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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1929-07-02 · Day game · Braves Field · 1:35

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

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	6	12
BSN	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	8

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Socks Seibold SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Edd Roush	5	1	1	0	0	0
Freddy Leach	5	1	2	1	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	2	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	2	2	1	1	0
Bill Terry	4	1	1	0	1	0
Andy Cohen	4	0	1	1	0	0
Travis Jackson	2	0	0	2	0	0
Shanty Hogan	4	0	3	0	0	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Earl Clark	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rabbit Maranville	2	0	1	0	0	0
Heinie Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	1
George Sisler	4	0	1	1	0	0
George Harper	3	1	1	0	1	0
Les Bell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Freddie Maguire	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Spohrer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Socks Seibold	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Dugan	2	1	2	1	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	8	2	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Socks Seibold	9.0	12	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Edd Roush: 4/P
Freddy Leach: 13
Freddie Lindstrom: 53

Bot 1

Earl Clark: K/C
Rabbit Maranville: S/3
Heinie Mueller: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Mel Ott: S7
Bill Terry: S8.1-2
Andy Cohen: D9/9L.2-H;1-3
Travis Jackson: 7/SF.3-H;2-3
Shanty Hogan: FC6.3XH(625);B-2
Freddie Fitzsimmons: K

Bot 2

George Sisler: 7/L
George Harper: S7
Les Bell: 13.1-2
Freddie Maguire: 43

Top 3

Edd Roush: 43
Freddy Leach: S4
Freddie Lindstrom: S8.1-2
Mel Ott: 53/G5S.2-3;1-2
Bill Terry: 43

Bot 3

Al Spohrer: 3/FL
Socks Seibold: S9/9L
Earl Clark: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Andy Cohen: 7
Travis Jackson: 9/F9L
Shanty Hogan: S9
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Rabbit Maranville: 43/G4D
Heinie Mueller: 9
George Sisler: 63

Top 5

Edd Roush: D9/9D
Freddy Leach: S9.2-H
Freddie Lindstrom: W.1-2
Mel Ott: 43.2-3;1-2
Bill Terry: W
Andy Cohen: E6/G.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
Travis Jackson: 9/SF/9D/DP.3-H(RBI)(UR);1X2(94)

Bot 5

George Harper: W
Les Bell: W.1-2
Freddie Maguire: 8/SF.2-3
Al Spohrer: FC1.3XH(1E2)(NR)(UR);1-3
Socks Seibold: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 6

Shanty Hogan: D/89
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 63.2-3
Edd Roush: 9(B)2(3)/L/DP

Bot 6

Earl Clark: 53
Joe Dugan: S7/7S
Heinie Mueller: S/3.1-2
George Sisler: S/4.2-H;1-2
George Harper: 8/L
Les Bell: 31

Top 7

Freddy Leach: 8
Freddie Lindstrom: 43
Mel Ott: HR/F9D
Bill Terry: 43

Bot 7

Freddie Maguire: 13
Al Spohrer: 9
Socks Seibold: 2/FL

Top 8

Andy Cohen: 53
Travis Jackson: 8
Shanty Hogan: S8
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Earl Clark: S7
Joe Dugan: D7/7L.1-H
Heinie Mueller: K/C
George Sisler: 43.2-3
George Harper: 43

Top 9

Edd Roush: 13
Freddy Leach: 8/F89
Freddie Lindstrom: S/4
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Bill Terry: 9

Bot 9

Les Bell: 31
Freddie Maguire: 63
Al Spohrer: 9

Notes & reviews

Knocked down smash
Off Terry's glove
Fine catch
Nice play on slow roller
1-hand pickup from the grass
Long single
Nice pickup
Pushed past Terry
Past 2B
One of the longest HRs of the year into a distant spot known at Braves Field as the 'jury box'.
Past 2B

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