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Phillies 1 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
May 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 May 27, 1928 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 27, 1928 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 1 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherVirgil Barnes  
Losing PitcherHub Pruett  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateMay 27, 1928 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherHub Pruett  
Home Starting PitcherVirgil Barnes  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance25,000 
Time of Game1 hour 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cy Pfirman
1B: Dolly Stark
2B: (none)
3B: Ernie Quigley

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 
Bernie Friberg  Shortstop 
Walt Lerian  Catcher 
Hub Pruett  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Andy Reese  Left Fielder 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Freddie Lindstrom  Third Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
Les Mann  Center Fielder 
Andy Cohen  Second Baseman 
Shanty Hogan  Catcher 
Virgil Barnes  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Phillies 1 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
May 27, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/27/1928, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Sothern D, cf         4  0  1  0   Reese A, lf           4  0  1  0   
Thompson F, 2b        4  0  1  0   Ott M, rf             4  0  1  0   
Hurst D, 1b           4  1  2  0   Lindstrom F, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Leach F, lf           4  0  2  1   Terry B, 1b           3  1  0  0   
Williams C, rf        3  0  1  0   Jackson T, ss         3  1  2  0   
Whitney P, 3b         3  0  1  0   Mann L, cf            1  0  1  1   
Friberg B, ss         3  0  0  0   Cohen A, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Wrightstone R, ph     0  0  0  0   Hogan S, c            3  0  0  0   
Sand H, ss            0  0  0  0   Barnes V, p           3  0  0  0   
Lerian W, c           3  0  0  0                                      
Schulte J, ph-c       1  0  0  0                                      
Pruett H, p           4  0  3  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1 11  1                        29  2  7  1

Philadelphia     000 000 100 --  1
New York         000 010 001 --  2
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pruett H (L)          8.1  7  2  1  3  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barnes V (W)          9.0 11  1  1  1  4

E -- Hurst D
DP -- Philadelphia 2, New York 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 7
2B -- Hurst D, Jackson T
3B -- Jackson T
SB -- Sothern D
CS -- Lindstrom F
SH -- Whitney P, Williams C, Jackson T
SF -- Mann L
T -- 1:50
A -- 25000

    

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