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Cubs 7 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1928

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 31, 1928 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 31, 1928 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 1
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 1
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 8 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherCarl Hubbell  
Losing PitcherSheriff Blake  
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Game Winning RBIShanty Hogan 

Game Info

DateJuly 31, 1928 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherSheriff Blake  
Home Starting PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 50 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: Barry McCormick
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Woody English  Shortstop 
Freddie Maguire  Second Baseman 
Kiki Cuyler  Right Fielder 
Hack Wilson  Center Fielder 
Riggs Stephenson  Left Fielder 
Charlie Grimm  First Baseman 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Clyde Beck  Third Baseman 
Sheriff Blake  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  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 
Andy Reese  Shortstop 
Andy Cohen  Second Baseman 
Shanty Hogan  Catcher 
Freddie Fitzsimmons  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 7 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
July 31, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/31/1928, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
English W, ss         4  2  3  0   Welsh J, cf           3  1  1  0   
Maguire F, 2b         3  0  1  1   O'Doul L, lf          5  0  1  0   
Cuyler K, rf          2  1  1  4   Ott M, rf             5  1  1  1   
Wilson H, cf          2  0  0  0   Lindstrom F, 3b       5  4  4  0   
Heathcote C, cf       2  1  1  1   Terry B, 1b           3  1  3  1   
Stephenson R, lf      4  1  1  1   Reese A, ss           4  1  2  4   
Grimm C, 1b           4  0  0  0   Cohen A, 2b           5  0  2  0   
Hartnett G, c         4  0  0  0   Hogan S, c            4  0  1  2   
Beck C, 3b            4  0  0  0   Fitzsimmons F, p      3  0  0  0   
Blake S, p            3  2  2  0   Hubbell C, p          0  0  0  0   
Bush G, p             0  0  0  0   Wrightstone R, ph     1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  7  9  7                        38  8 15  8

Chicago          000 002 140 --  7
New York         000 101 015 --  8
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blake S (L)           8.2 13  8  8  3  1
Bush G                0.0  2  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F         8.0  9  7  7  0  6
Hubbell C (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  1

DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 1, New York 10
2B -- English W, Reese A, Lindstrom F, Hogan S
HR -- Stephenson R, Cuyler K, Heathcote C
SH -- Maguire F
SF -- Cuyler K 2, Reese A, Terry B
HBP -- by Blake S (Welsh J)
T -- 1:50
A -- 0

    

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