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Braves 8 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
September 4, 1929

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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 September 4, 1929 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 4, 1929 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 8 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJohnny Cooney  
Losing PitcherJoe Genewich  
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Game Winning RBIGeorge Sisler 

Game Info

DateSeptember 4, 1929 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Smith  
Home Starting PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: Cy Rigler
1B: Dolly Stark
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lance Richbourg  Right Fielder 
Rabbit Maranville  Shortstop 
George Sisler  First Baseman 
Les Bell  Third Baseman 
George Harper  Left Fielder 
Phil Voyles  Center Fielder 
Freddie Maguire  Second Baseman 
Al Spohrer  Catcher 
Bob Smith  Pitcher 
Emil Fuchs  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Edd Roush  Center Fielder 
Freddy Leach  Left Fielder 
Freddie Lindstrom  Third Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
Shanty Hogan  Catcher 
Doc Farrell  Second Baseman 
Freddie Fitzsimmons  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Braves 8 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
September 4, 1929

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/4/1929 -- Boston at New York (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Richbourg L, rf       4  1  1  1   Roush E, cf           6  0  3  0   
Maranville R, ss      5  0  1  0   Leach F, lf           4  1  1  0   
Sisler G, 1b          5  0  2  2   Fullis C, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   
Bell L, 3b            6  1  2  0   Lindstrom F, 3b       5  2  2  2   
Harper G, lf          5  2  2  0   Terry B, 1b           5  2  4  1   
Voyles P, cf          4  3  2  2   Ott M, rf             4  1  1  2   
Maguire F, 2b         4  1  1  0   Jackson T, ss         4  0  0  0   
Spohrer A, c          3  0  3  1   Hogan S, c            4  1  1  2   
Smith B, p            1  0  0  0   Farrell D, 2b         5  0  1  0   
James B, ph           1  0  0  0   Fitzsimmons F, p      2  0  0  0   
Brandt E, p           1  0  1  0   Mays C, p             0  0  0  0   
Cooney J, p           2  0  0  0   O'Farrell B, ph       0  0  0  0   
                                   Scott J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Cohen A, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Genewich J, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Benton L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Crawford P, ph        1  0  1  0   
                                   Kaufmann T, pr        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 15  6                        42  7 14  7

Boston           023 001 001 1 --  8
New York         200 002 102 0 --  7

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Smith B               3.0  4  2  2  0  0
Brandt E              2.2  4  2  2  2  0
Cooney J (W)          4.1  6  3  3  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F         5.1  9  6  5  2  1
Mays C                0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Scott J               2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Genewich J (L)*       1.0  4  2  2  0  1
Benton L              1.0  1  0  0  2  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

E -- Maranville R, Jackson T, Voyles P
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 11, New York 9
2B -- Lindstrom F, Terry B, Harper G
3B -- Voyles P
HR -- Hogan S, Lindstrom F, Ott M
SB -- Bell L, Sisler G
SH -- Maguire F, Maranville R, Spohrer A
SF -- Richbourg L
HBP -- by Brandt E (Hogan S)
WP -- Fitzsimmons F
A -- 0

    

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