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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 12, 1928 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Malone |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dolly Stark 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Art Jahn | Left Fielder |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Larry Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clyde Beck | Shortstop |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Johnny Butler | Third Baseman |
| Pat Malone | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1928
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Malone
Roush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Malone
Ott hits a ball on the ground that hits Roush. Roush is out and Ott is safe at first. There goes Roush trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Malone
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Malone
Terry 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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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Benton
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Benton
Maguire hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Benton
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Jahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Malone
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jahn vs. Malone
Jahn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Malone
Cohen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maguire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Benton
Stephenson hits a line drive towards right. Ott chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Ott. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Benton
Grimm bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Benton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. Stephenson tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Benton
Butler hits a popup towards third. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Malone
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler juggles the ball. That's an error on Butler. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Malone
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Malone
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Benton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Malone
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Malone
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Malone
Terry 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 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Benton
Malone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beck vs. Benton
There goes Malone. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Benton
Beck hits a popup towards third. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Benton
Maguire hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Malone
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jahn vs. Malone
Jahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Malone
Cohen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Benton
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Benton
Stephenson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Benton
There goes Wilson. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Malone
Hogan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Malone
Benton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Malone
Roush 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 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Benton
Grimm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benton
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Benton
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Malone
Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Malone
There's a wild pitch. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindstrom vs. Malone
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Malone
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Malone
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it and throws to second for the out. Ott scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jahn vs. Malone
Jahn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Benton
Malone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beck vs. Benton
Beck bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Malone moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maguire vs. Benton
Maguire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malone scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Benton
Webb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush who is chasing the ball. Webb reaches third base with a triple. Maguire goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Webb tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Benton
Stephenson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush. Stephenson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Benton
Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Jahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Malone
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Malone
Hogan hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Malone
Benton 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 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Benton
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Benton
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malone vs. Benton
Malone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cohen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beck vs. Benton
Beck strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maguire vs. Benton
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Malone
Roush 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 -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Malone
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Malone
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Benton
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Jahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Benton
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lindstrom. Stephenson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Benton
Grimm hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Malone
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Malone
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Malone
Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Art Jahn.
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Malone
Cohen strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1928 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Roush E, cf 4 0 1 0 Beck C, ss 3 0 0 0
Ott M, rf 4 1 3 1 Maguire F, 2b 4 1 1 1
Lindstrom F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Webb E, rf 4 1 1 1
Terry B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wilson H, cf 1 1 0 1
Jackson T, ss 3 0 0 1 Stephenson R, lf 4 0 1 0
Jahn A, lf 3 0 0 0 Grimm C, 1b 3 0 0 0
O'Farrell B, ph 1 0 1 0 Gonzalez M, c 2 0 1 1
Cohen A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Butler J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Hogan S, c 3 0 0 0 Malone P, p 2 1 1 0
Benton L, p 3 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 6 2 26 4 6 4
New York 001 001 000 -- 2
Chicago 010 003 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton L (L) 8.0 6 4 3 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Malone P (W) 9.0 6 2 1 2 5
E -- Ott M, Butler J, Lindstrom F
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Ott M, Stephenson R
3B -- Webb E
CS -- Malone P, Wilson H
SH -- Grimm C, Beck C
SF -- Gonzalez M, Wilson H
WP -- Malone P
T -- 1:42
A -- 0
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