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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 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 May 23, 1929 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Barry McCormick 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| George Harper | Left Fielder |
| Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| 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 |
| Andy Reese | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1929
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Hubbell
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Hubbell
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Hubbell
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Smith
Roush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Smith
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roush moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Smith
Ott hits a line drive into center field. Clark picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clark. Roush scores. Reese moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terry vs. Smith
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson 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
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hubbell
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hubbell
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hubbell
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Hubbell
Maguire hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Smith
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Smith
Hubbell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Hubbell
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hubbell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Hubbell
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Smith
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Smith
There goes Roush. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Maguire applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Smith
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Smith
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Hubbell
Maranville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Hubbell
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Hubbell
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Hubbell
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maranville scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hubbell
There goes Clark. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Clark steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hubbell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lindstrom. Clark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Hubbell
Maguire hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Smith
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Hubbell
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hubbell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Hubbell
Richbourg is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Clark. O'Farrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbell vs. Smith
Hubbell bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roush vs. Smith
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Farrell scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Smith
There goes Leach. The throw from Spohrer and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Smith
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Smith
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leach scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Smith
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to third. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lindstrom vs. Smith
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Hubbell
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Hubbell
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hubbell
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Spohrer settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Spohrer. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Smith
Hubbell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Smith
Roush hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hubbell
Clark bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hubbell
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Hubbell
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spohrer vs. Hubbell
Spohrer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Hubbell
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Smith
Reese hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Smith
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Hubbell
Joe Dugan pinch hits for Lance Richbourg.
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Hubbell
Jack Smith pinch runs for Joe Dugan.
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Hubbell
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Hubbell
Harper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Smith
Jack Smith now playing right field.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Smith
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hubbell vs. Smith
Hubbell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lindstrom scores. O'Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Cooney
Johnny Cooney now pitching.
Roush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Farrell scores. Hubbell moves to third. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hogan vs. Cooney
Shanty Hogan pinch hits for Freddy Leach.
Hogan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbell scores. Roush scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Cooney
Tony Kaufmann pinch runs for Shanty Hogan.
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Smith picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Kaufmann moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Cooney
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terry vs. Cooney
Terry hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Clark. Terry reaches second base with a double. Kaufmann scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Hearn
Bunny Hearn now pitching.
Jackson bunts towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese scores. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindstrom vs. Hearn
Lindstrom is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hubbell
Jimmy Welsh now playing left field.
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Welsh. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hubbell
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Hubbell
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maguire vs. Hubbell
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Hubbell
Spohrer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Legett vs. Hubbell
Lou Legett pinch hits for Bunny Hearn.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Spohrer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Legett vs. Hubbell
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Spohrer moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Legett vs. Hubbell
Legett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spohrer scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Hubbell
Pat Collins pinch hits for Jack Smith.
Collins strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1929 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 3 0 0 0 Roush E, cf 4 2 3 2
Dugan J, ph 1 0 1 0 Leach F, lf 4 1 0 0
Smith J, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Hogan S, ph 1 0 1 2
Collins P, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaufmann T, pr 0 1 0 0
Maranville R, ss 4 1 1 0 Welsh J, lf 0 0 0 0
Sisler G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Reese A, 2b 3 2 2 0
Harper G, lf 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 5 0 3 2
Clark E, cf 4 2 3 1 Terry B, 1b 5 0 3 2
Bell L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Jackson T, ss 3 1 1 1
Maguire F, 2b 4 0 0 1 Lindstrom F, 3b 5 1 1 0
Spohrer A, c 3 1 1 0 O'Farrell B, c 4 2 2 1
Smith B, p 3 0 0 0 Hubbell C, p 3 1 1 1
Cooney J, p 0 0 0 0
Hearn B, p 0 0 0 0
Legett L, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 3 37 11 17 11
Boston 000 200 002 -- 4
New York 100 030 07x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B (L)* 7.0 13 8 8 4 3
Cooney J 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Hearn B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W) 9.0 8 4 3 2 6
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Clark E, Lindstrom F, Spohrer A 2, Smith J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 8
2B -- O'Farrell B, Ott M, Terry B, Clark E
SB -- Clark E, Leach F
CS -- Roush E
SH -- Hubbell C, Jackson T
A -- 0
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