Boston Braves 14 – 11 Pittsburgh Pirates
20 August 1928 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 11-19-5 runs-hits-errors line | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 in 55,375 games |
| 54 | final score 14–11 | 1 in 4,258 games | |
| 19 | 16 hits allowed | Bob Smith | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 5 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Sisler | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Howard Freigau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinie Mueller | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Les Bell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Doc Farrell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Zack Taylor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Delaney | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith | 6.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Cooney | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Delaney | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lloyd Waner | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Waner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| George Grantham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pie Traynor | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Fred Brickell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Bartell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Rollie Hemsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burleigh Grimes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Joe Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Barnhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Grimes | 5.1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Dawson | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Elmer Tutwiler | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Fussell | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |