Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 16, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
English ss 5 1 1 2
Maguire 2b 5 0 2 0
Cuyler cf 4 0 2 0
Webb rf 5 1 2 1
Stephenson lf 4 1 2 0
Kelly 1b 3 1 0 0
Hartnett c 3 1 1 0
Butler 3b 2 1 0 1
Bush p 4 0 0 1
Totals 35 6 10 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 3 1 0 0
Holm 3b 4 0 1 1
  Kaufmann p 0 0 0 0
Frisch 2b 3 0 0 0
Bottomley 1b 4 1 2 0
Hafey rf 4 0 0 1
Roettger lf 3 0 1 0
Thevenow ss 3 0 0 0
O'Farrell c 3 1 1 0
Haines p 1 0 0 0
  Littlejohn p 0 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 1 0
  High 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 7 2
Chicago 000 510 000–6101
St. Louis 100 100 100–372
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bush  W(1-0) 9.0 7 3 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haines  L(1-1) 5.0 7 6 5 2 0
  Littlejohn   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kaufmann   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
3
1
  E–English (4), Holm 2 (4).  DP–Chicago 1. Stephenson-English, St. Louis 1. High-Frisch-Bottomley.  PB–Hartnett (1).  2B–Chicago Stephenson (2), St. Louis Bottomley (3).  3B–Chicago Hartnett (1), St. Louis Bottomley (1).  HR–Chicago Webb (1,5th inning off Haines 0 on).  SH–Kelly (1); Frisch (2); Roettger (2); Thevenow (2).  HBP–Butler (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Maguire (1); O'Farrell (1); High (1).  U–Dolly Stark, Ernie Quigley, Cy Pfirman.
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