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Scores
Standings
PHA
@SLB		10
8
CIN
@BRO		5
3		 
(11)
PIT
@BSN		5
9
STL
@NYG		8
3
CHC
@PHI		5
6
Friday, June 8, 1928,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:59
Athletics
10
28-17
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Browns
8
24-25
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Eddie Rommel (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       5  0  1   1  0  0   0  1  2   10 14  0
Browns          0  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  5    8 11  2

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Max Bishop 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .280 .803 2 5 SB
Ty Cobb RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .313 .789 0 0 CS
Bing Miller CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .342 .907 4 0 2·2B
Al Simmons LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .226 .785 1 1
Mickey Cochrane C 4 2 2 2 1 0 .333 .994 4 2 HR
Joe Hauser 1B 3 3 2 2 1 0 .305 1.077 9 0 HR,2B,SH
Sammy Hale 3B 4 1 3 4 0 0 .338 .900 3 1 HR,SH
Joe Boley SS 5 1 0 0 0 0 .258 .583 2 4
George Earnshaw P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Eddie Rommel P 1 0 1 0 1 0 .182 .490 2 0 SH
Team Totals 37 10 14 10 4 0 .378 1.142 27 13
2B: J Hauser (9); B Miller 2 (8).
HR: S Hale (4); M Cochrane (4); J Hauser (10).
SH: E Rommel (3); S Hale (4); J Hauser (6).
TB: S Hale 6; J Hauser 6; M Cochrane 5; B Miller 4; T Cobb 2; M Bishop; E Rommel; A Simmons.
RBI: S Hale 4 (31); M Cochrane 2 (16); J Hauser 2 (34); T Cobb (27); M Bishop (17).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Simmons-J Boley-J Hauser.
Baserunning
SB: M Bishop (4, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: T Cobb (3, -1st base by  POCS).

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earl McNeely RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .264 .704 1 0 HBP
Otis Brannan 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .244 .693 4 7 HR
Heinie Manush LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .338 .860 2 0
Fred Schulte CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .298 .798 3 0
Red Kress SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 .369 .934 1 4 2B
Lu Blue 1B 5 1 1 3 0 0 .274 .829 13 2 HR
Larry Bettencourt 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .444 1.307 0 0 HR,3B,2B
Wally Schang C 3 0 0 0 2 1 .226 .670 1 1
Boom-Boom Beck P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .600 1.200 0 0
   Hal Wiltse P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 1 1
   Guy Sturdy PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .839
   Dick Coffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1
   Frank Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200
   Ed Strelecki P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
Team Totals 37 8 11 8 6 5 .297 1.058 27 17
2B: R Kress (11); L Bettencourt (2).
3B: L Bettencourt (1).
HR: L Blue (5); O Brannan (4); L Bettencourt (1).
HBP: E McNeely (5).
TB: L Bettencourt 9; O Brannan 6; L Blue 4; R Kress 3; F Schulte; E McNeely.
RBI: L Blue 3 (30); O Brannan 2 (22); L Bettencourt (2); G Sturdy (5); R Kress (25).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Kress-O Brannan-L Blue.
E: L Bettencourt (2); O Brannan (10).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
George Earnshaw 2.1 3 2 2 4 3 0 7.36 14 42
Eddie Rommel, W (3-2) 6.2 8 6 6 2 2 3 4.50 30
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 6 5 3 8.00 44 42

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Boom-Boom Beck, L (1-2) 2.1 5 6 6 3 0 1 4.15 14 20
Hal Wiltse 3.2 4 1 0 0 0 0 6.37 15
Dick Coffman 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 9
Ed Strelecki 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 3.29 6
Team Totals 9 14 10 8 4 0 3 8.00 44 20
Balks: None.
WP: H Wiltse (1).
HBP: E Rommel (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bick Campbell, 1B - Brick Owens, 2B - (none), 3B - Harry Geisel.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         St.Louis Browns
1 Max Bishop 2B 1 Earl McNeely RF
2 Ty Cobb RF 2 Otis Brannan 2B
3 Bing Miller CF 3 Heinie Manush LF
4 Al Simmons LF 4 Fred Schulte CF
5 Mickey Cochrane C 5 Red Kress SS
6 Joe Hauser 1B 6 Lu Blue 1B
7 Sammy Hale 3B 7 Larry Bettencourt 3B
8 Joe Boley SS 8 Wally Schang C
9 George Earnshaw P 9 Boom-Boom Beck P

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