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May 5, 1928

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Phillies 1 6 1
Cubs 5 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Phillies 1 6 1
Cubs 5 8 0

Pinky Whitney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .229
OBP .333 .282
At Bats 3 35
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 6

Charlie Root Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Wrigley Field - May 5, 1928
Charlie Root
Mike Gonzalez
Charlie Grimm
Freddie Maguire
Johnny Butler
Clyde Beck
Riggs Stephenson
Hack Wilson
Kiki Cuyler
Pinky Whitney
Cy Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Phillies 1 6 1 5
Chicago Cubs 5 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Charlie Root
Losing Pitcher Jimmy Ring
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hack Wilson
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 34 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Whitney strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Wrightstone hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Grimm is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and moves to third.
Bottom 8 Russ Miller now pitching. Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wrightstone. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Leach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Schulte moves to second.
Top 8 Johnny Schulte pinch hits for Jimmy Ring. Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second.
Top 8 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sand hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sand for the out.
Top 8 Whitney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Maguire. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Sand applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Cuyler hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Maguire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Beck hits a line drive into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wrightstone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a popup into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Root hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ring strikes out.
Top 6 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 5 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ring, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beck scores. Maguire scores. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wilson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuyler for the out. Beck moves to third. Maguire moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maguire hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Beck moves to second.
Bottom 5 Beck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Root strikes out.
Top 5 Sand strikes out.
Top 5 Whitney strikes out.
Top 5 Wrightstone hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Grimm scores.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Grimm moves to third.
Bottom 4 Grimm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wrightstone. Grimm reaches second base with a double. Stephenson scores.
Bottom 4 Stephenson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wrightstone. Stephenson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cuyler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beck scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Beck. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Sand applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Beck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson misplays the ball. That's an error on Thompson.
Bottom 3 Root strikes out.
Top 3 Leach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 2 Butler hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grimm hits a fly ball into center field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Whitney. The throw from Gonzalez and he is out, Maguire applying the tag.
Top 2 Sand strikes out.
Top 2 Whitney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Wrightstone hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stephenson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beck scores.
Bottom 1 Cuyler hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beck tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Maguire bunts towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maguire for the out. Beck moves to second.
Bottom 1 Beck takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wilson strikes out.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Maguire scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Leach takes first base on ball four.