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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 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 May 9, 1929 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 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 | May 9, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Socks Seibold |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Andy High | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Zack Taylor | Catcher |
| Socks Seibold | Pitcher |
| Emil Fuchs | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 9, 1929
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Seibold
Douthit hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Seibold
High hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Seibold
Frisch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. High moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Seibold
Bottomley hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Seibold
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holm vs. Seibold
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Alexander
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Alexander
Sisler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Seibold
Gelbert hits a popup in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Seibold
Smith 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Seibold
Alexander 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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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Alexander
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Alexander
There goes Mueller. The throw from Smith and he is out, Frisch applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Alexander
Maranville is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Seibold
Douthit 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Seibold
High strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Seibold
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Seibold
There goes Frisch. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Alexander
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seibold vs. Alexander
Seibold hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seibold for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Alexander
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Seibold
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Seibold
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bottomley moves to third. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holm vs. Seibold
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seibold fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gelbert vs. Seibold
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to home to get Bottomley. Hafey moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Seibold
Smith hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Alexander
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Seibold
Alexander hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Seibold
Douthit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Seibold
High hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Seibold
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Seibold
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Alexander
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maranville vs. Alexander
Maranville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Alexander
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seibold vs. Alexander
Seibold hits a popup beyond second. Frisch can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Alexander
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Seibold
Hafey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Hafey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. Seibold
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gelbert vs. Seibold
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hafey scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Seibold
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gelbert moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Seibold
Jimmie Wilson pinch runs for Earl Smith.
Alexander bunts in front of the plate. Taylor fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Taylor. Gelbert scores. Alexander moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. Seibold
Douthit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
High vs. Seibold
High 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 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Jimmie Wilson now catching.
Maguire hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Alexander
Sisler 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, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Alexander
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Seibold
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Seibold
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Seibold
Hafey takes first base on ball four. Frisch moves to third. Bottomley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holm vs. Seibold
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it and throws to home to get Frisch. Bottomley moves to third. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gelbert vs. Seibold
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Alexander
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maranville for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Alexander
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seibold vs. Alexander
Seibold hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Seibold
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Seibold
Alexander 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 -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Seibold
Douthit hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Alexander
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
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, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Alexander
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Seibold
High hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Seibold
Frisch bunts towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. High moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Seibold
Bottomley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper who is chasing the ball. Bottomley reaches third base with a triple. High scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hafey vs. Seibold
Hafey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bottomley scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Seibold
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gelbert vs. Seibold
Gelbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Alexander
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Alexander. Harper moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Alexander
Jack Smith pinch runs for George Harper.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Alexander
Maranville hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richbourg vs. Alexander
Lance Richbourg pinch hits for Zack Taylor.
Richbourg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1929 -- St.Louis at Boston (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 5 1 3 1 Clark E, cf 4 0 0 0
High A, 3b 5 1 2 0 Maguire F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Frisch F, 2b 2 0 2 0 Sisler G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Bottomley J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Harper G, lf 4 0 2 0
Hafey C, lf 4 1 3 1 Smith J, pr 0 0 0 0
Holm W, rf 5 0 1 0 Bell L, 3b 4 1 2 0
Gelbert C, ss 5 1 0 1 Mueller H, rf 3 0 1 0
Smith E, c 3 0 1 0 Maranville R, ss 4 0 1 1
Wilson J, pr-c 1 0 0 0 Taylor Z, c 3 0 0 0
Alexander P, p 3 0 0 1 Richbourg L, ph 1 0 0 0
Seibold S, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 13 5 34 1 8 1
St.Louis 100 002 002 -- 5
Boston 000 010 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander P (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Seibold S (L) 9.0 13 5 5 5 1
E -- Taylor Z, Alexander P
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- St.Louis 11, Boston 7
2B -- Bell L, Hafey C
3B -- Bottomley J
HR -- Douthit T
CS -- Mueller H, Frisch F
SH -- Alexander P, Frisch F
SF -- Mueller H
T -- 1:50
A -- 3000
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