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Braves 5 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
April 29, 1928

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on April 29, 1928 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 29, 1928 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 4
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherJoe Genewich  
Losing PitcherVirgil Barnes  
SaveBob Smith  
Game Winning RBIEddie Brown 

Game Info

DateApril 29, 1928 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Genewich  
Home Starting PitcherVirgil Barnes  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: Barry McCormick
2B: (none)
3B: Sherry Magee

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lance Richbourg  Right Fielder 
Eddie Moore  Left Fielder 
Rogers Hornsby  Second Baseman 
Eddie Brown  Center Fielder 
Les Bell  Third Baseman 
Doc Farrell  Shortstop 
Dick Burrus  First Baseman 
Zack Taylor  Catcher 
Joe Genewich  Pitcher 
Jack Slattery  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Edd Roush  Center Fielder 
Mel Ott  Left Fielder 
Freddie Lindstrom  Third Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
George Harper  Right Fielder 
Andy Cohen  Second Baseman 
Shanty Hogan  Catcher 
Virgil Barnes  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Braves 5 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
April 29, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/29/1928, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Richbourg L, rf       4  1  1  0   Roush E, cf           4  0  2  0   
Moore E, lf           4  1  2  1   Ott M, lf             4  1  1  1   
Hornsby R, 2b         3  1  1  1   Lindstrom F, 3b       4  1  2  0   
Brown E, cf           4  1  1  3   Terry B, 1b           4  1  2  2   
Bell L, 3b            4  0  1  0   Jackson T, ss         4  0  0  0   
Farrell D, ss         4  0  1  0   Harper G, rf          4  0  0  0   
Burrus D, 1b          4  0  2  0   Cohen A, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Taylor Z, c           4  0  0  0   Hogan S, c            3  0  1  0   
Genewich J, p         2  0  0  0   Barnes V, p           3  0  0  0   
Smith J, ph           1  0  1  0   Fitzsimmons F, p      0  0  0  0   
Gautreau D, pr        0  1  0  0                                      
Smith B, p            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  5 10  5                        34  3  9  3

Boston           000 000 050 --  5
New York         000 201 000 --  3

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Genewich J (W)        7.0  8  3  3  0  1
Smith B (S)           2.0  1  0  0  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barnes V (L)*         7.0  9  5  5  1  0
Fitzsimmons F         2.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 8th

E -- Jackson T 2, Moore E
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 4
HR -- Terry B, Ott M, Brown E
CS -- Burrus D
SH -- Hornsby R
T -- 1:40
A -- 0

    

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