Brooklyn Robins vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 5, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The Brooklyn Robins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Robins 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Tyson cf 5 0 1 0
Bancroft ss 4 0 0 0
Hendrick 3b 3 0 0 0
Herman rf 4 0 1 0
  Carey rf 0 0 0 0
Bressler lf 4 1 1 0
Bissonette 1b 4 1 1 2
Riconda 2b 3 1 2 1
Hargreaves c 4 0 1 0
Clark p 2 0 1 0
  Doak p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 5 1 2 0
High 3b 4 1 2 2
Frisch 2b 4 0 0 0
Bottomley 1b 3 0 0 0
Blades lf 4 0 1 0
Roettger rf 4 0 2 0
Mancuso c 4 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 3 0 1 0
  Hafey ph 1 0 0 0
Haines p 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Brooklyn 000 300 000380
St. Louis 000 001 010293
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  W (3-0) 7.2 8 2 2 1 1
  Doak  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 1 2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haines  L (3-2) 9.0 8 3 3 3 5
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 3 5

  E–High (1), Roettger (1), Thevenow (7).  DP–St. Louis 1. Blades-Thevenow.  2B–St. Louis Douthit (4).  HR–Brooklyn Bissonette (5,4th inning off Haines 1 on); Riconda (2,4th inning off Haines 0 on), St. Louis High (1,6th inning off Clark 0 on).  SH–Clark (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Douthit (1).  U–Ernie Quigley, Cy Pfirman, Dolly Stark.  T–1:46.  A–10,000.

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