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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 9, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 9, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 9, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Ring |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carlisle Littlejohn |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Frank Wilson 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Denny Sothern | Center Fielder |
Fresco Thompson | Second Baseman |
Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
Johnny Schulte | Catcher |
Russ Wrightstone | Right Fielder |
Bernie Friberg | Third Baseman |
Heinie Sand | Shortstop |
Bill Kelly | First Baseman |
Jimmy Ring | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
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 |
Ray Blades | Right Fielder |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
Carlisle Littlejohn | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
May 9, 1928
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Littlejohn
Sothern hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Littlejohn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Littlejohn
Leach hits a line drive into right field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Ring
Douthit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Ring
High hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring can't make a play. That's a base hit. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Sothern. Frisch reaches second base with a double. Douthit scores. High goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Ring
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch scores. Bottomley moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hafey vs. Ring
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand misplays the ball. That's an error on Sand. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blades vs. Ring
Blades is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Ring
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Wrightstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bottomley tags and moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thevenow vs. Ring
Thevenow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bottomley scores. Hafey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlejohn vs. Ring
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Littlejohn
Schulte hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wrightstone vs. Littlejohn
Wrightstone hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Littlejohn
Friberg 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
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Ring
Douthit hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Ring
High hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Ring
Ring fires to first and has Frisch trapped. There's the throw to Sand who tags Frisch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Littlejohn
Sand is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Littlejohn
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ring vs. Littlejohn
Ring strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Ring
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Ring
Hafey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blades vs. Ring
Blades is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Ring
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Littlejohn
Sothern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Littlejohn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frisch can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Littlejohn
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley can't make a play. That's a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Littlejohn
Schulte hits a popup towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wrightstone vs. Littlejohn
Wrightstone 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
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Ring
Thevenow hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Thevenow reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Littlejohn vs. Ring
Littlejohn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. Ring
Douthit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Thevenow trying to get to home. Sothern throws the ball in to Schulte who tags Thevenow who's trying to score from second, for the out. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
High vs. Ring
High hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach who is chasing the ball. High reaches third base with a triple. Douthit scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch bunts towards third. Friberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Littlejohn
Friberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Littlejohn
Sand hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Littlejohn
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ring vs. Littlejohn
Ring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Ring
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Ring
Hafey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Ring
Blades strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Ring
Mancuso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Ring
Thevenow hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Littlejohn
Sothern bunts towards third. High can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Littlejohn
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Sothern goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Littlejohn
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlejohn fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Littlejohn
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wrightstone vs. Littlejohn
Wrightstone 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
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Ring
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Ring
Douthit hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Ring
High hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sothern. High reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Ring
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Littlejohn
Friberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sand vs. Littlejohn
Sand hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Littlejohn
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Littlejohn
Cy Williams pinch hits for Jimmy Ring.
Williams takes first base on ball four. Friberg moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sothern vs. Littlejohn
Sothern hits a popup, foul, towards third. High settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. McGraw
Bob McGraw now pitching.
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. McGraw
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Friberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Bottomley moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blades vs. McGraw
Blades takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. McGraw
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thevenow vs. McGraw
Thevenow hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Littlejohn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. High fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Littlejohn
Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Littlejohn
Schulte hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wrightstone vs. Littlejohn
Wrightstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. McGraw
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. McGraw
Douthit takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. McGraw
High hits a line drive into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. McGraw
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Littlejohn
Pinky Whitney pinch hits for Bernie Friberg.
Whitney hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sand vs. Littlejohn
Sand hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Littlejohn
Jimmie Wilson pinch hits for Bill Kelly.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Littlejohn
Clarence Mitchell pinch hits for Bob McGraw.
Mitchell 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1928 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Sothern D, cf 4 1 1 0 Douthit T, cf 3 2 1 0 Thompson F, 2b 4 0 3 1 High A, 3b 5 1 3 1 Leach F, lf 4 0 2 0 Frisch F, 2b 5 1 2 2 Schulte J, c 4 0 0 0 Bottomley J, 1b 3 2 2 1 Wrightstone R, rf 4 0 0 0 Hafey C, lf 3 1 1 2 Friberg B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Blades R, rf 3 0 0 0 Whitney P, ph 1 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 0 0 Sand H, ss 4 0 0 0 Thevenow T, ss 4 0 2 1 Kelly B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Littlejohn C, p 4 0 0 0 Wilson J, ph 0 0 0 0 Ring J, p 2 0 0 0 Williams C, ph 0 0 0 0 McGraw B, p 0 0 0 0 Mitchell C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 6 1 33 7 11 7 Philadelphia 000 001 000 -- 1 St.Louis 400 120 00x -- 7 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ring J (L) 6.0 10 7 6 3 5 McGraw B 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Littlejohn C (W) 9.0 6 1 1 4 3 E -- Sand H DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 8, St.Louis 8 2B -- Frisch F, Thevenow T, Thompson F, High A 3B -- High A HR -- Hafey C SF -- Mancuso G T -- 1:46 A -- 0
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