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Phillies 8 @ Giants 11
Polo Grounds
June 27, 1928

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on June 27, 1928 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJune 27, 1928 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 8 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 11 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 11
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJim Faulkner  
Losing PitcherLes Sweetland  
SaveLarry Benton  
Game Winning RBIBill Terry 

Game Info

DateJune 27, 1928 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRuss Miller  
Home Starting PitcherVic Aldridge  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance20,000 
Time of Game2 hours 45 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cy Rigler
1B: Bob Hart
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Jorda

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Denny Sothern  Center Fielder 
Fresco Thompson  Second Baseman 
Don Hurst  First Baseman 
Freddy Leach  Left Fielder 
Cy Williams  Right Fielder 
Pinky Whitney  Third Baseman 
Heinie Sand  Shortstop 
Johnny Schulte  Catcher 
Russ Miller  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Andy Cohen  Second Baseman 
Jimmy Welsh  Center Fielder 
Freddie Lindstrom  Third Baseman 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
Lefty O'Doul  Left Fielder 
Bob O'Farrell  Catcher 
Vic Aldridge  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Phillies 8 @ Giants 11
Polo Grounds
June 27, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/27/1928 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Sothern D, cf         5  1  1  0   Cohen A, 2b           4  2  2  1   
Thompson F, 2b        5  0  0  0   Welsh J, cf           4  1  2  0   
Hurst D, 1b           4  1  1  1   Mann L, ph-cf         1  1  0  0   
Leach F, lf           5  1  3  0   Lindstrom F, 3b       4  1  0  0   
Williams C, rf        4  0  0  0   Ott M, rf             4  1  1  2   
Whitney P, 3b         5  0  1  2   Hogan S, ph           0  0  0  0   
Sand H, ss            1  2  1  0   Wrightstone R, ph     0  1  0  1   
Schulte J, c          3  2  1  2   Benton L, p           0  0  0  0   
Sweetland L, p        0  0  0  0   Terry B, 1b           3  2  1  1   
McGraw B, p           0  0  0  0   Jackson T, ss         4  1  3  2   
Miller R, p           2  0  0  0   O'Doul L, lf          5  1  1  0   
MacDonald H, ph       1  0  1  0   O'Farrell B, c        5  0  1  1   
Willoughby C, p       0  0  0  0   Aldridge V, p         3  0  1  0   
Lerian W, ph-c        1  1  1  3   Faulkner J, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Reese A, ph-rf        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  8 10  8                        38 11 12  8

Philadelphia     200 200 040 --  8
New York         203 110 04x -- 11

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Miller R              5.0 10  7  3  2  1
Willoughby C          2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Sweetland L (L)       0.1  0  3  2  2  0
McGraw B              0.2  1  1  1  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Aldridge V            7.1  8  7  7  6  3
Faulkner J (W)        0.2  2  1  0  0  0
Benton L (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Thompson F, Hurst D, Ott M, Sweetland L
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 9
2B -- O'Farrell B
HR -- Ott M, Schulte J, Cohen A, Lerian W
SB -- O'Doul L, Jackson T
T -- 2:45
A -- 20000

    

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