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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 17, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 17, 1928 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Percy Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Cy Pfirman 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody English | Shortstop |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Kiki Cuyler | Center Fielder |
| Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
| Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Kelly | First Baseman |
| Mike Gonzalez | Catcher |
| Johnny Butler | Third Baseman |
| Percy Jones | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
| Wattie Holm | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Right Fielder |
| Wally Roettger | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 17, 1928
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Alexander
English hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Alexander
Cuyler hits a fly ball into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Jones
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Jones
Holm hits a line drive into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Jones
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. English fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson strikes out. O'Farrell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stephenson out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Jones
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Jones
Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Jones
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Alexander
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Alexander
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Alexander
English hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Jones
Thevenow hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Jones
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephenson. O'Farrell reaches second base with a double. Thevenow goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Jones
Alexander bunts towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Maguire covering, for the out. O'Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Douthit vs. Jones
Douthit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Farrell scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Jones
Holm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Jones
Frisch hits a line drive towards first. Kelly reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Alexander
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Jones
Bottomley hits a popup, foul, towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Jones
Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Jones
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Alexander
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Alexander
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
English vs. Alexander
English hits a fly ball into right field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Jones
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Jones
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Jones
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Webb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Alexander
Cuyler hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Jones
Douthit hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Jones
Holm hits a line drive into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Jones
Frisch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webb. Frisch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Jones
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Alexander
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Jones
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Jones
Roettger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Jones
Thevenow hits a popup towards short. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Alexander
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Alexander
English hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. English moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Alexander
Cuyler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Jones
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Jones
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Jones
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Alexander
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alexander
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Alexander
Butler hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Jones
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Jones
Frisch hits a popup towards third. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Jones
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Alexander
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Alexander
English bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maguire vs. Alexander
Maguire hits a popup towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. Alexander
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Jones
Hafey hits a popup in front of the plate. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Jones
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Jones
Ray Blades pinch hits for Tommy Thevenow.
Blades hits a fly ball towards right. Webb settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Webb. Blades moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Farrell vs. Jones
Pepper Martin pinch runs for Ray Blades.
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1928 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
English W, ss 4 0 1 0 Douthit T, cf 4 0 2 1
Maguire F, 2b 5 0 1 0 Holm W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cuyler K, cf 5 0 1 1 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Webb E, rf 5 1 1 1 Bottomley J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Stephenson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Hafey C, rf 4 0 0 0
Kelly J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Roettger W, lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez M, c 4 0 1 0 Thevenow T, ss 3 1 1 0
Butler J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Blades R, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones P, p 4 1 2 0 Martin P, pr 0 0 0 0
O'Farrell B, c 4 1 1 1
Alexander G, p 2 0 0 0
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39 3 10 3 34 2 5 2
Chicago 010 010 000 1 -- 3
St.Louis 002 000 000 0 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Jones P (W) 10.0 5 2 2 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander G (L) 10.0 10 3 3 0 4
E -- Webb E
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, St.Louis 3
2B -- O'Farrell B, Kelly J, Frisch F
HR -- Webb E
SH -- Alexander G, English W
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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