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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on September 2, 1928 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ben Cantwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Brown | Left Fielder |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Heinie Mueller | Center Fielder |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Doc Farrell | Shortstop |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Ben Cantwell | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | 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 Reese | Second Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Larry Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Benton
Richbourg hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Benton
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Cantwell
Welsh hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Cantwell
O'Doul takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cantwell
There's a wild pitch. O'Doul moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Farrell. O'Doul scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Brown picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Brown. Lindstrom goes all the way around to score. Terry moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson bunts towards the mound. Cantwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terry scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Cantwell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Benton
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benton
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Welsh. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Farrell vs. Benton
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spohrer vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Bell scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Benton
Spohrer hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Hogan 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 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Cantwell
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Cantwell
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cantwell vs. Benton
Cantwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Benton
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Benton
Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Richbourg tags and moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Benton
There goes Brown. The throw from Hogan to Reese and they have Brown trapped. The throw over to Terry, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Cantwell
O'Doul hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom bunts towards the mound. Cantwell fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Doul moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. O'Doul scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Benton
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Benton
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. Benton
Farrell hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spohrer vs. Benton
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cantwell
Reese hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bell. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benton vs. Cantwell
Benton hits a line drive into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welsh vs. Cantwell
Welsh hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cantwell vs. Benton
Cantwell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Benton
Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields the ball and throws to Benton covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Benton
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisler for the out. Richbourg moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Cantwell
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Cantwell
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Farrell applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Benton
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benton
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Benton
Farrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lindstrom settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Cantwell
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Hogan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Cantwell
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell can't make a play. That's a base hit. Reese scores. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Welsh vs. Cantwell
Welsh 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
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Benton
Spohrer hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Jack Smith pinch hits for Ben Cantwell.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Benton
Richbourg hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Clarkson
Bill Clarkson now pitching.
O'Doul 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 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Clarkson
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clarkson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Clarkson
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Clarkson
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a popup towards the mound. Benton can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Benton
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Benton
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brown scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Benton
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Clarkson
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Clarkson
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Clarkson
Hogan hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Clarkson
Benton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Benton
Bell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Benton
Farrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spohrer vs. Benton
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freigau vs. Benton
Howard Freigau pinch hits for Bill Clarkson.
Freigau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1928 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 4 0 2 0 Welsh J, cf 4 0 0 0
Brown E, lf 4 1 3 0 O'Doul L, lf 3 2 1 0
Sisler G, 1b 3 0 2 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Hornsby R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Lindstrom F, 3b 3 1 1 0
Mueller H, cf 4 0 0 0 Terry B, 1b 4 1 2 2
Bell L, 3b 4 1 2 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 2 1
Farrell D, ss 3 0 0 0 Reese A, 2b 4 1 1 0
Spohrer A, c 4 0 0 0 Hogan S, c 3 0 0 0
Cantwell B, p 2 0 0 0 Benton L, p 4 0 1 1
Smith J, ph 1 0 0 0
Clarkson B, p 0 0 0 0
Freigau H, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 10 1 32 5 8 4
Boston 010 000 010 -- 2
New York 301 001 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cantwell B (L) 6.0 6 5 2 3 0
Clarkson B 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton L (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 1
E -- Farrell D, Brown E, Bell L
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 7
2B -- Terry B, Bell L, Reese A
CS -- Brown E, Lindstrom F
SH -- Lindstrom F
SF -- Sisler G
WP -- Cantwell B, Benton L
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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