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Boston Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals

1929-08-03 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 2500 · 2:13

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Boston Braves 7–5. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 1st. Hal Haid earned the win. Les Bell went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	15
SLN	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1		7	11

W: Hal Haid L: Ed Brandt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Pfirman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Richbourg	4	1	3	0	1	0
Rabbit Maranville	5	1	2	0	0	0
George Sisler	5	0	2	0	0	0
Les Bell	3	2	1	1	2	0
George Harper	4	1	1	3	1	0
Jimmy Welsh	5	0	3	0	0	0
Freddie Maguire	5	0	1	1	0	1
Al Spohrer	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ed Brandt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Leverett	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Legett	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Taylor Douthit	4	2	3	0	1
Andy High	4	2	3	0	0
Jimmie Wilson	2	1	2	4	0
Jim Bottomley	4	0	0	0	0
Ernie Orsatti	4	1	1	0	1
Wally Roettger	4	0	1	1	0
Charlie Gelbert	4	0	0	0	1
Johnny Butler	3	0	0	0	1
Hal Haid	3	1	1	0	0
Bubber Jonnard	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Brandt	2.0	8	0	2
Dixie Leverett	6.0	3	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Haid	9.0	15	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Richbourg: D7
Rabbit Maranville: S/BG23.2-3
George Sisler: 13.1-2
Les Bell: W
George Harper: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Jimmy Welsh: 6/P
Freddie Maguire: D8.2-H;BX3(865)

Bot 1

Taylor Douthit: S8
Andy High: D/89.1-3
Jimmie Wilson: D/89.3-H;2-H
Jim Bottomley: 6/P5D
Ernie Orsatti: K/C
Wally Roettger: D7/7L.2-H
Charlie Gelbert: K/C

Top 2

Al Spohrer: 6/P56D
Ed Brandt: 9/F
Lance Richbourg: S8
Rabbit Maranville: 7/L

Bot 2

Johnny Butler: 6/L
Hal Haid: S9
Taylor Douthit: S7.1-2
Andy High: S3/G.2-H(NR);1-3(E3/TH1)
Jimmie Wilson: D7/THH.3-H;1-H;B-3(E2)
Jim Bottomley: 6/P
Ernie Orsatti: CSH(12)#

Top 3

George Sisler: S9
Les Bell: 13.1-2
George Harper: W
Jimmy Welsh: 8/F
Freddie Maguire: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ernie Orsatti: 31
Wally Roettger: 63/G6M
Charlie Gelbert: 8/L8XD

Top 4

Al Spohrer: S8
Dixie Leverett: 16(1)/FO
Lance Richbourg: D/89.1-3
Rabbit Maranville: FC5.3XH(52);2-3
George Sisler: 3/G

Bot 4

Johnny Butler: 63
Hal Haid: 8/L8XD
Taylor Douthit: K

Top 5

Les Bell: HR/F89XD
George Harper: 3/G
Jimmy Welsh: S4/G
Freddie Maguire: 9/F
Al Spohrer: 2/FL

Bot 5

Andy High: S8
Bubber Jonnard: 3/BG/SH.1-2
Jim Bottomley: 43.2-3
Ernie Orsatti: 63

Top 6

Dixie Leverett: 2/FL
Lance Richbourg: 63
Rabbit Maranville: S7
George Sisler: S9.1-3
Les Bell: W.1-2
George Harper: 3/G

Bot 6

Wally Roettger: 43
Charlie Gelbert: 63
Johnny Butler: K

Top 7

Jimmy Welsh: S8
Freddie Maguire: K
Al Spohrer: D7.1-3
Dixie Leverett: K
Lance Richbourg: IW
Rabbit Maranville: 4/P

Bot 7

Hal Haid: 13
Taylor Douthit: D8/F8
Andy High: 7/F
Bubber Jonnard: 8/F

Top 8

George Sisler: 6/P
Les Bell: 53
George Harper: 6/P

Bot 8

Jim Bottomley: 31
Ernie Orsatti: S9.B-3(E9)
Wally Roettger: FC1/BG.3XH(1E2)(NR)(UR)
Charlie Gelbert: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Butler: CS2(24)

Top 9

Jimmy Welsh: S
Freddie Maguire: 6#
Al Spohrer: 7#
Lou Legett: 53#

Notes & reviews

Maranville: good catch
High throw to Brandt
Spohrer muffed the late throw home
Catcher Wilson and Cardinal manager McKechnie ejected by HP umpire Magerkurth for arguing Wilson was safe at home
Gabby Street managing Cards in McKechnie's absence
Maranville: great stop
Leverett was run down
Into the RCF pavilion
Welsh lost it in the sun
Richbourg fumbled
Missing top of 9th to end in SLN192908030. Deduced/guesses:

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