner: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Paul Waner: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pie Traynor: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Bernie James: W
George Sisler: S9.1-3
George Harper: E6/G.3-H(NR);1-2
Les Bell: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Heinie Mueller: 7
Rabbit Maranville: S9.2-H(UR);1XH(92)

Notes & reviews

Just out of Maranville's reach
Over Grantham's head
Boston coach Evers ejected by HP umpire Pfirman for arguing that Harper was safe at home
Late throw to 3B
Hargreaves replaced after 1-0 count
Delaney replaced after 2-0 count
James' ML debut

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