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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 23, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 23, 1928 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Kremer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Malone |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
| Ray Kremer | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody English | Shortstop |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Johnny Butler | Third Baseman |
| Pat Malone | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 23, 1928
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Malone
Adams strikes out. There goes Waner. The throw from Hartnett to English, and Waner is out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Malone
Wright hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham 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 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Kremer
English strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Kremer
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Kremer
Cuyler strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Malone
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Malone
Gooch 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Malone
Kremer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Malone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kremer
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gooch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Kremer
Stephenson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Kremer
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Kremer
Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Malone
Adams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Malone
Wright bunts towards third. Butler throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Malone fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Malone. Adams scores. Waner goes all the way around to score. Wright moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor bunts in front of the plate. Hartnett fields it and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barnhart vs. Malone
Barnhart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Kremer
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Kremer
Malone 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 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Kremer
English hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kremer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Malone
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Malone
Kremer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Malone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Kremer
Maguire hits a line drive into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Kremer
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kremer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kremer
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Malone
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Malone
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Kremer
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Kremer
Grimm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barnhart. Grimm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Kremer
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grimm moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Kremer
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Malone
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Malone covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Malone
Gooch hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Kremer
Malone 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 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Kremer
English hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Kremer
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Kremer
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Kremer
There's a wild pitch. Maguire moves to third. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Kremer
Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Malone
Kremer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Malone
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Kremer
Adam Comorosky now playing left field.
Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Kremer
Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Kremer
Hartnett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gooch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Malone
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Malone
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Malone
Traynor hits a line drive beyond second. Maguire can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Malone
Grantham 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 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Kremer
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Kremer
Earl Webb pinch hits for Pat Malone.
Webb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Kremer
English hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams misplays the ball. That's an error on Adams. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Kremer
Joe Kelly pinch hits for Freddie Maguire.
Kelly hits a popup towards first. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Kremer
Cuyler 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 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Nehf
Norm McMillan now playing second base. Art Nehf now pitching.
Comorosky hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Nehf
Gooch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Gooch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kremer vs. Nehf
Kremer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Nehf
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephenson who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. Gooch scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Nehf
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Nehf
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kremer
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Kremer
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephenson for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Kremer
Grimm hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Kremer
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1928 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 1 2 1 English W, ss 4 0 1 0
Adams S, 2b 4 1 1 1 Maguire F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Waner P, rf 5 2 3 0 Kelly J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wright G, ss 4 1 2 2 McMillan N, 2b 0 0 0 0
Traynor P, 3b 3 0 2 0 Cuyler K, rf 3 0 0 0
Grantham G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wilson H, cf 4 0 0 0
Barnhart C, lf 3 0 0 0 Stephenson R, lf 4 0 1 0
Comorosky A, lf 1 0 0 0 Grimm C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gooch J, c 4 1 1 0 Hartnett G, c 4 0 0 0
Kremer R, p 4 0 1 0 Butler J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Malone P, p 2 0 0 0
Webb E, ph 0 0 0 0
Nehf A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 12 4 32 0 3 0
Pittsburgh 202 000 002 -- 6
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Malone P (L) 8.0 9 4 2 0 7
Nehf A 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
E -- Malone P, Adams S, Grantham G
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 7
2B -- Grimm C, Gooch J
3B -- Waner L
HR -- Wright G
CS -- Waner L
SH -- Traynor P
HBP -- by Malone P (Adams S)
WP -- Kremer R
T -- 1:31
A -- 0
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