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Cardinals 5 @ Giants 10
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1928

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 8, 1928 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cardinals with a score of 10 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1928 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 5 H: 5 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 5
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 10 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 10
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJoe Genewich  
Losing PitcherBill Sherdel  
SaveVic Aldridge  
Game Winning RBITravis Jackson 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1928 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Sherdel  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Genewich  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance11,000 
Time of Game2 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ernie Quigley
1B: Cy Pfirman
2B: (none)
3B: Dolly Stark

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Taylor Douthit  Center Fielder 
Wattie Holm  Third Baseman 
Frankie Frisch  Second Baseman 
Jim Bottomley  First Baseman 
Chick Hafey  Left Fielder 
George Harper  Right Fielder 
Jimmie Wilson  Catcher 
Rabbit Maranville  Shortstop 
Bill Sherdel  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jimmy Welsh  Center Fielder 
Andy Reese  Left Fielder 
Les Mann  Right Fielder 
Freddie Lindstrom  Third Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
Andy Cohen  Second Baseman 
Shanty Hogan  Catcher 
Joe Genewich  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cardinals 5 @ Giants 10
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/8/1928 -- St.Louis at New York (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Douthit T, cf         4  2  1  1   Welsh J, cf           4  0  2  0   
Holm W, 3b            4  1  1  2   Reese A, lf           5  1  1  2   
Frisch F, 2b          2  0  0  0   Mann L, rf            2  0  0  0   
Bottomley J, 1b       4  0  0  0   Ott M, ph-rf          3  0  3  0   
Hafey C, lf           4  0  2  1   Lindstrom F, 3b       3  1  1  0   
Harper G, rf          2  0  0  0   Terry B, 1b           4  3  2  2   
Blades R, ph-rf       1  0  0  0   Jackson T, ss         5  2  2  2   
Wilson J, c           3  0  0  0   Cohen A, 2b           2  1  1  0   
Williamson H, ph      1  0  1  0   Hogan S, c            4  1  1  2   
Maranville R, ss      3  1  0  0   Genewich J, p         3  1  2  1   
Sherdel B, p          1  0  0  0   Walker B, p           0  0  0  0   
Haid H, p             0  0  0  0   Aldridge V, p         1  0  0  0   
Frankhouse F, p       1  1  0  0                                      
High A, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  5  5  4                        36 10 15  9

St.Louis         000 004 100 --  5
New York         020 620 00x -- 10

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sherdel B (L)         3.1  5  6  6  2  0
Haid H                0.1  4  2  1  0  0
Frankhouse F          4.1  6  2  2  3  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Genewich J (W)*       5.0  3  4  4  3  2
Walker B              0.2  0  0  0  2  0
Aldridge V (S)        3.1  2  1  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Frisch F, Welsh J, Holm W, Reese A
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, New York 8
2B -- Douthit T
3B -- Hafey C
HR -- Jackson T, Terry B
SB -- Douthit T
CS -- Ott M
HBP -- by Frankhouse F (Welsh J)
T -- 2:13
A -- 11000

    

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