Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 24, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 0, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sothern cf 3 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 3 0 0 0
Klein rf 3 0 1 0
Leach 1b 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Whitney 3b 4 0 0 0
Sand ss 3 0 1 0
  Schulte ph 1 0 0 0
Lerian c 2 0 1 0
Benge p 2 0 0 0
  Hurst ph 1 0 0 0
  Walsh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 4 0 0 0
Frisch 2b 3 0 0 0
Orsatti 1b 3 1 1 1
Hafey lf 3 0 1 0
Harper rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
High 3b 3 0 2 0
Maranville ss 3 0 0 0
Haines p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
Philadelphia 000 000 000050
St. Louis 100 000 00x141
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Benge  L (5-14) 6.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Walsh   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 4 1 1 2 2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haines  W (13-8) 9.0 5 0 0 4 3
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 4 3

  E–Harper (4).  DP–St. Louis 1. Maranville-Orsatti.  2B–St. Louis High (9).  HR–St. Louis Orsatti (3,1st inning off Benge 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  U–Barry McCormick, Beans Reardon.

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