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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		8
10
NYY
@BOS		8
3
DET
@CHW		5
2
DET
@CHW		4
3
SLB
@CLE		1
5
WSH
@PHA		4
5		 
(12)
PHI
@BRO		3
5
BSN
@NYG		3
10
CIN
@PIT		4
6
CHC
@STL		6
7		 
(12)
Saturday, May 25, 1929,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 25,000, Time of Game: 0:00
Braves
3
14-17
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at Giants
10
13-16
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Larry Benton (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  2
Giants          5  0  1   0  0  2   1  1  X   10 13  0

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Freddie Maguire 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .537 2 1
   Bernie James 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .646 0 1
Lance Richbourg RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .203 .525 1 0
George Sisler 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 .698 11 2
George Harper LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .312 .987 1 0 HR
Joe Dugan 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .774 2 6
Heinie Mueller CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .242 .644 1 0
Rabbit Maranville SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .744 3 3
Zack Taylor C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .687 3 3 2B
Bruce Cunningham P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .586 0 5
   Les Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .654
Team Totals 36 3 10 3 0 4 .278 .667 24 21
2B: Z Taylor (3).
HR: G Harper (5).
TB: G Harper 4; Z Taylor 3; J Dugan 2; G Sisler 2; H Mueller 2; L Richbourg.
RBI: G Harper 3 (23).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: J Dugan (2); R Maranville (5).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Edd Roush CF 3 2 2 1 2 0 .337 .891 4 0 HR
Jimmy Welsh LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .228 .628 2 1 HR,SB,SH
Andy Reese 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .280 .737 1 4 2·2B
Mel Ott RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .356 1.200 1 0
Bill Terry 1B 4 1 1 3 1 0 .367 .958 4 3 2B
Freddie Lindstrom 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .563 4 0
Travis Jackson SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 .360 1.098 3 0 2·HR
Shanty Hogan C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .203 .519 5 1
Larry Benton P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .524 3 0
Team Totals 35 10 13 10 6 1 .371 1.263 27 9
2B: B Terry (9); A Reese 2 (6).
HR: J Welsh (2); E Roush (2); T Jackson 2 (9).
SH: J Welsh (2).
TB: T Jackson 8; J Welsh 6; E Roush 5; A Reese 4; M Ott 2; B Terry 2; S Hogan.
RBI: T Jackson 3 (23); B Terry 3 (25); A Reese (9); E Roush (17); J Welsh (3); S Hogan (5).
Team LOB: 8.
Baserunning
SB: J Welsh (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bruce Cunningham, L (1-2) 8 13 10 10 6 1 4 6.53 42 11
Team Totals 8 13 10 10 6 1 4 11.25 42 11

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Benton, W (2-5) 9 10 3 3 0 4 1 3.02 36 59
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 0 4 1 3.00 36 59
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cy Pfirman, 1B - Beans Reardon, 2B - (none), 3B - Barry McCormick.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 25,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         New York Giants
1 Freddie Maguire 2B 1 Edd Roush CF
2 Lance Richbourg RF 2 Jimmy Welsh LF
3 George Sisler 1B 3 Andy Reese 2B
4 George Harper LF 4 Mel Ott RF
5 Joe Dugan 3B 5 Bill Terry 1B
6 Heinie Mueller CF 6 Freddie Lindstrom 3B
7 Rabbit Maranville SS 7 Travis Jackson SS
8 Zack Taylor C 8 Shanty Hogan C
9 Bruce Cunningham P 9 Larry Benton P

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