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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 29, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on August 29, 1928 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ben Cantwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vic Aldridge |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: Bob Hart |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Brown | Left Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Mueller | Center Fielder |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Howard Freigau | Shortstop |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Ben Cantwell | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andy Reese | Center Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Vic Aldridge | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 29, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Aldridge
Richbourg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Reese who is chasing the ball. Richbourg reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Aldridge
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richbourg scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Aldridge
Sisler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cohen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Aldridge
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cantwell
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Cantwell
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Doul moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. O'Doul scores. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Hogan hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Aldridge
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Aldridge
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Aldridge
Freigau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spohrer vs. Aldridge
There goes Freigau. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Cohen applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cohen vs. Cantwell
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aldridge vs. Cantwell
Aldridge is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Cantwell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Aldridge
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cantwell vs. Aldridge
Cantwell bunts towards first. Terry fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Terry. Spohrer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richbourg vs. Aldridge
Richbourg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spohrer scores. Cantwell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Aldridge
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reese. Brown reaches second base with a double. Cantwell scores. Richbourg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisler vs. Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons now pitching.
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards second. Jackson fields it and tags Brown, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Fitzsimmons
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Fitzsimmons
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richbourg scores. Sisler moves to third. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Fitzsimmons
Hogandrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Sisler. The throw to Fitzsimmons covering the plate. The slide. Sisler is out. Hornsby moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Fitzsimmons
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hornsby scores. Mueller scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freigau vs. Fitzsimmons
Freigau hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Cantwell
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Freigau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Faulkner
Jim Faulkner now pitching.
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cantwell vs. Faulkner
Cantwell bunts towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Faulkner
Richbourg bunts towards the mound. Faulkner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cantwell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Faulkner
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cantwell moves to third. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. Faulkner
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen fields it and throws to home to get Cantwell. Richbourg moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hornsby vs. Faulkner
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Richbourg scores. Brown moves to third. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Faulkner
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Hogan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Cantwell
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faulkner vs. Cantwell
Faulkner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Faulkner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Faulkner
Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faulkner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Faulkner
Spohrer hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cantwell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Cantwell
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a line drive into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cantwell vs. Faulkner
Cantwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Faulkner
Richbourg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Faulkner
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Hogan hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Faulkner
Sisler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Faulkner
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faulkner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Faulkner
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Faulkner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom juggles the ball. That's an error on Lindstrom. Hornsby moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freigau vs. Faulkner
Freigau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hornsby scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spohrer vs. Faulkner
Spohrer 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
Bottom 7
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Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Cantwell
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Cantwell
Jimmy Welsh pinch hits for Jim Faulkner.
Welsh strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cantwell
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cantwell vs. Scott
Jack Scott now pitching.
Cantwell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Scott
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Scott
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Scott
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first, with Scott covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Cantwell
O'Doul hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Scott
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Scott
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Scott
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Cantwell
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1928 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 4 3 3 1 Reese A, cf 4 0 0 0
Brown E, lf 5 0 4 2 O'Doul L, lf 4 1 2 0
Sisler G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 0 0
Hornsby R, 2b 3 2 0 1 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 1 2 1
Mueller H, cf 5 1 1 1 Terry B, 1b 4 0 2 1
Bell L, 3b 5 0 1 2 Hogan S, c 3 0 0 0
Freigau H, ss 4 0 2 1 Jackson T, ss 4 1 2 1
Spohrer A, c 4 1 2 0 Cohen A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cantwell B, p 4 1 0 0 Aldridge V, p 1 0 0 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 0 0 0 0
Faulkner J, p 1 0 0 0
Welsh J, ph 1 0 0 0
Scott J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 8 34 3 8 3
Boston 105 100 100 -- 8
New York 101 000 001 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cantwell B (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Aldridge V (L)* 2.0 6 4 3 0 0
Fitzsimmons F 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Faulkner J 4.0 4 2 2 3 0
Scott J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Terry B, Lindstrom F
DP -- Boston 1, New York 2
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 5
2B -- Brown E
3B -- Richbourg L, Jackson T
HR -- Lindstrom F, Jackson T
CS -- Freigau H
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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