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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1928-08-15 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 6000 · 2:13

Brooklyn Robins defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5. Brooklyn Robins put up 3 in the 5th. Dazzy Vance earned the win and Jesse Petty picked up the save. Mack Hillis went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	6	11
PIT	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	5	12

W: Dazzy Vance L: Fred Fussell SV: Jesse Petty

Umpires — HP: Barry McCormick · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jigger Statz	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jake Flowers	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rube Bressler	5	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Harris	3	1	1	1	2	0
Del Bissonette	4	1	2	0	0	1
Harry Riconda	4	0	1	1	0	1
Dave Bancroft	3	1	1	1	1	0
Hank DeBerry	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dazzy Vance	4	1	3	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	5	0	2	1	0	0
Paul Waner	4	1	2	0	1	0
George Grantham	2	0	0	0	1	0
Pie Traynor	5	1	2	0	0	0
Fred Brickell	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mack Hillis	3	1	1	2	0	1
Charlie Hargreaves	4	0	2	2	0	0
Fred Fussell	1	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Dawson	2	1	1	0	1	0
Clyde Barnhart	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dazzy Vance	7.2	11	4	3
Jesse Petty	1.1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Fussell	4.0	8	4	1
Joe Dawson	5.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jigger Statz: 43
Jake Flowers: S5
Rube Bressler: 4/P
Joe Harris: SB2
Joe Harris: W
Del Bissonette: K

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: 2/FL
Lloyd Waner: S
Paul Waner: S.1-2
George Grantham: 9/SF.2-3
Pie Traynor: 8/L

Top 2

Harry Riconda: 63
Dave Bancroft: 43
Hank DeBerry: D
Dazzy Vance: S.2-H
Jigger Statz: W.1-2
Jake Flowers: 5(2)/FO

Bot 2

Fred Brickell: S1
Mack Hillis: SB2
Mack Hillis: K
Charlie Hargreaves: S.2-H
Fred Fussell: K+SB2
Sparky Adams: 43

Top 3

Rube Bressler: S
Joe Harris: W.1-2
Del Bissonette: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Harry Riconda: S7.3-H;1X3(75);B-3
Dave Bancroft: W
Hank DeBerry: 9

Bot 3

Lloyd Waner: S
Paul Waner: 8
George Grantham: 9
Pie Traynor: CS2(26)

Top 4

Dazzy Vance: D
Jigger Statz: FC3.2-3(E3/TH3)
Jake Flowers: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Rube Bressler: PO1(23)
Rube Bressler: 7

Bot 4

Pie Traynor: 53
Fred Brickell: 6/P
Mack Hillis: HR/78/IPHR
Charlie Hargreaves: 4/P

Top 5

Joe Harris: HR/7
Del Bissonette: D9.B-3(E9)
Harry Riconda: 63
Dave Bancroft: D.3-H
Hank DeBerry: 5/FL
Dazzy Vance: D.2-H
Jigger Statz: 4/P

Bot 5

Joe Dawson: 43
Sparky Adams: 43
Lloyd Waner: 43

Top 6

Jake Flowers: 63
Rube Bressler: 43
Joe Harris: 63

Bot 6

Paul Waner: W
George Grantham: W.1-2
Pie Traynor: S.2-3;1-2
Fred Brickell: K
Mack Hillis: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Charlie Hargreaves: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Del Bissonette: S
Harry Riconda: K
Dave Bancroft: CS2(26)
Dave Bancroft: 43

Bot 7

Joe Dawson: S
Sparky Adams: S.1-3
Lloyd Waner: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Paul Waner: 64(1)/FO
George Grantham: 6/P

Top 8

Hank DeBerry: 53
Dazzy Vance: 4/P
Jigger Statz: 63

Bot 8

Pie Traynor: S5
Fred Brickell: W.1-2
Mack Hillis: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Charlie Hargreaves: S9.3-H;2XH(92)
Joe Dawson: W.1-2
Sparky Adams: 5(2)/FO

Top 9

Jake Flowers: 63
Rube Bressler: 7
Joe Harris: 63

Bot 9

Lloyd Waner: 53
Paul Waner: S5
Clyde Barnhart: 8
Pie Traynor: 9

Notes & reviews

Pirates Manager Donie Bush ejected by HP umpire Barry McCormick

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