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Reds 9 @ Giants 10
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1928

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 4, 1928 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Reds with a score of 10 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1928 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 9 H: 19 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 19
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 10 H: 20 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 10
Hits: 20
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherJoe Genewich  
Losing PitcherRed Lucas  
SaveLarry Benton  
Game Winning RBIAndy Cohen 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1928 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherPete Appleton  
Home Starting PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance35,000 
Time of Game2 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Beans Reardon
1B: Charlie Moran
2B: (none)
3B: Sherry Magee

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hughie Critz  Second Baseman 
Billy Zitzmann  Left Fielder 
Pid Purdy  Right Fielder 
Wally Pipp  First Baseman 
Joe Stripp  Third Baseman 
Ethan Allen  Center Fielder 
Val Picinich  Catcher 
Hod Ford  Shortstop 
Pete Appleton  Pitcher 
Jack Hendricks  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 
Freddie Fitzsimmons  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Reds 9 @ Giants 10
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1928, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Critz H, 2b           5  0  2  1   Welsh J, cf           4  1  3  2   
Zitzmann B, lf        5  0  2  0   Roush E, cf           2  0  0  0   
Sukeforth C, c        0  0  0  0   O'Doul L, lf          5  1  2  2   
Purdy P, rf           4  2  1  0   Ott M, rf             6  2  2  0   
Pipp W, 1b            5  2  2  0   Lindstrom F, 3b       5  1  3  0   
Stripp J, 3b          5  1  3  2   Terry B, 1b           4  1  2  1   
Allen E, cf           5  2  4  2   Jackson T, ss         4  2  2  1   
Picinich V, c         4  0  2  2   Cohen A, 2b           5  1  3  2   
Callaghan M, pr-lf    1  1  0  0   Hogan S, c            3  1  3  2   
Ford H, ss            4  0  1  0   O'Farrell B, c        0  0  0  0   
Appleton P, p         1  0  1  0   Fitzsimmons F, p      1  0  0  0   
May J, p              1  0  0  0   Genewich J, p         2  0  0  0   
Walker C, ph          1  1  1  1   Wrightstone R, ph     1  0  0  0   
Lucas R, p            1  0  0  0   Benton L, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  9 19  8                        42 10 20 10

Cincinnati       022 020 300 --  9
New York         031 301 20x -- 10

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Appleton P*           3.0 12  7  7  0  0
May J                 3.0  4  1  1  2  3
Lucas R (L)           2.0  4  2  2  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F+        4.0 12  6  6  1  1
Genewich J (W)        3.0  6  3  3  1  1
Benton L (S)          2.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Stripp J 2, Ott M
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 14
2B -- Zitzmann B, Jackson T, Pipp W, Critz H, Ott M 2, Lindstrom F, Allen E 2
3B -- Allen E, Walker C
HR -- Welsh J, O'Doul L
SB -- Callaghan M
CS -- Welsh J
SH -- Appleton P, Terry B
SF -- Jackson T
HBP -- by Appleton P (Fitzsimmons F)
T -- 2:20
A -- 35000

    

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