Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
April 15, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1928 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Giants 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Nixon lf 5 0 2 0
Thompson 2b 5 0 2 0
Leach cf 3 0 0 0
Sand ss 3 1 1 0
Wrightstone rf 4 0 3 0
Kelly 1b 3 0 0 0
Whitney 3b 4 0 0 1
Wilson c 4 0 0 0
Ring p 2 0 1 0
  Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Sothern ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Friberg ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 10 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Roush cf 5 0 1 0
O'Doul lf 4 2 3 2
Lindstrom 3b 4 2 2 0
Terry 1b 3 1 2 1
Jackson ss 3 1 1 3
Harper rf 1 0 0 0
Cohen 2b 4 2 3 2
Hogan c 3 0 0 0
  Spohrer c 1 0 0 0
Henry p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 12 8
Philadelphia 000 000 0101101
New York 000 241 01x8121
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ring  L(1-1) 4.2 8 6 5 2 1
  Mitchell   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Miller   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
2
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Henry  W(1-0) 9.0 10 1 1 3 7
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
3
7

  E–Whitney (2), Cohen (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 3. Terry-Hogan, Henry-Jackson-Terry, Jackson-Cohen-Terry.  PB–Hogan (1).  2B–Philadelphia Thompson (1), New York O'Doul 2 (2); Terry (1).  HR–New York O'Doul (1,4th inning off Ring 0 on); Jackson (1,5th inning off Ring 2 on); Cohen (1,8th inning off Miller 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Jackson (1); Harper (1).  HBP–Harper (1).  Team–5.  U–Lou Jorda, Bob Hart, Cy Rigler.  T–1:50.  A–35,000.
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