Philadelphia Athletics vs Chicago Cubs
October 8, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1929 at Wrigley Field. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago Cubs 1

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 0 0 0
Haas cf 3 0 0 0
Cochrane c 3 1 1 0
Simmons lf 4 1 0 0
Foxx 1b 4 1 2 1
Miller rf 4 0 1 2
Dykes 3b 4 0 1 0
Boley ss 4 0 0 0
Ehmke p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
McMillan 3b 4 0 1 0
English ss 4 0 2 0
Hornsby 2b 4 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Cuyler rf 4 1 1 0
Stephenson lf 4 0 2 1
Grimm 1b 2 0 2 0
Taylor c 2 0 0 0
  Heathcote ph 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez c 0 0 0 0
  Blair ph 1 0 0 0
Root p 2 0 0 0
  Hartnett ph 1 0 0 0
  Bush p 0 0 0 0
  Tolson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Philadelphia 000 000 102361
Chicago 000 000 001182
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ehmke  W (1-0) 9.0 8 1 0 1 13
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
1
13
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  L (0-1) 7.0 3 1 1 2 5
  Bush   2.0 3 2 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
1
2
5

  E–Dykes (1), English 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago English (1,off Ehmke).  HR–Philadelphia Foxx (1,7th inning off Root 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Grimm (1,off Ehmke).  CS–Grimm (1,2nd base by Ehmke/Cochrane).  U-HP–Bill Klem (NL), 1B–Bill Dinneen (AL), 2B–Charlie Moran (NL), 3B–Roy Van Graflan (AL).  T–2:03.  A–50,740.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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