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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 9, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants, played on May 9, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Barnes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Dawson |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: Bob Hart |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Andy Reese | First Baseman |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Virgil Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | 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 |
| Pete Scott | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
| Joe Dawson | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 9, 1928
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Dawson
Roush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Dawson
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Dawson
Lindstrom hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Dawson
There goes Roush. The throw from Gooch and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Dawson
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Barnes
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dawson
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dawson
Reese takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cohen vs. Dawson
Cohen bunts towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hogan vs. Dawson
Hogan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Reese scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Dawson
Barnes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Dawson
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Barnes
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Barnes
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Barnes
Grantham hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Dawson
Ott hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Dawson
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Dawson
Harper hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Dawson
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Gooch and he is out, Adams applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Barnes
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Barnes
Gooch hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Barnes
Dawson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dawson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Dawson
Reese hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Waner, who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cohen vs. Dawson
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hogan vs. Dawson
Hogan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barnes vs. Dawson
There's a wild pitch. Reese scores. Hogan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barnes vs. Dawson
Barnes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roush vs. Dawson
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Barnes
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Barnes
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Barnes
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Dawson
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Dawson
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lindstrom for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dawson
Harper hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Barnes
Grantham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Barnes
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Barnes
Gooch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Dawson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dawson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Dawson
Cohen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Dawson
Hogan hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dawson vs. Barnes
Dawson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cohen throws to second for one, and Jackson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Barnes
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Dawson
Barnes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Dawson
Roush takes first base on ball four. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Dawson
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Dawson
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Barnes
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Barnes
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Barnes
Grantham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Barnes
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ott. Scott reaches second base with a double. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barnhart vs. Barnes
Clyde Barnhart pinch hits for Johnny Gooch.
Barnhart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Barnes
Joe Harris pinch hits for Joe Dawson. Dick Bartell pinch runs for Clyde Barnhart.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Brame
Rollie Hemsley now catching. Erv Brame now pitching.
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Brame
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Brame
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Brame
Cohen hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Waner, who is chasing the ball. Cohen reaches third base with a triple. Harper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hogan vs. Brame
Hogan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Scott. Hogan reaches second base with a double. Cohen scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnes vs. Brame
Barnes hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Barnes
Adams 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, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Barnes
Waner 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, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Brame
Roush hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brame
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Brame
Lindstrom hits a line drive towards short. Wright reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Barnes
Wright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Barnes
Traynor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Barnes
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields the ball and throws to Barnes covering. Safe. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Barnes
Scott hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brickell vs. Barnes
Fred Brickell pinch hits for Rollie Hemsley.
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brickell for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1928 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Roush E, cf 3 0 1 0 Waner L, cf 4 0 0 0
Ott M, lf 5 0 0 0 Adams S, 2b 2 0 0 0
Lindstrom F, 3b 5 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 0 0
Harper G, rf 3 1 0 0 Wright G, ss 4 0 2 0
Jackson T, ss 4 2 2 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Reese A, 1b 3 2 1 1 Grantham G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cohen A, 2b 3 1 2 1 Scott P, lf 4 0 1 0
Hogan S, c 3 0 2 3 Gooch J, c 2 0 0 0
Barnes V, p 4 0 1 0 Barnhart C, ph 0 0 0 0
Bartell D, pr 0 0 0 0
Hemsley R, c 0 0 0 0
Brickell F, ph 1 0 0 0
Dawson J, p 1 0 1 0
Harris J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brame E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 10 5 31 0 5 0
New York 020 200 020 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes V (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Dawson J (L) 7.0 8 4 4 4 2
Brame E 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
E -- Gooch J, Jackson T
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 6, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Scott P, Hogan S, Wright G
3B -- Reese A, Cohen A
SB -- Roush E
CS -- Lindstrom F
SH -- Cohen A
SF -- Adams S
WP -- Dawson J
T -- 1:44
A -- 0
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