Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 1, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 3 1
Barnhart lf 5 2 2 1
Waner P. rf 5 1 2 3
Wright ss 5 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 5 0 2 0
Grantham 1b 4 0 3 0
Adams 2b 5 0 2 0
Hargreaves c 4 0 1 0
  Scott pr 0 0 0 0
Miljus p 1 1 1 0
  Burwell p 2 0 0 0
  Brickell ph 1 1 1 0
  Kremer p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 17 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 2 2 0 0
Holm 3b 4 2 3 2
Frisch 2b 3 1 1 3
Bottomley 1b 5 2 3 2
Harper rf 3 0 1 0
Roettger lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Maranville ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Haid p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 8 11 8
Pittsburgh 003 002 0106170
St. Louis 211 300 01x8114
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Miljus  L(5-7) 2.2 6 4 4 2 1
  Burwell   4.1 3 3 3 2 1
  Kremer   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
6
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(5-3) 6.1 13 5 4 2 0
  Haid  SV(4) 2.2 4 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
17
6
4
2
3

  E–Holm (11), Frisch 2 (11), Bottomley (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Adams-Wright-Grantham, St. Louis 2. Maranville-Frisch-Bottomley, Maranville-Frisch-Bottomley.  2B–Pittsburgh Barnhart 2 (6); P. Waner (21), St. Louis Holm 2 (11); Bottomley (24); Wilson (15); Maranville (7).  HR–St. Louis Frisch (7,4th inning off Burwell 1 on); Bottomley (16,4th inning off Burwell 0 on).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Frisch (11).  Team–8.  U–Ernie Quigley, Dolly Stark, Cy Pfirman.
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