St. Louis Cardinals 8 – 5 New York Giants
20 September 1928 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | George Harper | 1 in 321 games |
| 25 | final score 8–5 | 1 in 94 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Bill Sherdel | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Douthit | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy High | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Frisch | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Bottomley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chick Hafey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| George Harper | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Jimmie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rabbit Maranville | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Sherdel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sherdel | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Welsh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Reese | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Les Mann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Freddie Lindstrom | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Shanty Hogan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Travis Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bill Terry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Cohen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Larry Benton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Benton | 7.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Jack Scott | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Henry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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