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Cubs
@ Phillies
Baker Bowl
June 8, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 8, 1928 at Baker Bowl.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheriff Blake |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Ferguson |
| Ballpark | Baker Bowl |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clyde Beck | Shortstop |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Heathcote | Right Fielder |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Johnny Butler | Third Baseman |
| Sheriff Blake | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denny Sothern | Center Fielder |
| Fresco Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Don Hurst | First Baseman |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Art Jahn | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Whitney | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Friberg | Shortstop |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Alex Ferguson | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Phillies
Baker Bowl
June 8, 1928
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Ferguson
Beck bunts towards the mound. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Ferguson
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Ferguson
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Blake
Sothern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blake
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blake fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blake. Sothern moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurst vs. Blake
Hurst takes first base on ball four. Sothern moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leach vs. Blake
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sothern scores. Thompson moves to third. Hurst moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jahn vs. Blake
Jahn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Hurst scores. Jahn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitney vs. Blake
Whitney strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friberg vs. Blake
Hartnett fires to second and picks off Jahn for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ferguson
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Ferguson
Stephenson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sothern. Stephenson reaches second base with a double. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grimm vs. Ferguson
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferguson covering, for the out. Wilson scores. Stephenson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hartnett vs. Ferguson
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Ferguson
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Blake
Friberg hits a popup towards third. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Blake
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Blake
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ferguson for the out. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sothern vs. Blake
Sothern strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Ferguson
Blake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Blake reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beck vs. Ferguson
Beck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maguire vs. Ferguson
Maguire bunts towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. Blake moves to third. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heathcote vs. Ferguson
Heathcote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Ferguson
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephenson vs. Ferguson
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blake
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Blake
Hurst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Blake
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jahn vs. Blake
Jahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jahn for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Ferguson
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Ferguson
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Ferguson
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Ferguson
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Blake
Whitney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Whitney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Friberg vs. Blake
Friberg bunts towards the mound. Blake fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitney moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Blake
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Blake
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blake fields it and throws to home to get Whitney. Davis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sothern vs. Blake
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Ferguson
Beck hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Ferguson
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maguire for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Ferguson
Heathcote hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ferguson
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blake
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Heathcote. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurst vs. Blake
Hurst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Blake
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jahn vs. Blake
Jahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Ferguson
Stephenson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jahn. Stephenson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Ferguson
Grimm bunts towards first. Hurst fields the ball and throws to Ferguson covering. Safe. Stephenson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartnett vs. Ferguson
Heinie Sand now playing shortstop. Bernie Friberg now playing second base.
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. Grimm moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Butler vs. Ferguson
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephenson scores. Grimm scores. Hartnett moves to third. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blake vs. Ferguson
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beck vs. Ferguson
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields it and throws to home to get Hartnett. Butler moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maguire vs. Ferguson
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Blake
Whitney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friberg vs. Blake
Friberg hits a line drive into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Blake
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Blake
Cy Williams pinch hits for Alex Ferguson.
Williams takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sothern vs. Blake
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. McGraw
Bob McGraw now pitching.
Heathcote hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McGraw
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. McGraw
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Blake
Sand hits a line drive towards first. Grimm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Blake
Hurst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Blake
Leach hits a popup towards short. Beck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jahn vs. Blake
Jahn hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. McGraw
Grimm hits a line drive into right field. Jahn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. McGraw
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. McGraw
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. McGraw
Blake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Blake
Whitney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friberg vs. Blake
Friberg hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Whitney moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Blake
Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGraw vs. Bush
Guy Bush now pitching.
McGraw strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Bush
Sothern hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maguire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Bush
Sand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. McGraw
Kiki Cuyler pinch hits for Clyde Beck.
Cuyler hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. McGraw
Earl Webb pinch hits for Freddie Maguire.
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. McGraw
Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1928 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Beck C, ss 3 0 0 0 Sothern D, cf 4 1 0 0
Cuyler K, ph 1 0 0 0 Thompson F, 2b 3 1 1 0
Maguire F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sand H, ss 2 0 0 0
Webb E, ph 1 0 0 0 Hurst D, 1b 1 1 0 0
Heathcote C, rf 4 1 1 1 Leach F, lf 4 0 0 1
Wilson H, cf 3 1 0 0 Jahn A, rf 4 0 1 2
Stephenson R, lf 4 2 2 0 Whitney P, 3b 4 1 3 0
Grimm C, 1b 4 1 1 1 Friberg B, ss-2b 3 1 1 0
Hartnett G, c 2 0 0 1 Davis S, c 3 1 2 3
Butler J, 3b 3 0 1 2 Ferguson A, p 2 0 0 0
Blake S, p 4 0 1 0 Williams C, ph 0 0 0 0
Bush G, p 0 0 0 0 McGraw B, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 6 5 31 6 8 6
Chicago 020 012 000 -- 5
Philadelphia 300 000 03x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Blake S (L)* 7.0 8 6 5 6 2
Bush G 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ferguson A 6.0 6 5 5 5 2
McGraw B (W) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Blake S
LOB -- Chicago 7, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Stephenson R 2, Blake S, Whitney P, Thompson F
HR -- Heathcote C, Davis S
SH -- Maguire F, Friberg B
T -- 1:53
A -- 0
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