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Cubs 8 @ Pirates 9
Forbes Field
May 2, 1928

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 2, 1928 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 2, 1928 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 9 H: 15 E: 5 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJoe Dawson  
Losing PitcherArt Nehf  
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Game Winning RBISparky Adams 

Game Info

DateMay 2, 1928 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherPercy Jones  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Miljus  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Moran
1B: Frank Wilson
2B: (none)
3B: Beans Reardon

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Clyde Beck  Second Baseman 
Woody English  Shortstop 
Kiki Cuyler  Right Fielder 
Hack Wilson  Center Fielder 
Riggs Stephenson  Left Fielder 
Charlie Grimm  First Baseman 
Mike Gonzalez  Catcher 
Johnny Butler  Third Baseman 
Percy Jones  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lloyd Waner  Center Fielder 
Sparky Adams  Second Baseman 
Paul Waner  Right Fielder 
Glenn Wright  Shortstop 
Pie Traynor  Third Baseman 
George Grantham  First Baseman 
Adam Comorosky  Left Fielder 
Johnny Gooch  Catcher 
Johnny Miljus  Pitcher 
Donie Bush  Manager 

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Cubs 8 @ Pirates 9
Forbes Field
May 2, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/2/1928 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Beck C, 2b            5  2  2  0   Waner L, cf           4  0  0  0   
English W, ss         5  2  2  0   Harris J, ph          0  0  0  0   
Cuyler K, rf          4  2  2  1   Adams S, 2b           4  2  2  1   
Wilson H, cf          4  1  1  3   Waner P, rf           4  1  2  1   
Stephenson R, lf      5  0  2  1   Wright G, ss          4  1  3  0   
Grimm C, 1b           5  0  1  0   Traynor P, 3b         4  2  2  2   
Kelly J, 1b           0  0  0  0   Grantham G, 1b        3  1  2  3   
Gonzalez M, c         4  0  1  0   Comorosky A, lf       5  0  1  1   
Butler J, 3b          5  0  0  0   Gooch J, c            3  0  1  0   
Jones P, p            1  0  0  0   Scott P, ph           1  0  0  0   
Jacobs R, ph          1  0  0  0   Smith E, c            1  0  0  0   
Nehf A, p             2  1  0  0   Miljus J, p           3  1  1  0   
                                   Dawson J, p           2  0  1  0   
                                   Brickell F, pr        0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  8 11  5                        38  9 15  8

Chicago          201 023 000 0 --  8
Pittsburgh       403 100 000 1 --  9
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones P               3.0  7  7  6  1  0
Nehf A (L)            6.2  8  2  2  3  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Miljus J              5.2  9  8  3  3  3
Dawson J (W)          4.1  2  0  0  1  3

E -- Adams S 3, Waner L, English W, Gonzalez M, Waner P, Nehf A
DP -- Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Traynor P 2, English W, Beck C, Wilson H
3B -- Dawson J
SB -- Waner P, Stephenson R
SH -- Wright G, Waner L, Traynor P
SF -- Wilson H, Grantham G, Adams S
WP -- Jones P
T -- 2:16
A -- 0

    

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