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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1928-06-08 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 2000 · 1:53

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 1st. Bob McGraw earned the win. Spud Davis went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	6
PHI	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		6	8

W: Bob McGraw L: Sheriff Blake SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Clyde Beck	3	0	0	0	1	0
Freddie Maguire	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	4	1	1	1	1	0
Hack Wilson	3	1	0	0	1	1
Riggs Stephenson	4	2	2	0	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	2	0	0	1	2	0
Johnny Butler	3	0	1	2	1	1
Sheriff Blake	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kiki Cuyler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Webb	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denny Sothern	4	1	0	0	1	1
Fresco Thompson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Don Hurst	1	1	0	0	3	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	0	1	0	0
Art Jahn	4	0	1	2	0	0
Pinky Whitney	4	1	3	0	0	1
Bernie Friberg	3	1	1	0	0	0
Spud Davis	3	1	2	3	1	0
Alex Ferguson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cy Williams	0	0	0	0	1	0
Heinie Sand	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob McGraw	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheriff Blake	7.0	8	6	2
Guy Bush	1.0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Ferguson	6.0	6	5	2
Bob McGraw	3.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clyde Beck: 13/BG
Freddie Maguire: 63
Cliff Heathcote: 13

Bot 1

Denny Sothern: W
Fresco Thompson: E1/TH1.1-2
Don Hurst: W.2-3;1-2
Freddy Leach: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Art Jahn: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2
Pinky Whitney: K
Bernie Friberg: PO2(24)

Top 2

Hack Wilson: W
Riggs Stephenson: D89.1-3
Charlie Grimm: 31.3-H;2-3
Gabby Hartnett: 43.3-H
Johnny Butler: K

Bot 2

Bernie Friberg: 5/P
Spud Davis: S/8
Alex Ferguson: 3/G.1-2
Denny Sothern: K

Top 3

Sheriff Blake: D7
Clyde Beck: W
Freddie Maguire: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Cliff Heathcote: W
Hack Wilson: 8/F
Riggs Stephenson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Fresco Thompson: 63
Don Hurst: W
Freddy Leach: 8/F
Art Jahn: 3/G

Top 4

Charlie Grimm: 43
Gabby Hartnett: W
Johnny Butler: 7/F
Sheriff Blake: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Pinky Whitney: D89
Bernie Friberg: 14/SH.2-3
Spud Davis: W
Alex Ferguson: FC.3XH(12);1-2
Denny Sothern: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Clyde Beck: 8/F
Freddie Maguire: 3/G
Cliff Heathcote: HR/9
Hack Wilson: K

Bot 5

Fresco Thompson: D9/F
Don Hurst: FC.2X3(35)
Freddy Leach: 36(1)/FO
Art Jahn: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Riggs Stephenson: D9/F
Charlie Grimm: S3/BG.2-3
Gabby Hartnett: W.1-2
Johnny Butler: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Sheriff Blake: 13
Clyde Beck: FC.3XH(62);2-3
Freddie Maguire: 4/G/RINT.1-1

Bot 6

Pinky Whitney: S7
Bernie Friberg: 9/L
Spud Davis: 46(1)/FO
Cy Williams: W.1-2
Denny Sothern: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Cliff Heathcote: 7/F
Hack Wilson: 3/G
Riggs Stephenson: 63

Bot 7

Heinie Sand: 3/L
Don Hurst: W
Freddy Leach: 6/P
Art Jahn: 7/F

Top 8

Charlie Grimm: 9/L
Gabby Hartnett: 43
Johnny Butler: W
Sheriff Blake: K

Bot 8

Pinky Whitney: S9
Bernie Friberg: S9/F.1-3
Spud Davis: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Bob McGraw: K
Denny Sothern: 4/L
Heinie Sand: 63

Top 9

Kiki Cuyler: 8/F
Earl Webb: 7/F
Cliff Heathcote: 53

Notes & reviews

Cubs Joe Kelly, not in game, ejected by 1B umpire Reardon for bench jockeying
Phillies Thompson ejected by 1B Umpire Reardon for continuing to argue he was safe at 3rd in previous inning
Clyde Beck called for interference for running into Bernie Friberg on the base line

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