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June 8, 1928

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Cardinals 8 11 2
Giants 0 4 0
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Cardinals 8 11 2
Giants 1 5 0

Mel Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .374
OBP .000 .377
At Bats 3 131
Hits 0 49
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 27

Bill Sherdel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 2
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Polo Grounds - June 8, 1928
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Home Run
Bill Sherdel
Jimmie Wilson
Jim Bottomley
Frankie Frisch
Wattie Holm
Rabbit Maranville
Wally Roettger
Taylor Douthit
George Harper
Mel Ott
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Douthit hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ben Cantwell now pitching. Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Doul hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chick Fullis pinch hits for Bill Clarkson. Fullis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Jackson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Cohen hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Wilson hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roettger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mann. Roettger reaches second base with a double. Frisch scores.
Top 7 Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frisch tags and moves to third.
Top 7 Bottomley hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holm tags and scores. Frisch tags and moves to second.
Top 7 Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holm moves to third.
Top 7 Bill Clarkson now pitching. Holm takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Terry hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mann takes first base on ball four. O'Doul moves to third. Lindstrom moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville misplays the ball. That's an error on Maranville. O'Doul moves to second.
Bottom 6 O'Doul hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Shanty Hogan pinch hits for Bill Walker. Hogan hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Douthit strikes out.
Top 6 Sherdel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Sherdel reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Farrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cohen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cohen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherdel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lindstrom moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ott strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Lindstrom reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Holm hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Douthit takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 O'Doul hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherdel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 O'Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Maranville hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Maranville reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores.
Top 3 Bill Walker now pitching. Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul. Wilson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Roettger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bottomley goes all the way around to score. Harper moves to second.
Top 3 Bottomley hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cohen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Holm juggles the ball. That's an error on Holm.
Bottom 2 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Terry for the out.
Bottom 2 Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Sherdel takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Doul for the out.
Top 1 Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Harper takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Bottomley. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Jackson applying the tag.
Top 1 Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holm scores. Frisch scores.
Top 1 There goes Frisch. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Frisch steals second.
Top 1 Frisch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holm moves to third.
Top 1 Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Douthit hits a line drive towards short. Jackson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.