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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		16
0
PHA
@CHW		8
7
BOS
@CLE		2
10
BOS
@CLE		5
15
NYY
@DET		2
3
NYY
@DET		7
10
WSH
@SLB		8
12
WSH
@SLB		5
6		 
(12)
STL
@BRO		1
8
CHC
@BSN		1
3
PIT
@NYG		5
6
CIN
@PHI		16
5
CIN
@PHI		6
7
Wednesday, July 25, 1928,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
Pirates
5
45-45
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Giants
6
49-37
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Bill Walker (3-5)
L: Carmen Hill (7-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  3  0    5  8  2
Giants          0  0  2   0  0  0   3  1  X    6 10  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Sparky Adams 2B-RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 .264 .632 2 3
Lloyd Waner CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .330 .810 2 0 2B
Paul Waner RF 1 0 1 1 1 0 .366 .942 1 0
   Glenn Wright RF-SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .304 .747 0 4
Pie Traynor 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .301 .752 1 1 SH
George Grantham 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .359 .968 9 0 HR
Pete Scott LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .955 1 0
Dick Bartell SS-2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .661 6 3
   Fred Brickell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .454
Charlie Hargreaves C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 .648 2 0
   Eddie Mulligan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .562
Carmen Hill P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .594 0 1
   Erv Brame PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .385 .890
Team Totals 33 5 8 4 3 1 .242 .669 24 12
2B: L Waner (13).
HR: G Grantham (6).
SH: P Traynor (32).
TB: G Grantham 4; L Waner 3; C Hargreaves 2; P Traynor; G Wright; P Waner.
RBI: G Grantham 2 (50); P Traynor (50); P Waner (50).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Adams-D Bartell-G Grantham; G Wright-D Bartell-G Grantham.
E: C Hargreaves (9); P Traynor (16).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jimmy Welsh CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .732 5 0
Lefty O'Doul LF 4 2 1 1 0 0 .311 .802 2 0 SB
Mel Ott RF 2 1 2 1 2 0 .323 .896 1 0 2B
Freddie Lindstrom 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .348 .881 2 2 HR,SB
Bill Terry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .856 11 1
Travis Jackson SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .739 5 3
Andy Cohen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .748 0 2
Shanty Hogan C 3 2 2 1 1 0 .315 .871 1 0 HR,2B
Bill Walker P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .200 0 4
   Russ Wrightstone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .198 .605
   Joe Genewich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .047 .115 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 10 6 4 1 .303 .924 27 12
2B: M Ott (18); S Hogan (13).
HR: F Lindstrom (8); S Hogan (4).
TB: S Hogan 6; F Lindstrom 5; M Ott 3; B Walker; B Terry; J Welsh; L O'Doul.
RBI: F Lindstrom 3 (55); M Ott (50); S Hogan (29); L O'Doul (25).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
E: A Cohen (14).
Baserunning
SB: F Lindstrom (9, -1st base off  POCS); L O'Doul (5, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Carmen Hill, L (7-6) 8 10 6 4 4 1 2 4.08 37 39
Team Totals 8 10 6 4 4 1 2 4.50 37 39

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Walker, W (3-5) 8 8 5 4 3 1 1 4.52 34 46
Joe Genewich, S (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91 3
Team Totals 9 8 5 4 3 1 1 4.00 37 46
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - Cy Rigler, 2B - (none), 3B - Bob Hart.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Giants
1 Sparky Adams 2B 1 Jimmy Welsh CF
2 Lloyd Waner CF 2 Lefty O'Doul LF
3 Paul Waner RF 3 Mel Ott RF
4 Pie Traynor 3B 4 Freddie Lindstrom 3B
5 George Grantham 1B 5 Bill Terry 1B
6 Pete Scott LF 6 Travis Jackson SS
7 Dick Bartell SS 7 Andy Cohen 2B
8 Charlie Hargreaves C 8 Shanty Hogan C
9 Carmen Hill P 9 Bill Walker P

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