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Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 6, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 6, 1929 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1929 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Boston Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Swetonic |
Home Starting Pitcher | Percy Jones |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Barry McCormick |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Second Baseman |
Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
George Grantham | Left Fielder |
Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
Harry Riconda | Shortstop |
Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
Steve Swetonic | Pitcher |
Donie Bush | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
George Sisler | First Baseman |
George Harper | Left Fielder |
Les Bell | Third Baseman |
Heinie Mueller | Right Fielder |
Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
Al Spohrer | Catcher |
Percy Jones | Pitcher |
Emil Fuchs | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 6, 1929
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Jones
Bartell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Clark. Bartell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Jones
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Jones
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swetonic
Clark hits a popup towards short. Riconda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Swetonic
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Riconda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Swetonic
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swetonic fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Jones
Sheely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riconda vs. Jones
Riconda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Jones
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Swetonic
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sheely scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harper for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Swetonic
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Swetonic
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swetonic vs. Jones
Swetonic hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Jones
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Traynor vs. Jones
Traynor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grantham vs. Jones
Grantham hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Swetonic
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Grantham who is chasing the ball. Maranville reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spohrer vs. Swetonic
Spohrer hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Swetonic
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maranville scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Swetonic
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Riconda fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Swetonic
Maguire hits a ball on the ground that hits Clark. Clark is out and Maguire is safe at first. There goes Clark trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Jones
Sheely is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riconda vs. Jones
Riconda hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Jones
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Swetonic
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swetonic fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Swetonic
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Swetonic
Bell hits a fly ball towards right. Waner catches it and throws to first to double up Harper. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swetonic vs. Jones
Swetonic hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Swetonic reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Jones
Bartell bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Swetonic moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swetonic scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Jones
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Swetonic
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Swetonic
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Swetonic
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swetonic fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Jones
Grantham hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Jones
Sheely hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riconda vs. Jones
Riconda hits a line drive towards short. Maranville reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Swetonic
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swetonic
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Swetonic
Maguire hits a popup towards short. Riconda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Jones
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swetonic vs. Jones
Swetonic hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Jones
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Swetonic
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Grantham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Swetonic
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Swetonic
Bell takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Swetonic
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maranville vs. Swetonic
Maranville hits a fly ball towards cemter. Waner catches it and throws to home to double up Harper. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Jones
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Jones
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Jones
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Swetonic
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Swetonic
Jack Smith pinch hits for Percy Jones.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Swetonic
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Swetonic
There goes Clark. The throw from Hargreaves and he is out, Riconda applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Delaney
Art Delaney now pitching.
Sheely hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Sheely reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Riconda vs. Delaney
Riconda bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sheely moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brickell vs. Delaney
Fred Brickell pinch hits for Charlie Hargreaves.
Brickell takes first base on ball four. Riconda moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swetonic vs. Delaney
Swetonic hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Delaney
Bartell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Delaney
Waner takes first base on ball four. Sheely scores. Riconda moves to third. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Wertz
Johnny Wertz now pitching.
Waner takes first base on ball four. Riconda scores. Brickell moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Traynor vs. Wertz
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Swetonic
Rollie Hemsley now catching. Bernie James pinch hits for Freddie Maguire.
James takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Swetonic
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. James moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Swetonic
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Riconda misplays the ball. That's an error on Riconda. James scores. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Swetonic
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Swetonic
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Grantham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Swetonic
Lance Richbourg pinch runs for Les Bell.
Maranville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harper scores. There goes Richbourg trying to get to home. Waner throws the ball in to Hemsley, who tags Richbourg, who came all the way from first, for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1929 -- Pittsburgh at Boston (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Bartell D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Clark E, cf 4 0 1 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 2 2 Maguire F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 1 2 James B, ph 0 1 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sisler G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Grantham G, lf 4 0 0 0 Harper G, lf 4 1 2 1 Sheely E, 1b 4 1 2 0 Bell L, 3b 3 0 0 0 Riconda H, ss 3 1 0 0 Richbourg L, pr 0 0 0 0 Hargreaves C, c 3 0 0 0 Mueller H, rf 3 0 0 0 Brickell F, ph 0 0 0 0 Maranville R, ss 4 1 2 1 Hemsley R, c 0 0 0 0 Spohrer A, c 3 0 0 0 Swetonic S, p 4 1 1 0 Jones P, p 2 0 1 1 Smith J, ph 1 0 0 0 Delaney A, p 0 0 0 0 Wertz J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 9 4 31 3 8 3 Pittsburgh 100 010 002 -- 4 Boston 001 000 002 -- 3 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Swetonic S (W) 9.0 8 3 2 3 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Jones P (L) 8.0 8 2 2 1 1 Delaney A 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 Wertz J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Riconda H DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Boston 4 2B -- Bartell D, Swetonic S, Sheely E 3B -- Maranville R CS -- Clark E SH -- Bartell D, Riconda H A -- 0
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