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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 7, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 7, 1928 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug McWeeny |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Barry McCormick 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Fred Brickell | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
| Rube Bressler | Left Fielder |
| Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
| Harvey Hendrick | Third Baseman |
| Jake Flowers | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
| Doug McWeeny | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 7, 1928
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McWeeny
Adams hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Flowers settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Flowers. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McWeeny
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. McWeeny
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hendrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. McWeeny
Waner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Carey. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. McWeeny
Grantham hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Grimes
Carey hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Waner is chasing the ball. Herman rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Grimes
Bressler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. McWeeny
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWeeny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. McWeeny
Brickell hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. McWeeny
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hendrick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. McWeeny
Hargreaves hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bressler. Hargreaves reaches second base with a double. Wright goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. McWeeny
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Grimes
Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Grimes
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gooch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McWeeny
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. McWeeny
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. McWeeny
Waner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. McWeeny
Grantham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. McWeeny
Traynor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bressler. Traynor reaches second base with a double. Grantham goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brickell vs. McWeeny
Brickell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Traynor scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. McWeeny
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWeeny vs. Grimes
McWeeny is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Grimes
Carey bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. McWeeny
Hargreaves hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. McWeeny
Grimes bunts towards first. Bissonette scoops it up and throws to first, with Flowers covering, for the out. Hargreaves moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. McWeeny
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hendrick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. McWeeny
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Clark
Watty Clark now pitching.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Grimes
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Grimes
The ball gets by Hargreaves for a passed ball. Bressler moves to third. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flowers vs. Grimes
Flowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bressler scores. Bissonette scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Grimes
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Clark
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. Bressler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brickell vs. Clark
Brickell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Clark
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Grimes
Clark hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Grimes
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Clark
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Clark
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Grimes
Bressler hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Clark
Grantham bunts towards third. Hendrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Clark
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brickell vs. Clark
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Grimes
Flowers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Grimes
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Grimes
Jigger Statz pinch runs for Johnny Gooch.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Grimes
Carey hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Clark
Hank DeBerry now catching.
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Clark
Hargreaves hits a line drive into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Clark
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flowers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Grimes
Herman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Grimes
Bressler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Grimes
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Clark
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Clark
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Clark
Grantham hits a line drive into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Grimes
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Grimes
Flowers hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeBerry vs. Grimes
DeBerry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Grimes
Harry Riconda pinch runs for Hank DeBerry. Joe Harris pinch hits for Watty Clark.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1928, game 1 -- Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Adams S, 2b 5 0 1 0 Carey M, cf 4 0 0 0
Waner L, cf 4 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 0 0 0
Waner P, rf 4 1 3 1 Herman B, rf 4 1 2 1
Grantham G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Bressler R, lf 3 1 1 0
Traynor P, 3b 3 1 1 1 Bissonette D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Brickell F, lf 4 0 1 1 Hendrick H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wright G, ss 4 1 1 0 Flowers J, 2b 4 0 1 2
Hargreaves C, c 4 0 2 1 Gooch J, c 3 0 1 0
Grimes B, p 3 0 0 0 Statz J, pr 0 0 0 0
DeBerry H, c 1 0 1 0
Riconda H, pr 0 0 0 0
McWeeny D, p 1 0 0 0
Clark W, p 2 0 0 0
Harris J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 34 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 013 000 000 -- 4
Brooklyn 100 200 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
McWeeny D (L) 3.2 7 4 4 2 0
Clark W 5.1 2 0 0 2 3
E -- Flowers J
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Waner P, Hargreaves C, Traynor P
HR -- Herman B, Waner P
SH -- Grimes B, Grantham G
PB -- Hargreaves C
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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