SSN @ CAG

September 22, 1928

Final Score: SSN 3 - CAG 7

Game Information

Ballpark
South Side Park III
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Willie Foster
Losing Pitcher
willj116

Line Score

SSN @ CAG — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SSN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 2
CAG 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 x 7 11 1

SSN Batting

SSN @ CAG — SSN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Cool Papa Bell 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dewey Creacy 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Roosevelt Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luther McDonald 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clarence Palm 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wilson Redus 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Branch Russell 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
John Henry Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mule Suttles 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500
Candy Jim Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Willie Wells 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Henry Williams 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
John Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 3 8 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 .250

CAG Batting

SSN @ CAG — CAG Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Steel Arm Davis 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Willie Foster 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Lemuel Hawkins 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Hines 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Sanford Jackson 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Dave Malarcher 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pythias Russ 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Sandy Thompson 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Team Totals 28 6 9 7 4 0 1 0 0 2 .321

SSN Pitching

SSN @ CAG — SSN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roosevelt Davis - 1.0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
John Williams (L) L 7.0 8 5 0 4 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 11 7 0 4 1 0 0.00

CAG Pitching

SSN @ CAG — CAG Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Willie Foster (W) W 9.0 8 3 0 2 7 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 3 0 2 7 0 0.00

St. Louis Stars at Chicago American Giants, September 22, 1928

On September 22, 1928, the Chicago American Giants defeated the St. Louis Stars 7-3 at South Side Park III in a League Championship Series game. The game information lists a day start. All of the St. Louis Stars scoring came in one inning, 3 runs in the eighth. The Chicago American Giants' runs came in the first, fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the first. Hits were 8 for the St. Louis Stars and 11 for the Chicago American Giants, with 2 and 1 errors. The win went to Willie Foster, allowing 0 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. Willj116 took the loss. Willie Foster led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. Branch Russell led the St. Louis Stars at the plate: 2 for 4 and 2 RBI. John Hines led the Chicago American Giants at the plate: 2 for 4 and 2 RBI. Steel Arm Davis drove in 2 for the Chicago American Giants.

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