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August 24, 1928

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 8 3
Cubs 4 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 8 3
Cubs 4 6 1

Eddie Brown Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .294
OBP .000 .328
At Bats 0 282
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 38

Charlie Root Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 13 2
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Wrigley Field - August 24, 1928
Out
Charlie Root
Gabby Hartnett
Charlie Grimm
Freddie Maguire
Norm McMillan
Woody English
Riggs Stephenson
Hack Wilson
Cliff Heathcote
Eddie Brown

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 3 8 3 6
Chicago Cubs 4 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Charlie Root
Losing Pitcher Bob Smith
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Riggs Stephenson
Attendance 32,000
Time of Game 1 hour 51 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Eddie Brown pinch hits for Bob Smith. Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Farrell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Freigau moves to second.
Top 8 Freigau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Heathcote hits a line drive towards center. Mueller catches it and throws to second to double up English.
Bottom 7 Maguire bunts towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Freigau covering, for the out. English moves to second.
Bottom 7 English hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 There goes Richbourg. The throw from Hartnett and he is out, English applying the tag.
Top 7 Richbourg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan juggles the ball. That's an error on McMillan.
Top 7 Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards short. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Root hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hartnett hits a line drive into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Farrell hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Mueller bunts towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. Freigau moves to second.
Top 6 Freigau is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Root scores. English scores. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wilson takes first base on ball four. Root moves to third. English moves to second.
Bottom 5 Heathcote hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maguire strikes out.
Bottom 5 English hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Root moves to second.
Bottom 5 Root hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisler for the out.
Top 5 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Richbourg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heathcote. Richbourg reaches second base with a double. Heathcote throws the ball in to McMillan who tags Richbourg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Spohrer scores.
Top 5 Smith bunts towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to first for the out. Spohrer moves to second.
Top 5 Spohrer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Spohrer settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Spohrer.
Bottom 4 Hartnett hits a fly ball towards right. Richbourg settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Richbourg. Hartnett moves to second.
Bottom 4 Grimm hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stephenson hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops it up and throws to first, with Root covering, for the out.
Top 4 Freigau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freigau misplays the ball. That's an error on Freigau. McMillan scores. Root scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Maguire strikes out.
Bottom 3 English hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Root hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Mueller. Root reaches second base with a double. McMillan moves to third.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Smith. McMillan reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Top 3 Richbourg hits a fly ball into right field. Heathcote settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hartnett hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grimm hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stephenson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Smith strikes out.
Top 2 Spohrer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores.
Top 2 Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Freigau tags and scores.
Top 2 Bell bunts towards third. McMillan fields it and throws to first for the out. Freigau moves to third. Mueller moves to second.
Top 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm fields the ball and throws to Root covering. Safe. Freigau moves to second.
Top 2 Freigau hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Heathcote hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Freigau scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 English hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Top 1 Richbourg hits a fly ball into left field. Stephenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.