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August 4, 1928

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Bottom 10	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	4	1
Braves	2	10	0

Bottom 10	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	4	1
Braves	2	10	0

Les Bell Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.286
OBP	.250	.317
At Bats	4	287
Hits	1	82
• Singles	1	53
• Doubles	0	19
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	15
RBI’s	1	38

Pete Alexander Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	5	0

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Braves Field - August 4, 1928

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Out

Pete Alexander

Jimmie Wilson

Jim Bottomley

Frankie Frisch

Wattie Holm

Rabbit Maranville

Chick Hafey

Taylor Douthit

George Harper

Les Bell

Earl Clark

George Sisler

Lance Richbourg

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
St. Louis Cardinals	3	4	1	5
Boston Braves	2	10	0	9
Winning Pitcher	Jesse Haines
Losing Pitcher	Ed Brandt
Save	Pete Alexander
Game Winning RBI	Jesse Haines
Attendance
Time of Game	2 hours 10 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 10 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Richbourg moves to third. Sisler moves to second.

Bottom 10 Sisler takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 10 Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Richbourg moves to second.

Bottom 10 Eddie Moore pinch runs for Eddie Brown. Pete Alexander now pitching. Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and has Moore trapped. There's the throw to Holm who throws back over to Maranville who tags Moore for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 10 George Harper now playing right field. Eddie Brown pinch hits for Ed Brandt. Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Brown reaches second base with a double.

Top 10 Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Douthit hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Haines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Martin scores. Maranville moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 10 Maranville takes first base on ball four.

Top 10 Pepper Martin pinch runs for Ray Blades. There goes Martin. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Martin steals third.

Top 10 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. Blades moves to second.

Top 10 Blades takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Taylor reaches second base with a double. There goes Farrell trying to get to home. Douthit throws the ball in to Maranville who relays the ball to Wilson, who tags Farrell, who came all the way from first, for the out.

Bottom 9 Farrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Freigau hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Hafey hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Bottomley strikes out.

Top 9 Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Clark hits a line drive towards short. Maranville reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 8 Douthit is hit by the pitch.

Top 8 Haines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Freigau reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Richbourg hits a line drive towards left. Hafey catches it and throws to home to double up Farrell.

Bottom 7 Brandt bunts towards first. Bottomley scoops it up and throws to first, with Frisch covering, for the out. Farrell moves to third. Taylor moves to second.

Bottom 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wilson. Farrell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 7 Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 7 Maranville hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Blades strikes out.

Bottom 6 Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sisler scores. Clark moves to second.

Bottom 6 Clark is hit by the pitch. Sisler moves to second.

Bottom 6 Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richbourg scores.

Bottom 6 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Richbourg hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Richbourg reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Hafey hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Bottomley strikes out.

Top 6 Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Holm takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brandt for the out.

Bottom 5 Taylor takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Farrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Freigau hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Douthit hits a line drive into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Haines hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Maranville is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haines fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Clark hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Sisler hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Blades is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Hafey strikes out.

Top 4 Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Smith hits a line drive into right field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and has Brandt trapped. There's the throw to Holm who throws back over to Maranville who tags Brandt for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 3 Brandt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Brandt reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freigau scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Douthit hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Freigau is called out on strikes.

Bottom 2 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Haines is called out on strikes.

Top 2 Maranville hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Maranville reaches third base with a triple. Hafey scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score.

Top 2 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hafey moves to third.

Top 2 Blades hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Bottomley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Sisler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive towards first. Bottomley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richbourg for the out.

Top 1 Frisch is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Brandt fires to first and has Holm trapped. There's the throw to Farrell who tags Holm for the out.

Top 1 Holm takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Douthit strikes out.

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