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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1929
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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 April 28, 1929 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1929 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 28, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Ferguson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fresco Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
| Pinky Whitney | Third Baseman |
| Don Hurst | First Baseman |
| Homer Peel | Center Fielder |
| Walt Lerian | Catcher |
| Bernie Friberg | Shortstop |
| Alex Ferguson | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Welsh | Left Fielder |
| Andy Reese | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1929
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fitzsimmons
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Fitzsimmons
O'Doul takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons fires to first and picks off O'Doul. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klein for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Ferguson
Welsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ferguson
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. Welsh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindstrom vs. Ferguson
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Ferguson
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terry vs. Ferguson
Terry takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Ferguson
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roush vs. Ferguson
Roush hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Fitzsimmons
Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Fitzsimmons
Hurst hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peel vs. Fitzsimmons
Peel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lerian vs. Fitzsimmons
Lerian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Peel trying to get to third. Ott throws the ball in to Lindstrom, who tags Peel for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Ferguson
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Ferguson
Fitzsimmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Ferguson
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Friberg. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Ferguson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Fitzsimmons
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Fitzsimmons
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fitzsimmons
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons 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: ---
Lindstrom vs. Ferguson
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Peel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Ferguson
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Ferguson
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Ferguson
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Ferguson
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roush for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Ferguson
Hogan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Hogan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitzsimmons vs. Ferguson
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Fitzsimmons reaches second base with a double. O'Doul throws the ball in to Whitney who tags Fitzsimmons trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hogan scores. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Fitzsimmons
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Doul for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Fitzsimmons
Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurst vs. Fitzsimmons
Hurst hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Sweetland
Les Sweetland now pitching.
Welsh 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 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Sweetland
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Peel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Sweetland
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Klein who is chasing the ball. Lindstrom reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Sweetland
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peel vs. Fitzsimmons
Peel hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerian vs. Fitzsimmons
Lerian hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Fitzsimmons
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweetland vs. Fitzsimmons
Sweetland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Sweetland
Terry 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Sweetland
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Sweetland
Roush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Sweetland
Hogan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roush moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitzsimmons vs. Sweetland
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roush scores. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welsh vs. Sweetland
Welsh hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hogan scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Sweetland
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, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fitzsimmons
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Fitzsimmons
O'Doul hits a fly ball into left field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Sweetland
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Friberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Sweetland
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Sweetland
Terry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Sweetland
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sweetland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitney vs. Fitzsimmons
Whitney hits a popup towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Fitzsimmons
Hurst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peel vs. Fitzsimmons
Peel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hurst trying to get to third. Roush throws the ball in to Lindstrom, who tags Hurst for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lerian vs. Fitzsimmons
Lerian hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Sweetland
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sweetland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Sweetland
Hogan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Sweetland
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sweetland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friberg vs. Fitzsimmons
Andy Cohen now playing third base.
Friberg hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Fitzsimmons
June Greene pinch hits for Les Sweetland.
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fitzsimmons
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cohen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Roy
Luther Roy now pitching.
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurst scoops it up and throws to first, with Roy covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Roy
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cohen vs. Roy
Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Fitzsimmons
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Fitzsimmons
Klein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitney vs. Fitzsimmons
Whitney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurst vs. Fitzsimmons
Hurst hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peel vs. Fitzsimmons
Peel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lerian vs. Fitzsimmons
Lerian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peel moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Friberg vs. Fitzsimmons
Friberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cohen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1929 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Thompson F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Welsh J, lf 5 1 2 1
O'Doul L, lf 3 0 0 0 Reese A, 2b 5 0 1 1
Klein C, rf 4 1 1 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 0 1 0
Whitney P, 3b 4 1 1 2 Cohen A, 3b 1 0 0 0
Hurst D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 2 1 0 0
Peel H, cf 4 0 2 0 Terry B, 1b 3 1 2 0
Lerian W, c 4 0 2 0 Jackson T, ss 4 2 2 4
Friberg B, ss 4 0 1 0 Roush E, cf 4 1 1 0
Ferguson A, p 1 0 0 0 Hogan S, c 3 2 2 0
Sweetland L, p 1 0 0 0 Fitzsimmons F, p 4 0 1 2
Greene J, ph 1 0 0 0
Roy L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 35 8 12 8
Philadelphia 000 000 002 -- 2
New York 104 030 00x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ferguson A (L) 3.0 6 5 5 3 0
Sweetland L 4.0 6 3 3 1 1
Roy L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 1
E -- Reese A, Friberg B, Jackson T
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 7
2B -- Hogan S, Fitzsimmons F
3B -- Reese A, Lindstrom F
HR -- Jackson T 2, Whitney P
A -- 0
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