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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1928-05-27 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 25000 · 1:50

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2–1. Virgil Barnes earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	11
NY1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7

W: Virgil Barnes L: Hub Pruett SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ernie Quigley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denny Sothern	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fresco Thompson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Don Hurst	4	1	2	0	0	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	2	1	0	0
Cy Williams	3	0	1	0	0	0
Pinky Whitney	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bernie Friberg	3	0	0	0	0	1
Walt Lerian	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hub Pruett	4	0	3	0	0	0
Russ Wrightstone	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Schulte	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Andy Reese	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Terry	3	1	0	0	1	2
Travis Jackson	3	1	2	0	0	0
Les Mann	1	0	1	1	2	0
Andy Cohen	4	0	1	0	0	0
Shanty Hogan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Virgil Barnes	3	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hub Pruett	8.1	7	3	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Barnes	9.0	11	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denny Sothern: 6/L
Fresco Thompson: K
Don Hurst: 9/L

Bot 1

Andy Reese: S
Mel Ott: 2/FL
Freddie Lindstrom: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Freddy Leach: 7/F
Cy Williams: 8/F
Pinky Whitney: 63

Bot 2

Bill Terry: K
Travis Jackson: 8/F
Les Mann: S
Andy Cohen: 4/FL

Top 3

Bernie Friberg: K
Walt Lerian: K
Hub Pruett: S8
Denny Sothern: 43

Bot 3

Shanty Hogan: 53
Virgil Barnes: K
Andy Reese: 7/F

Top 4

Fresco Thompson: 53
Don Hurst: S
Freddy Leach: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Mel Ott: 43
Freddie Lindstrom: S
Bill Terry: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 5

Cy Williams: S
Pinky Whitney: 3/SH.1-2
Bernie Friberg: 63.2-3
Walt Lerian: 63

Bot 5

Travis Jackson: T
Les Mann: 8/SF.3-H
Andy Cohen: S
Shanty Hogan: 63.1-2
Virgil Barnes: 2/P

Top 6

Hub Pruett: S7
Denny Sothern: 64(1)/FO
Fresco Thompson: SB2
Fresco Thompson: 8/F/DP.2X3(85)

Bot 6

Andy Reese: 43
Mel Ott: 43
Freddie Lindstrom: 7/F

Top 7

Don Hurst: D
Freddy Leach: S.2-H
Cy Williams: 46(1)/FO
Pinky Whitney: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Bill Terry: 31
Travis Jackson: D
Les Mann: W
Andy Cohen: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Shanty Hogan: 31

Top 8

Bernie Friberg: 2/FL
Walt Lerian: 63
Hub Pruett: S
Denny Sothern: S.1-2
Fresco Thompson: S/G.2-3;1-2
Don Hurst: 8/F

Bot 8

Virgil Barnes: K
Andy Reese: 3/FL
Mel Ott: S9
Freddie Lindstrom: 8/F

Top 9

Freddy Leach: S
Cy Williams: 23/SH.1-2
Pinky Whitney: S.2-3
Russ Wrightstone: IW.1-2
Johnny Schulte: K
Hub Pruett: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Bill Terry: W
Travis Jackson: 13/SH.1-2
Les Mann: IW
Andy Cohen: FC3.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2(E3/TH2)