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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 21, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 21, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Malone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Wilson |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clyde Beck | Shortstop |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Johnny Butler | Third Baseman |
| Pat Malone | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
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 |
| Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 21, 1928
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Alexander
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Alexander
There goes Maguire. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Maguire steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Alexander
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Malone
Douthit hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Malone
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holm for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Malone
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Malone
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Malone
Hafey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Alexander
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Frisch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Alexander
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malone vs. Alexander
Malone hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hartnett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beck vs. Alexander
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Malone
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Malone
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Malone
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Webb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Alexander
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Malone
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Malone
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Malone
Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Alexander
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Alexander
Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malone vs. Alexander
Malone strikes out. There goes Butler. The throw from Wilson to Thevenow, and Butler is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Malone
Frisch hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Wilson. Frisch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Malone
There's a wild pitch. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bottomley vs. Malone
Bottomley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Malone
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Malone
Roettger hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Malone
Malone fires to first and picks off Hafey. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Alexander
Beck hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson 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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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Malone
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Malone
Thevenow hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Malone
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roettger. Stephenson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Alexander
Grimm hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Douthit, who is chasing the ball. Grimm reaches third base with a triple. Stephenson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hartnett vs. Alexander
Hartnett hits a fly ball towards left field. Hafey fields the ball and throws to home. Wilson drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Wilson. Grimm scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Alexander
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malone vs. Alexander
Malone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Malone for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Malone
Douthit hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Malone
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Malone
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Haid
Hal Haid now pitching.
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm juggles the ball. That's an error on Holm. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Haid
Maguire bunts towards the mound. Haid fields it and throws to first for the out. Beck moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Haid
Webb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beck scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Haid
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Malone
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Malone
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Malone
Roettger hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Malone
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Haid
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Haid
Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Haid
Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Haid
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Malone
Andy High pinch hits for Tommy Thevenow.
High hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Malone
George Harper pinch hits for Hal Haid.
Harper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Douthit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Root
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Root
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Root
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Root
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Littlejohn
Carlisle Littlejohn now pitching. Rabbit Maranville now playing shortstop. Kiki Cuyler pinch hits for Charlie Root.
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Littlejohn
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Littlejohn
Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Freddie Maguire.
Heathcote hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Heathcote reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Sherdel
Bill Sherdel now pitching. Mike Gonzalez pinch hits for Earl Webb.
Gonzalez 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 5/21/1928 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Beck C, ss 5 1 0 0 Douthit T, cf 4 0 1 0
Maguire F, 2b 3 1 2 0 Holm W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Heathcote C, ph 1 0 1 0 Frisch F, 2b 2 3 1 0
Webb E, rf 4 1 2 1 Bottomley J, 1b 4 2 3 5
Gonzalez M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hafey C, lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson H, cf 4 2 2 4 Roettger W, rf 3 1 1 1
Stephenson R, lf 4 1 3 0 Wilson J, c 3 0 0 0
Grimm C, 1b 4 1 2 1 Thevenow T, ss 2 0 0 0
Hartnett G, c 4 0 0 0 High A, ph 1 1 1 0
Butler J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Maranville R, ss 0 0 0 0
Malone P, p 3 0 0 0 Alexander G, p 2 0 0 0
Root C, p 0 0 0 0 Haid H, p 0 0 0 0
Cuyler K, ph 1 0 0 0 Harper G, ph 1 1 1 2
Littlejohn C, p 0 0 0 0
Sherdel B, p 0 0 0 0
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38 7 13 6 30 8 8 8
Chicago 202 002 100 -- 7
St.Louis 200 100 14x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Malone P* 7.0 6 6 6 1 1
Root C (L) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander G 6.0 10 6 5 0 2
Haid H (W) 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Littlejohn C 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Sherdel B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Frisch F, Wilson J, Holm W
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 3
LOB -- Chicago 5, St.Louis 0
2B -- Webb E, Frisch F, Stephenson R, Heathcote C
3B -- Grimm C
HR -- Wilson H 2, Bottomley J 2, Roettger W, Harper G
SB -- Maguire F
CS -- Butler J
SH -- Maguire F
WP -- Malone P
T -- 1:48
A -- 0
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