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Dodgers 6 @ Pirates 11
Forbes Field
August 16, 1928

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 16, 1928 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 11 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1928 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 11 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 11
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBurleigh Grimes  
Losing PitcherBill Doak  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1928 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherJumbo Elliott  
Home Starting PitcherBurleigh Grimes  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: Barry McCormick
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Hendrick  Third Baseman 
Jigger Statz  Center Fielder 
Babe Herman  Right Fielder 
Del Bissonette  First Baseman 
Jake Flowers  Second Baseman 
Joe Harris  Left Fielder 
Dave Bancroft  Shortstop 
Johnny Gooch  Catcher 
Jumbo Elliott  Pitcher 
Wilbert Robinson  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sparky Adams  Shortstop 
Lloyd Waner  Center Fielder 
Paul Waner  Right Fielder 
Pie Traynor  Third Baseman 
George Grantham  First Baseman 
Mack Hillis  Second Baseman 
Fred Brickell  Left Fielder 
Charlie Hargreaves  Catcher 
Burleigh Grimes  Pitcher 
Donie Bush  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Pirates 11
Forbes Field
August 16, 1928

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/16/1928 -- Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Hendrick H, 3b        2  1  1  0   Adams S, ss           5  1  1  0   
Riconda H, 3b         3  1  1  0   Waner L, cf           5  1  4  1   
Statz J, cf           4  0  1  1   Waner P, rf           5  2  2  1   
Herman B, rf          2  1  1  1   Traynor P, 3b         5  2  2  1   
Bissonette D, 1b      3  1  1  1   Grantham G, 1b        4  3  2  2   
Flowers J, 2b         3  0  1  0   Hillis M, 2b          4  0  3  2   
Harris J, lf          4  0  1  0   Brickell F, lf        1  0  0  0   
Bancroft D, ss        3  0  0  0   Barnhart C, ph-lf     4  0  0  0   
Gooch J, c            3  1  1  0   Hargreaves C, c       2  0  0  0   
Elliott J, p          2  0  1  1   Hemsley R, pr-c       0  1  0  0   
Bressler R, ph        1  1  0  0   O'Connell J, c        1  0  0  0   
Clark W, p            0  0  0  0   Grimes B, p           4  1  3  2   
Carey M, ph           0  0  0  0                                      
Doak B, p             0  0  0  0                                      
DeBerry H, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  6  9  4                        40 11 17  9

Brooklyn         210 000 300 --  6
Pittsburgh       000 112 25x -- 11

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Elliott J             6.0  8  4  4  1  3
Clark W               1.0  3  2  2  0  0
Doak B (L)            1.0  6  5  5  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W)          9.0  9  6  6  4  1

E -- Hargreaves C, Flowers J, Harris J
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Herman B, Grimes B 2, Waner P, Traynor P
3B -- Gooch J, Hillis M
SB -- Flowers J, Bissonette D, Waner L, Grimes B, Herman B, Hillis M, Grantham G
CS -- Harris J
SH -- Hillis M, Bancroft D
SF -- Statz J
HBP -- by Grimes B (Bissonette D), by Elliott J (Hargreaves C)
T -- 2:18
A -- 0

    

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