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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1929-07-06 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 5000 · 1:53

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 3–1. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 7th. Socks Seibold earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Socks Seibold L: Art Nehf SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Barry McCormick · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ernie Quigley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody English	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cliff Heathcote	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rogers Hornsby	3	0	0	0	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kiki Cuyler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Grimm	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Schulte	2	0	1	0	1	0
Clyde Beck	4	1	1	0	0	0
Art Nehf	3	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Lance Richbourg	4	0	0	0	0
Freddie Maguire	4	0	0	0	0
Earl Clark	4	0	2	0	0
George Sisler	4	0	0	0	0
Les Bell	4	1	3	0	0
Bob Smith	3	1	1	0	1
George Harper	3	1	1	0	1
Al Spohrer	3	0	1	1	1
Socks Seibold	2	0	1	2	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Nehf	6.1	6	3	0
Guy Bush	1.2	3	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Socks Seibold	9.0	5	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody English: 9/F9S
Cliff Heathcote: 8/F78
Rogers Hornsby: 13

Bot 1

Lance Richbourg: 8/F8S
Freddie Maguire: 3/G
Earl Clark: S8
George Sisler: 8

Top 2

Riggs Stephenson: 53
Kiki Cuyler: 43
Charlie Grimm: W
Johnny Schulte: W.1-2
Clyde Beck: 8/F89

Bot 2

Les Bell: S9
Bob Smith: S9.1-2
George Harper: 56(1)/FO/BG.2-3
Al Spohrer: D9.3-H;1-3
Socks Seibold: 9(B)2(3)/DP/F9S

Top 3

Art Nehf: 3/P3D
Woody English: W
Cliff Heathcote: 64(1)/FO
Rogers Hornsby: SB2
Rogers Hornsby: 6/P

Bot 3

Lance Richbourg: 5/FL
Freddie Maguire: 31
Earl Clark: 6/P

Top 4

Riggs Stephenson: 9
Kiki Cuyler: 63
Charlie Grimm: 43

Bot 4

George Sisler: 63
Les Bell: 63
Bob Smith: W
George Harper: 13

Top 5

Johnny Schulte: S8
Clyde Beck: 9/L
Art Nehf: 13.1-2
Woody English: 2/FL

Bot 5

Al Spohrer: 13
Socks Seibold: W
Lance Richbourg: 46(1)/FO
Freddie Maguire: CS2(26)

Top 6

Cliff Heathcote: D/78
Rogers Hornsby: 9/F9DW/SF.2-3
Riggs Stephenson: K
Kiki Cuyler: 4/P

Bot 6

Freddie Maguire: 7
Earl Clark: 9
George Sisler: 13

Top 7

Charlie Grimm: 31
Johnny Schulte: 8
Clyde Beck: S8
Art Nehf: D7/78.1-H
Woody English: 63

Bot 7

Les Bell: S7
Bob Smith: 16(1)/FO/BG
George Harper: S7.1-2
Al Spohrer: PB.2-3;1-2
Al Spohrer: IW
Socks Seibold: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Lance Richbourg: 7
Freddie Maguire: 53

Top 8

Cliff Heathcote: 3/FL
Rogers Hornsby: 63
Riggs Stephenson: 2/FL

Bot 8

Earl Clark: S4
George Sisler: 8/F89D
Les Bell: S7.1-2
Bob Smith: 53.2-3;1-2
George Harper: W
Al Spohrer: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Kiki Cuyler: 8
Charlie Grimm: S8
Johnny Moore: 7
Clyde Beck: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Weather: warm and humid $Hack Wilson was suspended (and fined $100) just before the game due to an an altercation with Kolp.
Sisler: great 1-handed catch of Smith's wild heave
Richbourg: sensational jumping 1-handed catch
Heathcote: great running, jumping catch

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