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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 11, 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 August 11, 1928 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Milligan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Barry McCormick 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Denny Sothern | Center Fielder |
| Fresco Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Don Hurst | First Baseman |
| Pinky Whitney | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Sand | Shortstop |
| Walt Lerian | Catcher |
| John Milligan | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | 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 |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 11, 1928
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hubbell
Sothern hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hubbell
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Hubbell
Hurst hits a fly ball into right field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Milligan
Welsh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lerian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Milligan
Reese hits a line drive into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Milligan
Mann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Hubbell
Whitney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Hubbell
Klein strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Hubbell
Leach hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitney moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sand vs. Hubbell
Sand strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lerian vs. Hubbell
Lerian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Milligan
Lindstrom hits a line drive towards short. Sand reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Milligan
Terry hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sothern who is chasing the ball. Terry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Milligan
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terry scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cohen vs. Milligan
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milligan vs. Hubbell
Milligan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hubbell
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hubbell
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Milligan
Hogan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. Milligan
Hubbell hits a popup towards third. Whitney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welsh vs. Milligan
There's a wild pitch. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welsh vs. Milligan
Welsh strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Milligan
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Hubbell
Hurst is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Hubbell
Whitney hits a fly ball into right field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Hubbell
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Milligan
Mann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Milligan
There goes Mann. The throw from Lerian and he is out, Thompson applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Milligan
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Milligan
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Milligan
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Leach is chasing the ball. Jackson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Milligan
Cohen hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Milligan
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Hubbell
Leach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reese. Leach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sand vs. Hubbell
Sand hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lerian vs. Hubbell
Lerian hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milligan vs. Hubbell
Milligan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cohen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Milligan
Hubbell hits a popup towards short. Sand settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Milligan
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Welsh for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Milligan
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hubbell
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hubbell
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurst vs. Hubbell
Hurst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Milligan
Mann hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Milligan
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Milligan
Terry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Milligan
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cohen vs. Milligan
Cohen hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Hubbell
Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Hubbell
Klein hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Hubbell
Leach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mann. Leach reaches second base with a double. Klein moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sand vs. Hubbell
Sand hits a popup towards the mound. Hubbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lerian vs. Hubbell
Lerian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Milligan
Hogan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Milligan
Hubbell hits a fly ball into center field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Milligan
Welsh hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Milligan
Reese 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, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jahn vs. Hubbell
Art Jahn pinch hits for John Milligan.
Jahn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Hubbell
Sothern strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hubbell
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Benge
Ray Benge now pitching. Mel Ott pinch hits for Les Mann.
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Benge
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sand scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Benge
Terry hits a line drive into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Hubbell
Mel Ott now playing right field.
Hurst hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Hubbell
Whitney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Hubbell
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. Whitney moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Hubbell
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Whitney moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leach vs. Hubbell
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1928 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Sothern D, cf 4 0 1 0 Welsh J, cf 4 0 1 0
Thompson F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reese A, lf 4 0 0 0
Hurst D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mann L, rf 2 0 0 0
Whitney P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Ott M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Klein C, rf 4 0 1 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 1 1 0
Leach F, lf 4 0 3 0 Terry B, 1b 4 2 3 0
Sand H, ss 3 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 2 1 2 4
Lerian W, c 3 0 0 0 Cohen A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Milligan J, p 2 0 0 0 Hogan S, c 2 0 0 0
Jahn A, ph 1 0 0 0 Hubbell C, p 3 0 0 0
Benge R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 29 4 7 4
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 010 300 00x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Milligan J (L) 7.0 7 4 4 3 1
Benge R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5
DP -- Philadelphia 1, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 4
2B -- Leach F 2
3B -- Terry B
HR -- Jackson T
CS -- Mann L
WP -- Milligan J
T -- 1:38
A -- 0
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