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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 21, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 21, 1928 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 21, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 21, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Syl Johnson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Root |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 25,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
Andy High | Third Baseman |
Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
Wally Roettger | Right Fielder |
Jimmie Wilson | Catcher |
Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
Syl Johnson | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Clyde Beck | Third Baseman |
Woody English | Shortstop |
Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
Norm McMillan | Second Baseman |
Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
Charlie Root | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 21, 1928
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Root
Douthit hits a line drive beyond short. English can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Root
High hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grimm. Douthit moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frisch vs. Root
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Douthit scores. High moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bottomley vs. Root
Bottomley hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Wilson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards English. English fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on English. High scores. Frisch goes all the way around to score. Bottomley moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Root
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Root
Roettger hits a popup towards third. Beck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Root
Wilson bunts towards third. Beck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Root
There goes Wilson. The throw from Gonzalez and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Root
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Johnson
Beck hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Johnson
English strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Johnson
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. Johnson
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuyler scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimm vs. Johnson
Grimm hits a line drive towards first. Bottomley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Root
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Root
Douthit bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Root
High hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Johnson
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Johnson
Root hits a line drive towards the mound. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Root
Frisch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Root
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Root
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Johnson
Beck hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Johnson
English hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Johnson
Cuyler strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Root
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Root
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Root
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. English fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Root
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Johnson
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Johnson
Grimm hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Johnson
McMillan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Root
Douthit hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Root
High takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Root
Frisch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Root
Bottomley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Bottomley reaches second base with a double. High moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hafey vs. Root
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Johnson
Root hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Johnson
Beck hits a fly ball into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Root
Roettger hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Root
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Root
Maranville strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Johnson
English hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Douthit throws the ball in to Maranville who tags English trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Johnson
Cuyler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Johnson
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Root
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Root
Douthit hits a line drive into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Root
High hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Johnson
Grimm hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Johnson
McMillan hits a line drive into right field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Johnson
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the mound. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Root
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Root
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Root
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Johnson
Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Charlie Root.
Heathcote strikes out. Wilson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Heathcote out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Johnson
Beck hits a popup, foul, towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Johnson
English hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Nehf
Art Nehf now pitching.
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Nehf
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Nehf
Maranville hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Nehf
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Douthit vs. Nehf
Douthit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
High vs. Nehf
High hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Johnson
Cuyler hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Johnson
Wilson 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Johnson
Stephenson hits a popup towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/21/1928, game 2 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Douthit T, cf 4 1 1 0 Beck C, 3b 4 0 0 0 High A, 3b 4 1 0 0 English W, ss 4 0 1 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Cuyler K, rf 3 1 0 0 Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Wilson H, cf 2 0 1 0 Hafey C, lf 4 0 0 0 Stephenson R, lf 4 0 1 1 Roettger W, rf 4 0 0 0 Grimm C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Wilson J, c 4 0 2 0 McMillan N, 2b 3 0 0 0 Maranville R, ss 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez M, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson S, p 4 0 0 0 Root C, p 2 0 0 0 Heathcote C, ph 1 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 7 3 29 1 3 1 St.Louis 400 000 000 -- 4 Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Johnson S (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Root C (L) 8.0 6 4 2 1 3 Nehf A 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Grimm C, English W, McMillan N LOB -- St.Louis 7, Chicago 4 2B -- Bottomley J 3B -- Bottomley J SB -- Wilson J T -- 1:42 A -- 25000
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