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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 15, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Braves, played on August 15, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Sherdel |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Brown | Left Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Doc Farrell | Shortstop |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Bob Smith | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Andy High | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| George Harper | Right Fielder |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Bill Sherdel | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 15, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Sherdel
Richbourg hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sherdel
Brown hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Sherdel
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Smith
There goes Douthit. The throw from Spohrer and he is safe. Douthit steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
High vs. Smith
High hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Douthit moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Douthit scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a line driveBottomley is thrown out after the base hit. Frisch goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Smith
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sherdel
Hornsby hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sherdel
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Sherdel
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Sherdel
Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to third. Harper throws the ball in to High, who tags Clark for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Smith
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Smith
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Smith
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Sherdel
Spohrer hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Sherdel
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Sherdel
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Smith
Sherdel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Smith
High hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Sherdel
Sisler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey who is chasing the ball. Sisler reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hornsby vs. Sherdel
Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sisler tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sherdel
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sherdel
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Smith
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bottomley tags and moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Smith
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Smith
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bottomley scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thevenow vs. Smith
Thevenow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sherdel vs. Smith
Sherdel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Thevenow moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Douthit vs. Smith
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith has Thevenow trapped. There's the throw to Spohrer and over to Bell, who tags Thevenow for the out. Sherdel moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Sherdel
Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Sherdel
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sherdel
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Smith
High hits a line drive into right field. Richbourg picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Richbourg. High moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bottomley vs. Smith
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Barnes
Virgil Barnes now pitching.
Hafey hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Barnes
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thevenow vs. Barnes
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sherdel vs. Barnes
Sherdel hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Sherdel
Richbourg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Sherdel
Brown hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Sherdel
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Barnes
Douthit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Barnes
High hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Barnes
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Barnes
Bottomley hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sherdel
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Sherdel
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sherdel
Bell hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Barnes
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Barnes
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Sherdel
Farrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Sherdel
Spohrer 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 -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freigau vs. Sherdel
Howard Freigau pinch hits for Virgil Barnes.
Freigau takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Sherdel
Richbourg 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
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Edwards
Foster Edwards now pitching.
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Edwards
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Edwards
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Douthit for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sherdel
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Sherdel
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Sherdel
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Sherdel
Clark hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Sherdel
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Bell reaches second base with a double. Sisler scores. Hornsby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Farrell vs. Sherdel
Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit 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 8/15/1928 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 4 0 2 0 Douthit T, cf 5 1 2 0
Brown E, lf 4 0 1 0 High A, 3b 4 1 1 0
Sisler G, 1b 4 2 1 0 Frisch F, 2b 3 2 1 1
Hornsby R, 2b 1 1 0 1 Bottomley J, 1b 4 2 3 3
Clark E, cf 4 0 1 0 Hafey C, lf 3 0 1 0
Bell L, 3b 4 0 1 2 Harper G, rf 3 0 0 0
Farrell D, ss 4 0 1 0 Smith E, c 4 1 2 1
Spohrer A, c 3 0 0 0 Thevenow T, ss 4 0 1 0
Smith B, p 2 0 0 0 Sherdel B, p 3 0 1 1
Barnes V, p 0 0 0 0
Freigau H, ph 0 0 0 0
Edwards F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 7 3 33 7 12 6
Boston 000 100 002 -- 3
St.Louis 200 230 00x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B (L)* 4.0 9 7 6 2 0
Barnes V 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Edwards F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Sherdel B (W) 9.0 7 3 3 3 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Brown E, Richbourg L
DP -- Boston 1, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Boston 4, St.Louis 6
2B -- Bell L
3B -- Sisler G
HR -- Bottomley J
SB -- Douthit T
SF -- Hornsby R, Hafey C
T -- 1:49
A -- 0
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