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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 23, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 23, 1928 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Blankenship |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Firpo Marberry |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Guthrie 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mostil | Center Fielder |
| Art Shires | First Baseman |
| Alex Metzler | Right Fielder |
| Bibb Falk | Left Fielder |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| Bill Hunnefield | Second Baseman |
| Buck Redfern | Shortstop |
| Moe Berg | Catcher |
| Ted Blankenship | Pitcher |
| Lena Blackburne | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Barnes | Center Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
| Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Ossie Bluege | Third Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Reeves | Second Baseman |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Firpo Marberry | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 23, 1928
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Marberry
Mostil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Marberry
Shires strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Marberry
Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Marberry
Falk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Falk reaches second base with a double. Metzler moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kamm vs. Marberry
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Blankenship
Barnes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Blankenship
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Blankenship
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shires fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Marberry
Hunnefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Redfern vs. Marberry
Redfern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. Hunnefield moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berg vs. Marberry
Berg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunnefield scores. Redfern moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blankenship vs. Marberry
Blankenship strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mostil vs. Marberry
Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Redfern scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Marberry
There goes Mostil. The throw from Ruel and he is out, Reeves applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Blankenship
Judge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Blankenship
Bluege takes first base on ball four. Judge moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Blankenship
Cronin bunts towards the mound. Blankenship fields it and throws to first for the out. Judge moves to third. Bluege moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reeves vs. Blankenship
Reeves hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mostil throws the ball in to Hunnefield who tags Reeves trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Judge scores. Bluege moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruel vs. Blankenship
Ruel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bluege scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marberry vs. Blankenship
Marberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Redfern fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Marberry
Shires hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Marberry
Metzler hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Marberry
Falk hits a line drive towards short. Cronin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Blankenship
Barnes strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Blankenship
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Blankenship
Goslin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Blankenship
Judge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bluege vs. Blankenship
Bluege hits a line drive into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Marberry
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Marberry
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Marberry
Redfern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Blankenship
Cronin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Blankenship
Reeves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Blankenship
Ruel hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Marberry
Berg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blankenship vs. Marberry
Blankenship hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mostil vs. Marberry
Mostil hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Marberry
Shires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marberry vs. Blankenship
Marberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shires scoops it up and throws to first, with Blankenship covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Blankenship
Barnes hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Blankenship
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Marberry
Metzler hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Marberry
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Marberry
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge scoops it up and throws to first, with Marberry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Blankenship
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blankenship fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Blankenship
Judge hits a fly ball into right field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bluege vs. Blankenship
Bluege takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Blankenship
Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Marberry
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Marberry
Redfern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Marberry
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reeves vs. Blankenship
Reeves hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Blankenship
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marberry vs. Blankenship
Marberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blankenship fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blankenship vs. Marberry
Blankenship strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Marberry
Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bluege fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Marberry
Shires hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Shires reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzler vs. Marberry
Metzler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shires scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Marberry
There goes Metzler. The throw from Ruel and he is safe. Metzler steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Falk vs. Marberry
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Blankenship
Barnes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metzler who is chasing the ball. Barnes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Blankenship
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barnes scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Thomas
Tommy Thomas now pitching.
Goslin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Thomas
Judge strikes out. There goes Rice. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bluege vs. Thomas
Bluege strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Marberry
Kamm hits a popup into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Marberry
Hunnefield hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Marberry
Redfern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Thomas
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reeves vs. Thomas
Reeves is hit by the pitch. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruel vs. Thomas
Ruel hits a popup towards short. Redfern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marberry vs. Thomas
Marberry is hit by the pitch. Cronin moves to third. Reeves moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barnes vs. Thomas
Barnes strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Thomas
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Redfern fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Marberry
Berg hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Marberry
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge scoops it up and throws to first, with Marberry covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Marberry
Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reeves scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Thomas
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Thomas
Judge hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bluege vs. Thomas
Bluege is hit by the pitch. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Thomas
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reeves vs. Thomas
Reeves hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Goslin scores. Bluege moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1928 -- Chicago at Washington (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Mostil J, cf 4 0 0 1 Barnes R, cf 4 1 1 0
Shires A, 1b 4 1 1 0 Rice S, rf 5 0 1 1
Metzler A, rf 4 0 1 1 Goslin G, lf 4 1 1 0
Falk B, lf 4 0 1 0 Judge J, 1b 5 1 2 0
Kamm W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bluege O, 3b 2 1 0 0
Hunnefield B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Cronin J, ss 4 0 1 0
Redfern B, ss 4 1 0 0 Reeves B, 2b 4 0 2 2
Berg M, c 4 0 2 1 Ruel M, c 4 0 1 1
Blankenship T, p 3 0 0 0 Marberry F, p 3 0 0 0
Thomas T, p 1 0 0 0
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35 3 5 3 35 4 9 4
Chicago 020 000 010 0 -- 3
Washington 020 000 010 1 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Blankenship T* 7.0 6 3 3 4 1
Thomas T (L) 2.2 3 1 1 0 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Marberry F (W) 10.0 5 3 2 2 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Cronin J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Washington 10
2B -- Falk B, Shires A
3B -- Barnes R
SB -- Metzler A, Rice S
CS -- Mostil J
SH -- Cronin J
HBP -- by Thomas T (Reeves B), by Thomas T (Marberry F), by Thomas T (Bluege O)
T -- 1:53
A -- 0
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