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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 28, 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 August 28, 1928 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Les Sweetland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carmen Hill |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Sherry Magee 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denny Sothern | Center Fielder |
| Fresco Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | First Baseman |
| Cy Williams | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Whitney | Third Baseman |
| Heinie Sand | Shortstop |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Les Sweetland | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Waner | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Adam Comorosky | Center Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Second Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Carmen Hill | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 28, 1928
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hill
Sothern 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hill
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Hill
Klein hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Sweetland
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Sweetland
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Sweetland
Waner is hit by the pitch. Adams moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Traynor vs. Sweetland
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Adams scores. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grantham vs. Sweetland
Grantham hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Hill
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hill
Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Hill
Whitney hits a fly ball into left field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Sweetland
Comorosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Sweetland
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Sweetland
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Hill
Sand 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hill
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweetland vs. Hill
Sweetland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Sweetland
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sweetland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Sweetland
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Sweetland
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Sweetland
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thompson. Waner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Traynor vs. Sweetland
Traynor hits a line drive into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hill
Sothern strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hill
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Hill
Klein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Hill
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Sweetland
Grantham is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comorosky vs. Sweetland
Comorosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Sweetland
Bartell bunts towards the mound. Sweetland fields it and throws to third for the out. Comorosky moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Sweetland
Hemsley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sothern. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. Comorosky scores. Bartell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Sweetland
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Sweetland
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Sweetland
Waner takes first base on ball four. Hemsley moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Sweetland
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hill
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitney vs. Hill
Whitney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sand vs. Hill
Sand hits a fly ball into center field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hill
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Sweetland
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Sweetland
Grantham bunts towards the mound. Sweetland fields it and throws to first for the out. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Comorosky vs. Sweetland
Comorosky hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sothern who is chasing the ball. Comorosky reaches third base with a triple. Traynor scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Sweetland
Bartell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hemsley vs. Miller
Russ Miller now pitching.
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Comorosky scores. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Miller
Hill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Hemsley moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Miller
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Hemsley scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hill
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hill
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hill, and towards Adams, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hill
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sothern who is chasing the ball. Waner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Miller
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Miller
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leach scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Comorosky vs. Miller
Comorosky hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Hill
Klein hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Hill
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first, with Hill covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hill
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Miller
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Miller
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Miller
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Hill
Whitney 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Hill
Sand hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Waner. Sand reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hill
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sand moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Hill
Miller 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 8
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Miller
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Miller
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Miller
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Miller
Grantham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner scores. Traynor moves to third. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Comorosky vs. Miller
Comorosky hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hill
Sothern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hill
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Comorosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Hill
Klein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sothern moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Hill
Leach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sothern scores. Klein moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Hill
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Klein scores. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitney vs. Hill
Whitney hits a popup towards short. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1928, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Sothern D, cf 3 1 0 0 Adams S, ss 4 1 2 1
Thompson F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Waner L, lf 4 0 2 0
Klein C, rf 4 1 2 0 Waner P, rf 4 2 1 0
Leach F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Traynor P, 3b 4 1 2 2
Williams C, lf 3 0 0 1 Grantham G, 1b 3 0 1 1
Whitney P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Comorosky A, cf 5 2 3 1
Sand H, ss 3 0 1 0 Bartell D, 2b 3 2 0 0
Davis S, c 3 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 1 3 3
Sweetland L, p 1 0 0 0 Hill C, p 4 0 1 1
Miller R, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 4 2 35 9 15 9
Philadelphia 000 000 002 -- 2
Pittsburgh 100 241 01x -- 9
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Sweetland L (L) 4.1 8 6 6 2 1
Miller R 3.2 7 3 3 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hill C (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 2
E -- Thompson F
DP -- Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Adams S, Hemsley R, Sand H
3B -- Comorosky A, Waner P
SH -- Grantham G
SF -- Traynor P
HBP -- by Sweetland L (Waner P), by Sweetland L (Grantham G), by Sweetland L (Bartell D)
T -- 1:47
A -- 0
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