Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
May 26, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1928 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Giants 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sothern cf 4 1 3 0
Thompson 2b 4 1 1 0
Hurst 1b 3 2 2 3
Leach lf 4 0 1 0
Wrightstone rf 3 0 0 1
  Nixon rf 0 0 0 0
Whitney 3b 3 1 1 1
Friberg ss 3 1 1 1
Lerian c 3 0 0 0
Sweetland p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Roush cf 4 0 0 1
Ott rf 5 1 2 0
Lindstrom 3b 5 2 4 2
Terry 1b 5 0 0 1
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Mann lf 2 1 0 0
Cohen 2b 3 1 3 0
O'Farrell c 3 0 1 1
Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings ph 1 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Jahn ph 1 0 0 0
  Clarkson p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Faulkner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Philadelphia 110 202 000691
New York 011 011 1005111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Sweetland  W(1-5) 9.0 11 5 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
2
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L(0-2) 4.0 5 4 4 0 1
  Henry   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Clarkson   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Faulkner   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
3

  E–Sothern (1), Jackson (13).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Wrightstone-Lerian-Thompson, New York 2. Cohen-Jackson, Cohen-Jackson-Terry.  2B–Philadelphia Sothern (3); Thompson (7); Hurst (1), New York Ott (9); Lindstrom 2 (7).  3B–Philadelphia Sothern (3).  HR–Philadelphia Hurst (2,4th inning off Walker 0 on 0 out); Whitney (1,4th inning off Walker 0 on 2 out); Friberg (1,2nd inning off Walker 0 on 2 out), New York Lindstrom 2 (5,3rd inning off Sweetland 0 on 1 out,7th inning off Sweetland 0 on 1 out).  SH–Hurst (1); Whitney (2); Friberg (3); Roush (1); O'Farrell (3); Walker (1).  Team LOB–3.  Team–8.  U–Dolly Stark, Ernie Quigley, Cy Pfirman.
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