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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 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 August 16, 1928 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vic Aldridge |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Rigler |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Welsh | Center Fielder |
| Andy Reese | Left Fielder |
| Les Mann | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Vic Aldridge | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clyde Beck | Shortstop |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Norm McMillan | Third Baseman |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1928
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Nehf
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Welsh for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Nehf
Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maguire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann 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. Aldridge
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Aldridge
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. Aldridge
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Beck scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Aldridge
There goes Cuyler. The throw from Hogan and he is safe. Cuyler steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Aldridge
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. Aldridge
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuyler scores. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimm vs. Aldridge
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Aldridge
Hartnett hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Nehf
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Nehf
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Nehf
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Nehf
Cohen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephenson. Cohen reaches second base with a double. Lindstrom goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hogan vs. Nehf
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Aldridge
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Aldridge
Nehf hits a line drive into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Aldridge
Beck hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aldridge vs. Nehf
Aldridge 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, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Nehf
Welsh hits a line drive towards short. Beck reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Nehf
Reese hits a line drive into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Aldridge
Maguire 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, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Aldridge
Cuyler hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Aldridge
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welsh who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephenson vs. Aldridge
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Nehf
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephenson. Lindstrom reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Nehf
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lindstrom tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Nehf
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Aldridge
Grimm hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Aldridge
Hartnett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Aldridge
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Aldridge
Nehf hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beck vs. Aldridge
Beck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grimm scores. Nehf moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maguire vs. Aldridge
Maguire strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Nehf
Cohen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Cohen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hogan vs. Nehf
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aldridge vs. Nehf
Aldridge hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Welsh vs. Nehf
Welsh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Aldridge
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Aldridge
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephenson vs. Aldridge
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cuyler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimm vs. Aldridge
Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Nehf
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Nehf
Lindstrom 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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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Aldridge
Hartnett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Aldridge
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nehf vs. Aldridge
Nehf strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beck vs. Aldridge
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Nehf
Terry bunts towards the mound. Nehf fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Nehf
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Nehf
Cohen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maguire catches it and throws to first to double up Terry. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Aldridge
Maguire hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Aldridge
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Aldridge
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Aldridge
Stephenson takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Aldridge
Grimm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Stephenson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartnett vs. Aldridge
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Nehf
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cummings vs. Nehf
Jack Cummings pinch hits for Vic Aldridge.
Cummings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welsh vs. Nehf
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cummings moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Nehf
Lefty O'Doul pinch runs for Jack Cummings.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Doul moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Doul scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Nehf
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Reese is safe. Reese moves to third. Mann moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terry vs. Nehf
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Walker
Bill Walker now pitching. Bob O'Farrell now catching.
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Walker
Nehf bunts in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beck vs. Walker
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and has McMillan trapped. There's the throw to Cohen and over to Lindstrom, who tags McMillan for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Walker
Maguire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Walker
Cuyler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beck scores. Maguire moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Walker
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephenson vs. Walker
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Nehf
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Jackson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cohen vs. Nehf
Cohen hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Farrell vs. Nehf
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Nehf
Edd Roush pinch hits for Bill Walker.
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1928 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Welsh J, cf 4 0 0 0 Beck C, ss 5 2 2 1
Reese A, lf 4 0 1 0 Maguire F, 2b 5 0 1 0
Mann L, rf 4 0 1 1 Cuyler K, rf 4 1 2 2
Lindstrom F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Wilson H, cf 2 2 1 0
Terry B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Stephenson R, lf 4 0 1 1
Jackson T, ss 4 0 1 0 Grimm C, 1b 4 1 2 2
Cohen A, 2b 4 0 2 1 Hartnett G, c 4 0 1 0
Hogan S, c 3 0 0 0 McMillan N, 3b 3 0 1 0
O'Farrell B, c 1 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 3 0 1 0
Aldridge V, p 2 0 0 0
Cummings J, ph 1 0 1 0
O'Doul L, pr 0 1 0 0
Walker B, p 0 0 0 0
Roush E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 9 2 34 6 12 6
New York 010 000 010 -- 2
Chicago 300 100 11x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Aldridge V (L) 7.0 10 5 5 4 3
Walker B 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A (W) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 11
2B -- Cohen A, Lindstrom F, Jackson T
3B -- Wilson H, Cohen A
SB -- Cuyler K
SH -- Nehf A
SF -- Terry B
T -- 1:53
A -- 0
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