Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
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 Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
English ss 4 0 0 0
Maguire 2b 4 0 0 0
Cuyler cf 4 0 0 0
Webb rf 3 1 1 0
  McMillan ph 1 0 0 0
  Heathcote rf 0 0 0 0
Stephenson lf 4 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 3 1 1 0
Hartnett c 4 1 3 3
Butler 3b 4 0 0 0
Root p 2 0 1 0
  Malone p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 6 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 4 0 1 0
Holm 3b 3 1 0 0
Frisch 2b 4 2 3 2
Bottomley 1b 3 0 1 0
Hafey rf 3 0 0 0
Roettger lf 4 0 3 1
Thevenow ss 3 0 0 0
O'Farrell c 3 0 0 0
Sherdel p 3 1 1 1
Totals 30 4 9 4
Chicago 030 000 000360
St. Louis 000 120 10x492
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root   4.2 7 3 3 2 3
  Malone  L (0-2) 3.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals 8.0 9 4 4 3 4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sherdel  W (1-0) 9.0 6 3 3 1 5
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 1 5

  E–Thevenow 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 1. Root-Maguire-Grimm.  2B–Chicago Webb (1); Hartnett (1); Root (1).  3B–St. Louis Frisch (1).  HR–Chicago Hartnett (1,2nd inning off Sherdel 2 on), St. Louis Frisch (3,5th inning off Root 0 on); Sherdel (1,5th inning off Root 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Thevenow (1).  Team–6.  SB–Frisch (2).  U–Cy Pfirman, Dolly Stark, Ernie Quigley.  T–1:43.  A–18,000.

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