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Philadelphia Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians

1928-09-16 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 11000 · 1:39

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Cleveland Indians 7–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 6 in the 6th. Lefty Grove earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	7	11
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4

W: Lefty Grove L: Joe Shaute SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Brick Owens · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Geisel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Bishop	4	1	1	2	1	0
Mule Haas	4	1	1	1	1	1
Mickey Cochrane	5	0	1	0	0	0
Al Simmons	5	0	2	2	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bing Miller	5	1	1	1	0	0
Sammy Hale	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	2	1	1	0	2	0
Lefty Grove	4	1	1	1	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Langford	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Lind	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Sewell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hodapp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Sewell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ollie Tucker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Luther Harvel	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Montague	3	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Shaute	1	0	0	0	0	1
Vern Underhill	1	0	0	1	1	0
Red Dorman	2	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	9.0	4	1	5

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Shaute	5.2	8	5	1
Vern Underhill	3.1	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: 7
Mule Haas: K
Mickey Cochrane: 53

Bot 1

Sam Langford: 4
Carl Lind: K
Joe Sewell: 3/FL

Top 2

Al Simmons: S7
Jimmie Foxx: 9
Bing Miller: 7
Sammy Hale: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Johnny Hodapp: 7
Luke Sewell: K+E2/TH1.B-1
Ollie Tucker: PO1(13)
Ollie Tucker: K

Top 3

Jimmy Dykes: S8
Lefty Grove: 16(1)/FO
Max Bishop: W.1-2
Mule Haas: S9.2-H;1-2
Mickey Cochrane: 8
Al Simmons: 6

Bot 3

Luther Harvel: 53
Ed Montague: 53
Joe Shaute: K

Top 4

Jimmie Foxx: W
Bing Miller: 3/FL
Sammy Hale: E6/TH1.1-3;B-2
Jimmy Dykes: IW
Lefty Grove: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Sam Langford: 6
Carl Lind: 9
Joe Sewell: 3/G

Top 5

Max Bishop: 53
Mule Haas: 3/G
Mickey Cochrane: 8

Bot 5

Johnny Hodapp: 53
Luke Sewell: 53
Ollie Tucker: 3/G

Top 6

Al Simmons: E6/G
Jimmie Foxx: S8.1X3(85);B-2(TH3)
Bing Miller: S8.2-H
Sammy Hale: D9.1-3
Jimmy Dykes: IW
Lefty Grove: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Max Bishop: S9.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
Mule Haas: W
Mickey Cochrane: S3.2-3;1-2
Al Simmons: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Luther Harvel: 9/L
Ed Montague: T8
Vern Underhill: 43.3-H
Red Dorman: D7
Carl Lind: 9

Top 7

Bing Miller: 43
Sammy Hale: S7
Jimmy Dykes: 54(1)/FO
Lefty Grove: S8.1-3
Max Bishop: 9

Bot 7

Joe Sewell: D9
Johnny Hodapp: 53
Luke Sewell: 9
Ollie Tucker: 3/G

Top 8

Mule Haas: 8
Mickey Cochrane: 6
Al Simmons: 8

Bot 8

Luther Harvel: 2/FL
Ed Montague: K
Vern Underhill: W
Red Dorman: PB.1-2
Red Dorman: 9

Top 9

Jimmie Foxx: 7/FL
Bing Miller: 2/FL
Sammy Hale: 13

Bot 9

Carl Lind: 63
Joe Sewell: 43
Johnny Hodapp: S8
Luke Sewell: 63