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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 16, 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 16, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 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 16, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Cy Pfirman |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Doc Farrell | Shortstop |
| Zack Taylor | Catcher |
| Ed Brandt | 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 |
| Ray Blades | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Jesse Haines | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
August 16, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Haines
Richbourg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haines
Clark 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Haines
Sisler 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Haines
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Haines
There goes Hornsby. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Thevenow applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Brandt
Douthit 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Brandt
High hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Brandt
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haines
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haines
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Haines
Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Haines
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Haines
Brandt takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richbourg vs. Haines
Richbourg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Richbourg reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Farrell scores. Brandt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Haines
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richbourg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisler vs. Haines
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Brandt
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Brandt
Hafey hits a popup in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Brandt
Blades hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Haines
Hornsby strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haines
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Haines
Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Haines
Farrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Rhem
Flint Rhem now pitching.
Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blades. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brandt vs. Rhem
Brandt hits a popup, foul, towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richbourg vs. Rhem
Richbourg hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Douthit, who is chasing the ball. Richbourg reaches third base with a triple. Farrell scores. Taylor scores. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Rhem
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brandt
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. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg. Thevenow reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Brandt
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Flint Rhem.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. Brandt
Douthit hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Haid
Hal Haid now pitching.
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisler for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Haid
Hornsby strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Haid
Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Brandt
High hits a line drive into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Brandt
Frisch hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Brandt
Bottomley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haid
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Haid
Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Haid
Taylor hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Taylor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brandt vs. Haid
Brandt hits a popup towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Brandt
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Brandt
Blades takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Brandt
Wilson bunts towards third. Bell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Richbourg throws it away. That's an error on Richbourg. Blades goes all the way around to score. Wilson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haid vs. Brandt
Haid hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Haid
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richbourg for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haid
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Haid
Sisler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Haid
Hornsby hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Haid
Mueller 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 6
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Brandt
Douthit hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Brandt
High hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Brandt
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Brandt
Bottomley hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haid
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Haid
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Haid
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haid fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Brandt
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Brandt
Blades strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brandt
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Haid
Brandt hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Haid
Richbourg hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Haid
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haid vs. Brandt
Haid takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Brandt
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Brandt
High hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Brandt
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Farrell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Haid
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haid can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Haid
Hornsby bunts towards the mound. Haid fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Haid
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Haid
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sisler tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Haid
Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Haid
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Brandt
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Brandt
Hafey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Brandt
Blades hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brandt
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Brandt
Thevenow hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1928 -- Boston at St.Louis (D)
Boston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 5 1 3 6 Douthit T, cf 4 0 1 0
Clark E, cf 5 0 1 0 High A, 3b 4 0 2 0
Sisler G, 1b 5 1 2 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hornsby R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Mueller H, lf 5 1 2 0 Hafey C, lf 4 1 1 2
Bell L, 3b 4 2 2 3 Blades R, rf 3 1 0 0
Farrell D, ss 4 2 2 0 Wilson J, c 4 1 1 0
Taylor Z, c 5 1 2 0 Thevenow T, ss 3 0 1 1
Brandt E, p 3 1 0 0 Haines J, p 0 0 0 0
Rhem F, p 0 0 0 0
Martin P, ph 1 0 0 0
Haid H, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 15 9 32 4 7 3
Boston 134 000 001 -- 9
St.Louis 000 020 002 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E (W) 9.0 7 4 2 2 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haines J (L) 2.1 7 7 7 3 2
Rhem F 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Haid H 6.0 6 1 1 0 2
E -- Bell L, Richbourg L
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 8, St.Louis 4
2B -- Richbourg L, Taylor Z 2, Thevenow T, Hornsby R
3B -- Richbourg L
HR -- Richbourg L, Bell L, Hafey C
CS -- Hornsby R
SH -- Hornsby R
SF -- Thevenow T, Bell L
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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