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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 23, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 23, 1929 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Orsatti | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Andy High | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Butler | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Welsh | Center Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| George Harper | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Lou Legett | Catcher |
| Bob Smith | Pitcher |
| Emil Fuchs | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 23, 1929
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Haines
Welsh hits a line drive towards first. Bottomley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Haines
Maranville hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Haines
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richbourg for the out. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Haines
Sisler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Haines
Bell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Bell reaches second base with a double. Maranville scores. Sisler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Haines
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harper for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Legett settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Legett. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Smith
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Smith
High hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Smith
Butler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Legett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Haines
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Legett vs. Haines
Legett hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haines
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Smith
Haines hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Legett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Haines
Welsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Haines
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Haines
There goes Maranville. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Maranville steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richbourg vs. Haines
Richbourg hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Haines
Sisler takes first base on ball four. Maranville moves to third. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Haines
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harper vs. Haines
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Smith
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bottomley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
High vs. Smith
High hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Haines
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Legett vs. Haines
Legett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haines
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Butler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Smith
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Smith
Haines hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Haines
Welsh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Haines
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Haines
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Butler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Haines
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Haines
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley can't make a play. That's a base hit. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Haines
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maguire vs. Haines
Maguire bunts in front of the plate. Wilson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wilson. Sisler scores. Harper moves to third. Maguire moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gowdy vs. Haines
Hank Gowdy pinch hits for Lou Legett.
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harper scores. Maguire moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Haines
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maguire scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welsh vs. Haines
Welsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Haines
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Smith
Hank Gowdy now catching.
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Smith
High hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Smith
Butler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. High moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Smith
Earl Smith pinch hits for Jesse Haines.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Goldsmith
Hal Goldsmith now pitching. Earl Smith now catching.
Richbourg hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Goldsmith
Sisler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Goldsmith
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orsatti vs. Smith
Orsatti takes first base on ball four. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Douthit moves to third. Orsatti moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a line drive into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Douthit tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orsatti tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hafey vs. Smith
Hafey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Goldsmith
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Goldsmith
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Goldsmith
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Smith
High hits a popup in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Smith
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Smith
Wattie Holm pinch hits for Hal Goldsmith.
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1929 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 3 1 1 0 Welsh J, cf 4 0 2 0
Orsatti E, rf 3 0 0 0 Maranville R, ss 4 1 1 0
Frisch F, 2b 3 0 1 1 Richbourg L, rf 4 0 1 0
Bottomley J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sisler G, 1b 1 2 1 0
Hafey C, lf 4 0 0 0 Bell L, 3b 4 0 2 2
High A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Harper G, lf 4 1 0 0
Butler J, ss 4 0 0 0 Maguire F, 2b 3 1 0 1
Wilson J, c 3 0 2 0 Legett L, c 2 0 0 0
Goldsmith H, p 0 0 0 0 Gowdy H, ph-c 2 0 0 1
Holm W, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith B, p 3 0 1 1
Haines J, p 2 1 1 1
Smith E, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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31 2 7 2 31 5 8 5
St.Louis 000 010 010 -- 2
Boston 200 003 00x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haines J (L) 6.0 8 5 5 2 2
Goldsmith H 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 4
E -- Legett L, Wilson J
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Boston 6
2B -- Bell L
HR -- Haines J
SB -- Maranville R
SH -- Maguire F
SF -- Douthit T, Frisch F, Bottomley J
WP -- Smith B
T -- 1:49
A -- 2500
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