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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 9, 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 August 9, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 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 | August 9, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carmen Hill |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Sherry Magee 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Fred Brickell | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Carmen Hill | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 9, 1928
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit bunts towards first. Grantham fields the ball and throws to Hill covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Hill
Holm bunts towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Hill
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Haines
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Haines
Waner bunts towards third. Holm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. There goes Grantham trying to get to third. Harper throws the ball in to Holm, who tags Grantham for the out. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brickell vs. Haines
There's a wild pitch. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brickell vs. Haines
Brickell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Traynor scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hill
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hill
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Hill
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Hill
Haines takes first base on ball four. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Haines
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Haines
Hill 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, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Haines
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holm scores. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hafey vs. Hill
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Hill
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frisch tags and scores. Bottomley tags and moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Hill
Wilson 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 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Haines
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Haines
Grantham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Haines
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brickell vs. Haines
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brickell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Hill
Maranville is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Hill
Haines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit 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, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Haines
Wright hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargreaves vs. Haines
Hargreaves bunts towards first. Bottomley fields the ball and throws to Haines covering. Safe. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Reinhart
Art Reinhart now pitching.
Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. Hargreaves moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Reinhart
Adams bunts towards third. Holm fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargreaves moves to third. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Reinhart
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to home to get Hargreaves. Hill moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Reinhart
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Holm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Hill
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. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hafey vs. Hill
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Reinhart
Grantham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Reinhart
Traynor hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Reinhart
Brickell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Reinhart
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hill
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hill
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Hill
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards second. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Grantham throws to Wright, who throws back to Grantham who tags Harper for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Reinhart
Hargreaves hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Reinhart
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Reinhart
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reinhart vs. Hill
Reinhart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Hill
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 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Reinhart
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Reinhart
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Reinhart
Grantham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Reinhart
Traynor hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Hill
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Hill
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harper for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hill
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Reinhart
Brickell hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Reinhart
Wright hits a popup towards third. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Reinhart
Hargreaves hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williamson vs. Hill
Howie Williamson pinch hits for Rabbit Maranville.
Williamson hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Hill
Andy High pinch hits for Art Reinhart.
High hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brickell. Douthit reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. Grimes
Burleigh Grimes now pitching.
Holm 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1928 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Douthit T, cf 4 1 2 0 Adams S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Holm W, 3b 4 1 2 0 Waner L, cf 4 1 1 0
Frisch F, 2b 3 2 2 2 Waner P, rf 4 2 2 0
Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Grantham G, 1b 3 0 2 2
Hafey C, lf 4 0 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 1 1 1
Harper G, rf 3 0 2 1 Brickell F, lf 4 0 2 1
Wilson J, c 4 0 0 0 Wright G, ss 4 1 1 0
Maranville R, ss 3 0 0 0 Hargreaves C, c 4 0 1 0
Williamson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Hill C, p 3 0 1 1
Haines J, p 1 0 0 0 Grimes B, p 0 0 0 0
Reinhart A, p 1 0 0 0
High A, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 9 4 33 5 11 5
St.Louis 002 000 200 -- 4
Pittsburgh 301 100 00x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haines J (L)* 3.0 9 5 5 0 0
Reinhart A 5.0 2 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hill C (W) 8.2 9 4 4 3 3
Grimes B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Waner L, Waner P, Wright G, Holm W, Douthit T
HR -- Frisch F
SH -- Holm W, Adams S
SF -- Harper G
WP -- Haines J
T -- 1:51
A -- 0
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