Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Robins
August 8, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1928 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Robins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Robins 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 5 0 2 0
Waner L. cf 5 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 5 1 2 0
Grantham 1b 4 1 2 0
Traynor 3b 4 0 1 0
Brickell lf 3 1 0 0
Wright ss 4 1 3 2
Hargreaves c 2 0 0 0
Kremer p 3 0 2 2
Totals 35 4 12 4
Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Hendrick 3b 4 1 1 0
Carey cf 3 1 1 0
Herman rf 4 0 1 2
Bressler lf 3 0 0 0
Bissonette 1b 4 1 1 0
Flowers 2b 4 0 2 1
Bancroft ss 3 0 1 0
DeBerry c 4 0 1 0
McWeeny p 1 0 0 0
  Elliott p 1 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Petty p 0 0 0 0
  Gooch ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Pittsburgh 010 020 010–4120
Brooklyn 010 000 020–380
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer  W(9-12) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
6
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
McWeeny  L(11-9) 4.1 9 3 3 3 1
  Elliott   2.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Petty   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
3
  E–None.  DP–Brooklyn 2. McWeeny-Bancroft-Bissonette, Flowers-Bissonette.  2B–Pittsburgh P. Waner 2 (35), Brooklyn Herman (25); Flowers (8).  3B–Pittsburgh Wright (7).  SH–Kremer (2); Bressler (19); Bancroft (9).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Carey (14).  U–Bill Klem, Barry McCormick.
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