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Series
Results
STL
@NYY		1
4
STL
@NYY		3
9
NYY
@STL		7
3
NYY
@STL		7
3
Friday, October 5, 1928
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 60,714, Time of Game: 2:04
Cardinals
3
 at Yankees
9
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  4  1
Yankees         3  1  4   0  0  0   1  0  X    9  8  2

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Taylor Douthit CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .125 -0.110 0.79 0.000 -0.110 -1.4 2 1 GDP
Andy High 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 -0.003 0.42 0.024 -0.028 -0.3 0 1
Frankie Frisch 2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 .286 .661 0.100 0.74 0.108 -0.008 1.2 2 3 2·SB
Jim Bottomley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .286 1.089 -0.101 0.91 0.000 -0.101 -1.4 9 0
Chick Hafey LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.091 0.89 0.000 -0.091 -1.4 3 0
George Harper RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .167 .452 -0.016 0.66 0.034 -0.050 -0.4 1 0
Jimmie Wilson C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .143 .429 0.088 0.51 0.106 -0.018 0.7 5 2 2B
Rabbit Maranville SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .200 .533 0.075 0.51 0.085 -0.010 0.9 2 1
Pete Alexander P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0.098 1.84 0.098 0.000 1.0 0 1
   Clarence Mitchell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.022 0.43 0.000 -0.022 -0.5 0 1
   Ernie Orsatti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Team Totals 32 3 4 3 4 8 .125 .378 0.017 0.70 0.455 -0.439 -1.7 24 10
2B: J Wilson (1, off G Pipgras).
TB: J Wilson 2; F Frisch 2; R Maranville.
GIDP: T Douthit (1).
RBI: T Douthit (1); J Wilson (1); P Alexander (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Frisch-R Maranville-J Bottomley.
E: C Mitchell (1).
Outfield Assists: T Douthit (B Bengough at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: F Frisch 2 (2, 2nd base off G Pipgras/B Bengough 2).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cedric Durst CF 2 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.132 1.03 0.132 0.000 1.3 0 0
   Ben Paschal PH-CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .167 .452 0.008 0.31 0.009 0.000 0.1 1 0
Mark Koenig SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.068 0.53 0.000 -0.068 -1.5 1 2
Babe Ruth RF 3 2 2 0 1 1 .714 1.893 0.075 0.56 0.079 -0.003 1.1 1 0 2B
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 2 1 3 1 0 .429 1.500 0.242 0.88 0.253 -0.011 2.3 9 0 HR
Bob Meusel LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .286 1.232 0.097 0.47 0.113 -0.016 1.6 2 0 2B,SB
Tony Lazzeri 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.044 0.36 0.004 -0.047 -0.3 1 1 SH
   Leo Durocher 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gene Robertson 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 -0.023 0.70 0.005 -0.027 -0.3 2 1
   Joe Dugan PH-3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 0 SF
Benny Bengough C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .167 .452 0.078 0.62 0.082 -0.004 0.6 9 0 GDP
George Pipgras P 2 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .333 0.019 0.62 0.040 -0.022 0.4 0 1 HBP,SH
Team Totals 28 9 8 9 6 4 .286 .881 0.516 0.57 0.717 -0.198 4.8 27 5
2B: B Ruth (3, off C Mitchell); B Meusel (1, off P Alexander).
HR: L Gehrig (1, off P Alexander; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: J Dugan (1, off C Mitchell).
SH: G Pipgras (1, off P Alexander); T Lazzeri (1, off C Mitchell).
HBP: G Pipgras (1, by C Mitchell).
TB: L Gehrig 4; B Ruth 3; B Meusel 2; C Durst 2; B Bengough; B Paschal.
GIDP: B Bengough (1).
RBI: L Gehrig 3 (5); G Pipgras (1); B Bengough (1); B Paschal (1); J Dugan (1); B Meusel (3); C Durst (1).
2-out RBI: C Durst.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Koenig-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.
E: M Koenig (1); T Lazzeri (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Meusel (1, 2nd base off C Mitchell/J Wilson).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Alexander, L (0-1) 2.1 6 8 8 4 1 1 30.86 17 10 -0.501 1.05 -6.0
Clarence Mitchell 5.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 1.59 21 3 2 -0.016 0.20 1.2
Team Totals 8 8 9 9 6 4 1 10.12 38 10 3 2 -0.517 0.70 -4.8

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
George Pipgras, W (1-0) 9 4 3 2 4 8 0 2.00 36 73 -0.017 0.70 1.7
Team Totals 9 4 3 2 4 8 0 2.00 36 73 -0.017 0.57 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Mitchell (1; G Pipgras).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cy Rigler, 1B - Bill McGowan, 2B - Cy Pfirman, 3B - Brick Owens.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 60,714.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Yankees
1 Taylor Douthit CF 1 Cedric Durst CF
2 Andy High 3B 2 Mark Koenig SS
3 Frankie Frisch 2B 3 Babe Ruth RF
4 Jim Bottomley 1B 4 Lou Gehrig 1B
5 Chick Hafey LF 5 Bob Meusel LF
6 George Harper RF 6 Tony Lazzeri 2B
7 Jimmie Wilson C 7 Gene Robertson 3B
8 Rabbit Maranville SS 8 Benny Bengough C
9 Pete Alexander P 9 George Pipgras P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 12- RRR NYY L. Gehrig P. Alexander 21% 79% Home Run (Deep RF); Durst Scores; Ruth Scores
b3 4-3 0 12- R NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander 11% 86% Double to LF (LF Line); Ruth Scores; Gehrig to 3B
t2 0-3 0 1-- R STL J. Wilson G. Pipgras -11% 64% Double (CF-RF); Harper Scores
t2 1-3 0 1-3 R STL P. Alexander G. Pipgras -10% 47% Reached on E4 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores; Maranville to 3B; Alexander to 1B
b2 3-3 2 -2- R NYY C. Durst P. Alexander 10% 63% Single to CF; Bengough Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL T. Douthit G. Pipgras 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- STL A. High G. Pipgras -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL F. Frisch G. Pipgras -4% 46% Walk; High to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O STL J. Bottomley G. Pipgras 4% 51% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 2 12- O STL C. Hafey G. Pipgras 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYY C. Durst P. Alexander 3% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- O NYY M. Koenig P. Alexander -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- NYY B. Ruth P. Alexander 3% 59% Walk; Durst to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- RRR NYY L. Gehrig P. Alexander 21% 79% Home Run (Deep RF); Durst Scores; Ruth Scores
b1 3-0 1 --- O NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
b1 3-0 2 --- O NYY T. Lazzeri P. Alexander -1% 78% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 6-7-8
t2 0-3 0 --- STL G. Harper G. Pipgras -3% 74% Walk
t2 0-3 0 1-- R STL J. Wilson G. Pipgras -11% 64% Double (CF-RF); Harper Scores
t2 1-3 0 -2- STL R. Maranville G. Pipgras -7% 57% Single to RF; Wilson to 3B
t2 1-3 0 1-3 R STL P. Alexander G. Pipgras -10% 47% Reached on E4 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores; Maranville to 3B; Alexander to 1B
t2 2-3 0 1-3 ROO STL T. Douthit G. Pipgras 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Maranville Scores/unER
t2 3-3 2 --- O STL A. High G. Pipgras 1% 55% Popfly: 3B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 7-8-9
b2 3-3 0 --- O NYY G. Robertson P. Alexander -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 3-3 1 --- NYY B. Bengough P. Alexander 3% 55% Walk
b2 3-3 1 1-- O NYY G. Pipgras P. Alexander -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Bengough to 2B
b2 3-3 2 -2- R NYY C. Durst P. Alexander 10% 63% Single to CF; Bengough Scores
b2 4-3 2 1-- O NYY M. Koenig P. Alexander -2% 61% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 3-4-5
t3 3-4 0 --- STL F. Frisch G. Pipgras -4% 57% Single to CF
t3 3-4 0 1-- STL J. Bottomley G. Pipgras -3% 54% Frisch Steals 2B
t3 3-4 0 -2- O STL J. Bottomley G. Pipgras 5% 59% Strikeout
t3 3-4 1 -2- O STL C. Hafey G. Pipgras 4% 63% Groundout: SS-1B; Frisch to 3B
t3 3-4 2 --3 O STL G. Harper G. Pipgras 4% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 3-4-5
b3 4-3 0 --- NYY B. Ruth P. Alexander 3% 70% Single to CF
b3 4-3 0 1-- NYY L. Gehrig P. Alexander 5% 75% Walk; Ruth to 2B
b3 4-3 0 12- R NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander 11% 86% Double to LF (LF Line); Ruth Scores; Gehrig to 3B
b3 5-3 0 -23 O NYY T. Lazzeri P. Alexander -3% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 5-3 1 -23 NYY G. Robertson P. Alexander 0% 83% Walk
b3 5-3 1 123 R NYY B. Bengough P. Alexander 6% 88% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Gehrig Scores; Meusel to 3B; Robertson to 2B
Clarence Mitchell replaces Pete Alexander pitching and batting 9th
b3 6-3 1 123 R NYY G. Pipgras C. Mitchell 4% 92% Hit By Pitch; Meusel Scores; Robertson to 3B; Bengough to 2B
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Cedric Durst (CF) batting 1st
b3 7-3 1 123 RO NYY B. Paschal C. Mitchell 0% 93% Single to CF; Robertson Scores; Bengough out at Hm/CF-2B-C; Pipgras to 2B
b3 8-3 2 12- O NYY M. Koenig C. Mitchell -1% 92% Popfly: 1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 7-8-9
Ben Paschal moves from PH to CF
t4 3-8 0 --- O STL J. Wilson G. Pipgras 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t4 3-8 1 --- STL R. Maranville G. Pipgras -1% 92% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Maranville to 1B
t4 3-8 1 1-- O STL C. Mitchell G. Pipgras 2% 93% Popfly: SS
t4 3-8 2 1-- O STL T. Douthit G. Pipgras 1% 95% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Clarence Mitchell facing 3-4-5
b4 8-3 0 --- NYY B. Ruth C. Mitchell 1% 96% Double to CF (Deep CF)
b4 8-3 0 -2- O NYY L. Gehrig C. Mitchell -1% 95% Flyball: CF
b4 8-3 1 -2- O NYY B. Meusel C. Mitchell -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b4 8-3 2 -2- O NYY T. Lazzeri C. Mitchell -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 2-3-4
t5 3-8 0 --- O STL A. High G. Pipgras 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-8 1 --- O STL F. Frisch G. Pipgras 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-8 2 --- O STL J. Bottomley G. Pipgras 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Clarence Mitchell facing 7-8-9
b5 8-3 0 --- O NYY G. Robertson C. Mitchell -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 8-3 1 --- O NYY B. Bengough C. Mitchell -0% 95% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b5 8-3 2 --- O NYY G. Pipgras C. Mitchell -0% 95% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 5-6-7
t6 3-8 0 --- O STL C. Hafey G. Pipgras 1% 96% Flyball: LF
t6 3-8 1 --- O STL G. Harper G. Pipgras 1% 97% Flyball: RF
t6 3-8 2 --- O STL J. Wilson G. Pipgras 0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Clarence Mitchell facing 1-2-3
b6 8-3 0 --- NYY B. Paschal C. Mitchell 0% 98% Walk
b6 8-3 0 1-- O NYY M. Koenig C. Mitchell -0% 97% Strikeout
b6 8-3 1 1-- O NYY B. Ruth C. Mitchell -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b6 8-3 2 1-- O NYY L. Gehrig C. Mitchell -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 8-9-1
t7 3-8 0 --- O STL R. Maranville G. Pipgras 1% 98% Strikeout
t7 3-8 1 --- O STL C. Mitchell G. Pipgras 1% 98% Popfly: 3B
t7 3-8 2 --- O STL T. Douthit G. Pipgras 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Cardinals' Clarence Mitchell facing 5-6-7
b7 8-3 0 --- NYY B. Meusel C. Mitchell 0% 99% Walk
b7 8-3 0 1-- NYY T. Lazzeri C. Mitchell 0% 99% Meusel Steals 2B
b7 8-3 0 -2- NYY T. Lazzeri C. Mitchell 0% 99% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Meusel to 3B; Lazzeri to 1B
Joe Dugan pinch hits for Gene Robertson (3B) batting 7th
b7 8-3 0 1-3 RO NYY J. Dugan C. Mitchell 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Meusel Scores
b7 9-3 1 1-- OO NYY B. Bengough C. Mitchell -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 9.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 2-3-4
Leo Durocher replaces Tony Lazzeri playing 2B batting 6th
Joe Dugan moves from PH to 3B
t8 3-9 0 --- O STL A. High G. Pipgras 0% 100% Popfly: 1B
t8 3-9 1 --- STL F. Frisch G. Pipgras -0% 99% Single to CF
t8 3-9 1 1-- O STL J. Bottomley G. Pipgras 0% 100% Strikeout, Frisch Steals 2B
t8 3-9 2 -2- O STL C. Hafey G. Pipgras 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-3, Cardinals' Clarence Mitchell facing 9-1-2
b8 9-3 0 --- O NYY G. Pipgras C. Mitchell -0% 100% Strikeout (C-1B)
b8 9-3 1 --- O NYY B. Paschal C. Mitchell -0% 100% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
b8 9-3 2 --- O NYY M. Koenig C. Mitchell -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 9.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Yankees' George Pipgras facing 6-7-8
t9 3-9 0 --- O STL G. Harper G. Pipgras 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
t9 3-9 1 --- O STL J. Wilson G. Pipgras 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 3-9 2 --- STL R. Maranville G. Pipgras -0% 100% Walk
Ernie Orsatti pinch hits for Clarence Mitchell (P) batting 9th
t9 3-9 2 1-- O STL E. Orsatti G. Pipgras 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 9.

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