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Boston Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies
1929-05-28 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 2000 · 1:57
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 9–8. Philadelphia Phillies put up 6 in the 1st. Les Sweetland earned the win and Claude Willoughby picked up the save. Don Hurst went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | |
| PHI | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
W: Les Sweetland L: Percy Jones SV: Claude Willoughby
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lance Richbourg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddie Maguire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Sisler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 George Harper | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Clark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Dugan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rabbit Maranville | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Legett | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Kent Greenfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Les Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Heinie Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fresco Thompson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lefty O'Doul | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Chuck Klein | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Don Hurst | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Pinky Whitney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Homer Peel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernie Friberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Spud Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Les Sweetland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Percy Jones | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Greenfield | 6.1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
 Johnny Cooney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Sweetland | 7.2 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
 Bob McGraw | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Claude Willoughby | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lance Richbourg: K
- Freddie Maguire: K
- George Sisler: W
- George Harper: 99
Bot 1
- Fresco Thompson: S
- Lefty O'Doul: 99
- Chuck Klein: D.1-3
- Don Hurst: HR/F9D.3-H;2-H
- Pinky Whitney: W
- Homer Peel: 99
- Bernie Friberg: PO1(E1).1-2
- Bernie Friberg: S8.2-H
- Spud Davis: HR/F7D.1-H
- Les Sweetland: K
Top 2
- Earl Clark: S9
- Joe Dugan: D.1-3
- Rabbit Maranville: 13
- Lou Legett: S7.3-H;2-H;BX2(74)
- Kent Greenfield: K
Bot 2
- Fresco Thompson: 99
- Lefty O'Doul: W
- Chuck Klein: W.1-2
- Don Hurst: 99
- Pinky Whitney: 99
Top 3
- Lance Richbourg: 99
- Freddie Maguire: 53/G5S
- George Sisler: 99
Bot 3
- Homer Peel: D
- Bernie Friberg: 99
- Spud Davis: 99
- Les Sweetland: K
Top 4
- George Harper: 99
- Earl Clark: 99
- Joe Dugan: 99
Bot 4
- Fresco Thompson: 99
- Lefty O'Doul: S.BX2(99)
- Chuck Klein: 99
Top 5
- Rabbit Maranville: W
- Lou Legett: D.1-3
- Kent Greenfield: 99
- Lance Richbourg: 99/G.3-H;2-3
- Freddie Maguire: 13
Bot 5
- Don Hurst: 99
- Pinky Whitney: S
- Homer Peel: 99
- Bernie Friberg: S.1-2
- Spud Davis: 99
Top 6
- George Sisler: S
- George Harper: S.1-2
- Earl Clark: 99(1)/FO.2-3
- Joe Dugan: 7/SF.3-H
- Rabbit Maranville: S.1-2
- Lou Legett: 99
Bot 6
- Les Sweetland: D8/F8XD
- Fresco Thompson: 99
- Lefty O'Doul: S9.2-H
- Chuck Klein: S.1-2
- Don Hurst: S.2-H;1-3
- Pinky Whitney: 99/SF.3-H
- Homer Peel: S.1-2
- Bernie Friberg: 99
Top 7
- Kent Greenfield: 99
- Lance Richbourg: 99
- Freddie Maguire: 99
Bot 7
- Spud Davis: S
- Les Sweetland: OA.1X1(99)
- Les Sweetland: 99
- Fresco Thompson: 99
Top 8
- George Sisler: HP
- George Harper: 99(1)/FO
- Earl Clark: D.1-3
- Joe Dugan: S7.3-H;2-3
- Rabbit Maranville: S7.3-H;1-3;BX2(74)
- Lou Legett: D.3-H
- Les Bell: S.2-3
- Lance Richbourg: S.3-H;1-2
- Heinie Mueller: 6/L6M
Bot 8
- Lefty O'Doul: 99
- Chuck Klein: 99
- Don Hurst: 99
Top 9
- George Sisler: S8
- George Harper: 99/F
- Earl Clark: 99/F
- Joe Dugan: 99/F
Notes & reviews
- Over RF fence
- Into LF bleachers
- Whitney: great pickup and throw
- Sweetland: great play
- To the flagpole
- Friberg: diving catch