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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 26, 1928 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | First Baseman |
| Pete Scott | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Charlie Hargreaves | Catcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Welsh | Center Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Andy Cohen | Second Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 26, 1928
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hubbell
Adams hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Grimes
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Grimes
O'Doul hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott takes first base on ball four. Welsh moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Grimes
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Grimes
Terry hits a line drive into left field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Hubbell
Grantham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Traynor moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Hubbell
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. Traynor scores. Grantham moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Hubbell
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson throws towards third. Lindstrom fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lindstrom. Grantham scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Hubbell
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Wright moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Hubbell
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Hubbell
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wright scores. Hargreaves moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hargreaves scores. Adams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Hubbell
Hogan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hogan. Adams moves to third. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Waner reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Waner scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Hubbell
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Faulkner
Jim Faulkner now pitching.
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Grimes
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Scott is chasing the ball. Jackson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Grimes
Fred Brickell now playing left field.
Cohen hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Grimes
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faulkner vs. Grimes
Faulkner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welsh vs. Grimes
Welsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hogan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Doul vs. Grimes
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. O'Doul reaches second base with a double. Hogan scores. Welsh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Doul scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Grimes
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Ott moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Grimes
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ott scores. Lindstrom moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Grimes
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first, with Grimes covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Faulkner
Brickell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Faulkner
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Faulkner
Hargreaves hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Faulkner
Grimes takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Faulkner
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Grimes
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Grimes
Hogan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faulkner vs. Grimes
Faulkner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grantham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welsh vs. Grimes
Welsh hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Faulkner
Waner hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Faulkner
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Faulkner
Traynor hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Faulkner
Grantham hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Grimes
O'Doul takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Doul moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Grimes
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Grimes
Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Grimes
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Faulkner
Brickell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Faulkner
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargreaves vs. Faulkner
Hargreaves strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Faulkner
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grimes for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Grimes
Cohen hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Grimes
Hogan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faulkner vs. Grimes
Faulkner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Faulkner
Adams hits a line drive towards third. Lindstrom reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Faulkner
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Faulkner
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Grimes
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Grimes
O'Doul hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Faulkner
Traynor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cohen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Faulkner
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faulkner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Faulkner
Brickell hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Grimes
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Grimes
Terry hits a line drive into left field. Brickell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Grimes
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Faulkner
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargreaves vs. Faulkner
Hargreaves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Faulkner
Grimes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Grimes
Cohen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Grimes
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Grimes
Russ Wrightstone pinch hits for Jim Faulkner.
Wrightstone hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Walker
Bill Walker now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walker
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Walker
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Grimes
Welsh hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Grimes
O'Doul hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grimes
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1928 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams S, 2b 5 1 1 1 Welsh J, cf 5 1 2 0
Waner L, cf 5 1 1 1 O'Doul L, lf 4 1 1 2
Waner P, rf 5 1 3 2 Ott M, rf 4 1 2 1
Traynor P, 3b 5 1 2 1 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Grantham G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Terry B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Scott P, lf 1 0 0 1 Jackson T, ss 4 1 1 1
Brickell F, lf 3 0 2 0 Cohen A, 2b 4 0 1 0
Wright G, ss 4 1 1 0 Hogan S, c 3 1 1 0
Hargreaves C, c 4 1 0 0 Hubbell C, p 0 0 0 0
Grimes B, p 3 0 0 0 Faulkner J, p 3 0 0 0
Wrightstone R, ph 1 0 0 0
Walker B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 11 6 36 5 9 5
Pittsburgh 070 000 000 -- 7
New York 050 000 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 9.0 9 5 4 3 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 1.2 7 7 2 0 1
Faulkner J 6.1 3 0 0 1 2
Walker B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Lindstrom F, Cohen A, Hogan S, Adams S
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 7
2B -- Waner P, O'Doul L
HR -- Jackson T
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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