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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 20, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 20, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dolly Stark 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Right Fielder |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Wally Roettger | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
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 |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 20, 1928
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Grimes
Douthit hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Grimes
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Grimes
Bottomley strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hafey vs. Grimes
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holm scores. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Grimes
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. Frisch moves to third. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roettger vs. Grimes
Roettger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Haines
Adams hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Thevenow fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Grimes
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Grimes
Haines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Grimes
Douthit hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Grimes
Holm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Douthit moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Haines
Barnhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Haines
Gooch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barnhart moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimes vs. Haines
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Grimes
Bottomley 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grimes
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Grimes
O'Farrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive towards third. Holm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Haines
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grimes
Roettger hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Grimes
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Grimes
Haines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Haines
There goes Grantham. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Grantham steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Haines
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Grimes
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Grimes
Holm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Grimes
Bottomley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Haines
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Haines
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Haines
Adams hits a line drive into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow misplays the ball. That's an error on Thevenow. Grimes moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wright vs. Haines
Wright strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grimes
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Grimes
O'Farrell hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Grimes
Roettger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Grimes
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Haines
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Haines
Gooch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Haines
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Grimes
Haines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Grimes
Douthit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Grimes
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Douthit scores. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Grimes
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holm scores. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hafey vs. Grimes
Hafey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch scores. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Farrell vs. Grimes
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bottomley scores. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roettger vs. Brame
Erv Brame now pitching.
Roettger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hafey scores. There goes O'Farrell trying to get to third. Waner throws the ball in to Traynor, who tags O'Farrell for the out. Roettger moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thevenow vs. Brame
Thevenow 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
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Haines
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Brame
Haines 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 -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Brame
Douthit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Brame
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Douthit moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Brame
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hafey. Grantham reaches second base with a double. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnhart vs. Haines
Barnhart hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Traynor tags and scores. Grantham tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gooch vs. Haines
Gooch hits a fly ball towards left. Roettger catches it and throws to home to double up Grantham. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Brame
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Brame
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Brame
O'Farrell 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
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brame vs. Haines
Brame strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Haines
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1928 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 5 1 3 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 2 0
Holm W, 3b 5 2 5 0 Adams S, 2b 5 0 0 0
Frisch F, 2b 5 1 2 1 Waner P, rf 5 0 2 0
Bottomley J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Wright G, ss 3 0 0 0
Hafey C, rf 5 1 2 2 Traynor P, 3b 4 1 1 0
O'Farrell B, c 4 0 1 1 Grantham G, 1b 3 1 2 1
Roettger W, lf 4 0 2 1 Barnhart C, lf 3 0 2 1
Thevenow T, ss 4 0 0 0 Gooch J, c 4 0 1 0
Haines J, p 4 0 0 0 Grimes B, p 3 0 1 0
Brame E, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 6 16 6 35 2 11 2
St.Louis 100 000 500 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 001 010 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haines J (W) 9.0 11 2 2 2 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (L) 6.1 13 6 6 1 2
Brame E 2.2 3 0 0 0 0
E -- Thevenow T
DP -- St.Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Grantham G
HR -- Grantham G
SB -- Grantham G
SF -- Wright G, Barnhart C
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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