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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 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 August 23, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carmen Hill |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Welsh | Center Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Larry Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| Fred Brickell | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Carmen Hill | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1928
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Welsh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Hill
Ott hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Benton
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Benton
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Benton
There goes Adams. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hill
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Benton
Grantham strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Benton
Traynor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brickell vs. Benton
Brickell hits a line drive into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Benton
Bartell hits a line drive into right field. Ott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ott. Traynor goes all the way around to score. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Benton
Hemsley hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Hill
Cohen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Cohen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benton vs. Hill
Benton bunts towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. Cohen moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cohen scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hill
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Benton
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Benton
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welsh. Waner reaches second base with a double. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grantham vs. Benton
Grantham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul who is chasing the ball. Grantham reaches third base with a triple. Adams scores. Waner scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Benton
Traynor hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Lindstrom reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a line drive towards short. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Benton
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brickell for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Benton
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Benton
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Bartell moves to third. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hill vs. Benton
Hill hits a line drive towards first. Terry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Benton
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Hill
Cohen hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Hill
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Benton
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, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Benton
Waner hits a line drive into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Benton
Grantham 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
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hill
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Benton
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Benton
Brickell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Benton
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Benton
There goes Brickell. The throw from Hogan and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Benton
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Benton
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Benton
Adams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Hill
Cohen hits a line drive into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Hill
Russ Wrightstone pinch hits for Larry Benton.
Wrightstone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Hill
O'Doul hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hill
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Hill
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Hill
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Hemsley and he is safe. Lindstrom steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terry vs. Hill
Terry hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Terry reaches third base with a triple. Ott scores. Lindstrom scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Hill
Jackson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson is thrown out after the base hit. Terry scores. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Scott
Jack Scott now pitching.
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, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Scott
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Scott
Grantham 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
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Hill
Hogan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Hill
Les Mann pinch runs for Shanty Hogan.
Cohen takes first base on ball four. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Hill
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. Mann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Welsh vs. Hill
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham fields it, tags Welsh out, and throws to home to double up Mann, who tagged and tried to score. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Scott
Bob O'Farrell now catching.
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Scott
Brickell hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Scott
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen misplays the ball. That's an error on Cohen. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Scott
Hemsley hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1928, game 1 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Welsh J, cf 4 1 2 1 Adams S, ss 2 1 0 0
O'Doul L, lf 3 1 1 2 Waner L, cf 4 0 0 0
Ott M, rf 3 1 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 1 0
Lindstrom F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Grantham G, 1b 4 0 1 2
Terry B, 1b 4 1 1 2 Traynor P, 3b 3 1 0 0
Jackson T, ss 4 0 1 1 Brickell F, lf 3 0 0 0
Hogan S, c 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, 2b 4 0 2 1
Mann L, pr 0 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 0 1 0
O'Farrell B, c 0 0 0 0 Hill C, p 3 0 0 0
Cohen A, 2b 3 1 1 0
Benton L, p 1 0 0 0
Wrightstone R, ph 1 0 0 0
Scott J, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 9 6 31 3 5 3
New York 001 000 050 -- 6
Pittsburgh 012 000 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton L (W) 7.0 5 3 3 4 2
Scott J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hill C (L) 9.0 9 6 6 4 2
E -- Ott M, Cohen A
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- New York 4, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Welsh J, Cohen A, Waner P, Lindstrom F
3B -- Grantham G, Terry B
HR -- O'Doul L
SB -- Lindstrom F
CS -- Adams S, Brickell F
SH -- Benton L
WP -- Benton L
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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