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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 20, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 20, 1929 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Rommel |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Rothrock | Center Fielder |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Russ Scarritt | Left Fielder |
| Elliot Bigelow | Right Fielder |
| Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Bobby Reeves | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Berry | Catcher |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
| Jimmy Dykes | Shortstop |
| Eddie Rommel | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 20, 1929
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Rommel
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Rommel covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Rommel
Gerber hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarritt vs. Rommel
Scarritt hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rothrock. Haas reaches second base with a double. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bishop scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reeves fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Ruffing
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Ruffing
There goes Hale. The throw from Berry and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Haas scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Ruffing
There goes Foxx. The throw from Berry and he is safe. Foxx steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dykes vs. Ruffing
Dykes takes first base on ball four. Hale scores. Foxx moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rommel vs. Ruffing
Rommel strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigelow vs. Rommel
Bigelow hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Rommel
Regan hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Rommel
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Rommel covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas bunts towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reeves fields it and throws to second for the out. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Ruffing
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Bigelow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Rommel
Reeves takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Rommel
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reeves moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Rommel
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reeves tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rothrock vs. Rommel
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reeves scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Rommel
There goes Rothrock. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Rothrock steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerber vs. Rommel
Gerber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Regan catches it and throws to first to double up Foxx. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ruffing
Dykes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reeves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarritt vs. Rommel
Scarritt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigelow vs. Rommel
Bigelow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Rommel
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Rommel
The umpire calls a balk on Rommel Regan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Rommel
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Todt for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Ruffing
Rommel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Reeves settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. Rommel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons takes first base on ball four. Rommel moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hale vs. Ruffing
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Rommel
Reeves hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Rommel
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Rommel
Ruffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Rommel
Rothrock takes first base on ball four. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taitt vs. Rommel
Doug Taitt pinch hits for Wally Gerber.
Taitt hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Bill Narleski now playing shortstop.
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Ruffing
Dykes takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rommel vs. Ruffing
Rommel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarritt vs. Rommel
Scarritt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigelow vs. Rommel
Bigelow hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Rommel
Regan hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Rommel
Todt hits a line drive into right field. Miller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miller. Scarritt moves to third. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reeves vs. Rommel
Reeves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Bigelow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reeves fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Narleski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Rommel
Berry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Rommel
Ruffing hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Rommel
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rommel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ruffing
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Bigelow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Ruffing
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ruffing
Miller hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rothrock who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. Foxx goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dykes vs. Ruffing
Dykes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rommel vs. Ruffing
Rommel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reeves fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Rommel
Narleski hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarritt vs. Rommel
Scarritt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigelow vs. Rommel
Bigelow hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Bigelow reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Regan vs. Rommel
Regan hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruffing
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reeves fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Ruffing
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruffing
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Ruffing
There goes Cochrane. The throw from Berry and he is safe. Cochrane steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Ruffing
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Rommel
Todt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Rommel
Reeves hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Standaert vs. Rommel
Jerry Standaert pinch hits for Charlie Berry.
Standaert hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1929 -- Boston at Philadelphia (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Rothrock J, cf 3 0 1 1 Bishop M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Gerber W, ss 2 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 4 1 1 0
Taitt D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cochrane M, c 3 0 1 1
Narleski B, ss 1 0 0 0 Simmons A, lf 4 0 0 0
Scarritt R, lf 4 0 1 0 Hale S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Bigelow E, rf 4 0 2 0 Foxx J, 1b 2 1 1 0
Regan B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Miller B, rf 2 1 1 1
Todt P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dykes J, ss 2 0 1 2
Reeves B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Rommel E, p 4 0 1 0
Berry C, c 3 0 0 0
Standaert J, ph 1 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 29 5 8 4
Boston 001 000 000 -- 1
Philadelphia 300 000 20x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 8.0 8 5 5 10 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Rommel E (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 2
E -- Berry C, Miller B
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Philadelphia 11
2B -- Haas M, Bigelow E
3B -- Miller B
SB -- Hale S, Foxx J, Rothrock J, Cochrane M
SH -- Haas M
SF -- Ruffing R
Balk -- Rommel E
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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