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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW
10
5
PHA
@CLE
2
9
WSH
@DET
1
4
NYY
@SLB
5
7
STL
@BRO
6
5
 
(11)
CHC
@BSN
7
0
PIT
@NYG
0
4
CIN
@PHI
7
10
CIN
@PHI
1
3
Saturday, June 16, 1928,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Pirates
0
25-30
 Lost 2 
at Giants
4
30-22
 Won 2 
W: Larry Benton (11-2)
L: Ray Kremer (3-9)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  1
Giants          0  1  1   1  0  1   0  0  X    4 12  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lloyd Waner CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .317 .796 2 0
Sparky Adams 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .279 .691 4 3
Paul Waner 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .365 .951 10 0
Glenn Wright SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .771 1 2
Clyde Barnhart LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .325 .844 0 0
Pie Traynor 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .272 .713 4 4
Fred Brickell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .411 1 2
Earl Smith C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .762 2 2
Ray Kremer P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .167 .377 0 2
   George Grantham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .388 1.013
Team Totals 33 0 9 0 4 4 .273 .624 24 15
TB: L Waner 2; P Traynor 2; P Waner 2; R Kremer; G Wright; C Barnhart.
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Adams-P Waner.
E: E Smith (3).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Andy Cohen 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 .741 2 6 2B
Jimmy Welsh CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .733 4 0 SH
Freddie Lindstrom 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .330 .872 2 0
Mel Ott RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .358 .946 1 0
Bill Terry 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .293 .901 8 1 2B
Travis Jackson SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .728 4 3 SH
Lefty O'Doul LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .337 .876 1 0
Shanty Hogan C 4 0 2 2 0 0 .330 .901 4 0
Larry Benton P 4 1 1 0 0 1 .159 .382 1 2 3B
Team Totals 32 4 12 3 2 2 .375 .912 27 12
2B: B Terry (17); A Cohen (11).
3B: L Benton (1).
SH: J Welsh (2); T Jackson (17).
TB: L Benton 3; L O'Doul 3; M Ott 2; B Terry 2; A Cohen 2; S Hogan 2; T Jackson; F Lindstrom.
RBI: S Hogan 2 (20); L O'Doul (19).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. T Jackson-A Cohen-B Terry 2; A Cohen-T Jackson-B Terry.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ray Kremer, L (3-9) 8 12 4 4 2 2 0 5.08 36 42
Team Totals 8 12 4 4 2 2 0 4.50 36 42

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Benton, W (11-2) 9 9 0 0 4 4 0 1.91 37 69
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 4 4 0 0.00 37 69
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Beans Reardon, 1B - Dolly Stark, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Lloyd Waner CF 1 Andy Cohen 2B
2 Sparky Adams 2B 2 Jimmy Welsh CF
3 Paul Waner 1B 3 Freddie Lindstrom 3B
4 Glenn Wright SS 4 Mel Ott RF
5 Clyde Barnhart LF 5 Bill Terry 1B
6 Pie Traynor 3B 6 Travis Jackson SS
7 Fred Brickell RF 7 Lefty O'Doul LF
8 Earl Smith C 8 Shanty Hogan C
9 Ray Kremer P 9 Larry Benton P

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