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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 18, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 18, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Kremer |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denny Sothern | Center Fielder |
| Fresco Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Don Hurst | First Baseman |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Whitney | Third Baseman |
| Al Nixon | Right Fielder |
| Heinie Sand | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schulte | Catcher |
| Russ Miller | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | 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 |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Ray Kremer | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 18, 1928
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Kremer
Sothern hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kremer
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hurst vs. Kremer
Hurst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leach vs. Kremer
There goes Hurst. The throw from Hemsley and he is safe. Hurst steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Hurst scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitney vs. Kremer
There goes Leach. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Adams applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Kremer
Whitney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Miller
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Miller
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kremer
Nixon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Kremer
Sand hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Kremer
Schulte hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Miller
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Miller
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Miller
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Miller
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kremer vs. Miller
Miller spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Miller. Barnhart moves to third. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kremer vs. Miller
Kremer hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Schulte settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Schulte. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kremer vs. Miller
Kremer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kremer
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Kremer
Sothern hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hemsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kremer
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Miller
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sothern who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. Adams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Miller
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Miller
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Miller
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Kremer
Hurst strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Kremer
Whitney hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Miller
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Miller
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Miller
Kremer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kremer
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sand vs. Kremer
Sand hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Kremer
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Kremer
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sothern vs. Kremer
Sothern hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Sothern. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Miller
Adams bunts towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waner vs. Miller
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Miller
Wright hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Sothern, who is chasing the ball. Wright reaches third base with a triple. Waner scores. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Miller
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wright tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Miller
Grantham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Miller
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kremer
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Kremer
Hurst hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Walsh
Augie Walsh now pitching. Walt Lerian now catching.
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Walsh
Kremer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walsh
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Kremer
Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kremer
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Kremer
Sand hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walsh
Adams hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lerian fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walsh
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Walsh
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Walsh
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerian vs. Kremer
Lerian hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Kremer
Russ Wrightstone pinch hits for Augie Walsh.
Wrightstone hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Kremer
Sothern hits a line drive into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Baecht
Ed Baecht now pitching.
Grantham hits a line drive into right field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Baecht
Barnhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Baecht
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barnhart moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kremer vs. Baecht
Kremer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. Barnhart scores. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Baecht
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kremer
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurst vs. Kremer
Hurst hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Kremer
Leach hits a line drive into center field. Waner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Thompson moves to third. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitney vs. Kremer
Whitney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Grimes
Cy Williams pinch hits for Al Nixon. Burleigh Grimes now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Leach tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sand vs. Grimes
Sand hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1928 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Sothern D, cf 4 0 0 0 Waner L, cf 5 1 1 0
Thompson F, 2b 4 2 2 0 Adams S, 2b 3 1 1 0
Hurst D, 1b 3 1 0 0 Waner P, rf 3 2 3 1
Leach F, lf 4 1 2 2 Wright G, ss 3 1 2 3
Whitney P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Traynor P, 3b 3 0 0 1
Nixon A, rf 3 0 1 0 Grantham G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Williams C, ph 0 0 0 1 Barnhart C, lf 4 1 2 0
Sand H, ss 4 0 1 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 2 0
Schulte J, c 2 0 0 0 Kremer R, p 4 0 0 1
Lerian W, c 1 0 0 0 Grimes B, p 0 0 0 0
Miller R, p 2 0 0 0
Walsh A, p 0 0 0 0
Wrightstone R, ph 1 0 0 0
Baecht E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 4 33 6 12 6
Philadelphia 200 000 002 -- 4
Pittsburgh 002 030 01x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Miller R (L) 5.0 9 5 5 1 0
Walsh A 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Baecht E 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer R (W) 8.1 7 4 3 1 1
Grimes B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Miller R, Schulte J, Waner L
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Waner L, Waner P
3B -- Thompson F, Waner P, Wright G
SB -- Hurst D
CS -- Leach F
SH -- Adams S
SF -- Traynor P, Wright G, Williams C
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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