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July 26, 1928

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Bottom 13 R H E
Cubs 6 18 0
Braves 6 15 2
Bottom 13 R H E
Cubs 6 18 0
Braves 6 15 2

George Sisler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .308
OBP .833 .330
At Bats 4 221
Hits 3 68
• Singles 3 58
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 0 24

Charlie Root Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 10 2
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Braves Field - July 26, 1928
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Walk
Charlie Root
Gabby Hartnett
Charlie Grimm
Freddie Maguire
Clyde Beck
Woody English
Riggs Stephenson
Hack Wilson
Kiki Cuyler
George Sisler
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Sisler takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 13 Clark hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 13 Beck strikes out.
Top 13 Hartnett takes first base on ball four. Stephenson moves to third. Grimm moves to second.
Top 13 Grimm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stephenson moves to second.
Top 13 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 13 Wilson strikes out.
Top 13 Al Spohrer now catching. Cuyler hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Richbourg hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Smith hits a line drive towards third. Beck catches it and throws to first to double up Smith.
Bottom 12 Jack Smith pinch hits for Zack Taylor. Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 English hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Root strikes out.
Bottom 11 Farrell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Grimm hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Hornsby hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Beck settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Stephenson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Cuyler strikes out.
Bottom 9 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 9 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 9 English hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Root moves to second.
Top 9 Root hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Beck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hartnett hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hornsby hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Root covering, for the out.
Top 8 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stephenson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Stephenson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Richbourg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Farrell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Taylor hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 English is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Root strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. English fields it and throws to second for the out. Richbourg scores. Clark moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hornsby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sisler bunts towards third. Beck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richbourg moves to third. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 6 Clark takes first base on ball four. Richbourg moves to second.
Bottom 6 Richbourg takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Beck hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hartnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grimm moves to second.
Top 6 Grimm hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stephenson scores.
Top 6 Stephenson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Stephenson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 5 Farrell bunts in front of the plate. Hartnett fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 5 Charlie Root now pitching. Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 English hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Earl Webb pinch hits for Percy Jones. Webb hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hartnett tags and scores.
Top 5 Beck is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hartnett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg who is chasing the ball. Hartnett reaches third base with a triple. Grimm scores.
Top 5 Grimm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Grimm reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. English fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to third. Sisler moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sisler is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Clark bunts for an out with unknown description. Richbourg moves to second.
Bottom 4 Percy Jones now pitching. Richbourg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stephenson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wilson takes first base on ball four. English moves to third. Maguire moves to second.
Top 4 Cuyler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Smith now pitching. Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to home to get Heathcote. English moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 English hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hartnett scores. Beck scores. Heathcote moves to third.
Top 4 Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Ed Holley. Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler juggles the ball. That's an error on Sisler. Hartnett moves to third. Beck moves to second.
Top 4 Beck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hartnett moves to second.
Top 4 Hartnett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Barnes hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 3 Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stephenson takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Top 3 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cuyler hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maguire hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ed Holley now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hornsby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephenson. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Sisler goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Sisler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Richbourg hits a line drive into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 English hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 2 Bush bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to third for the out. Hartnett moves to second.
Top 2 Beck hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hartnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grimm moves to second.
Top 2 Grimm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bush, and towards Maguire, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Farrell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sisler scores. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Richbourg scores. Clark moves to third. Sisler moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hornsby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sisler takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Richbourg moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Richbourg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cuyler. Richbourg reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Stephenson hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. English scores. Cuyler moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Cuyler. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Cuyler steals second.
Top 1 Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Farrell. English moves to third.
Top 1 Maguire bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. English moves to second.
Top 1 English hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.