CAG @ SSN

September 29, 1928

Final Score: CAG 5 - SSN 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Stars Park
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Willie Foster
Losing Pitcher
hensl101

Umpires

Home Plate
Bert Gholston
First Base
Billy Donaldson

Line Score

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

CAG Batting

CAG @ SSN — CAG Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Steel Arm Davis 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Willie Foster 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Lemuel Hawkins 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
John Hines 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sanford Jackson 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Dave Malarcher 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pythias Russ 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Sandy Thompson 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 33 4 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .273

SSN Batting

CAG @ SSN — SSN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Cool Papa Bell 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Dewey Creacy 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Eggie Hensley 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Clarence Palm 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wilson Redus 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Branch Russell 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
John Henry Russell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mule Suttles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Wells 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Henry Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 3 8 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .258

CAG Pitching

CAG @ SSN — CAG Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Willie Foster (W) W 9.0 8 3 0 1 2 1 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 3 0 1 2 1 0.00

SSN Pitching

CAG @ SSN — SSN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Eggie Hensley (L) L 9.0 11 5 0 1 3 1 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 5 0 1 3 1 0.00

Chicago American Giants at St. Louis Stars, September 29, 1928

Playing on the road, the Chicago American Giants won 5-3 over the St. Louis Stars on September 29, 1928 in a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records a day start for this game. The Chicago American Giants' runs came in the first, eighth, and ninth innings, 3 of them in the first. The St. Louis Stars' runs came one at a time, in the first, fourth, and fifth. Hits were 11 for the Chicago American Giants and 8 for the St. Louis Stars, with 0 and 0 errors. Willie Foster was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 8 hits in 9.0 innings. Hensl101 took the loss. The Chicago American Giants' top hitter was Pythias Russ, 2 for 4 and 1 home run. For the St. Louis Stars, Dewey Creacy went 3 for 4 and 1 double. The St. Louis Stars got another home run from Willie Wells. Behind the plate was umpire Bert Gholston.

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