1917 – The Cards rally for four runs off Grover Alexander to beat the Phils, 6 – 5. Gene Paulette’s steal of home is the capper.

On August 28, 1917 — 1917 – The Cards rally for four runs off Grover Alexander to beat the Phils, 6 – 5. Gene Paulette’s steal of home is the capper.

Support This Day In Baseball on Patreon

Sources:
Baseball Reference August 28
National Pastime August 28
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
Replay The Game

Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age.

Lets go! Start listening!

Share the Post:

On a cold and damp day in St. Louis, the Giants sweep the Cardinals. In the opener, New York pounds Red Ames and Christy Mathewson coasts to a 10 – 0 lead after six innings, but the Cards come back to make it close, losing 11 – 9. Jeff Tesreau saves Matty’s 6th win of the year. New York takes the nitecap, 7 – 0.

August 4, 1915

Ila Borders, the first woman to play in men’s professional baseball, retires at age 26. Borders was pitching for the Zion Pioneerzz of the Western Baseball League.

June 30, 2000

1913 – Cleveland lefty Vean Gregg strikes out Ty Cobb three times in a row, but Cobb doubles in the winning run in the 12th.

September 4, 1913

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Enjoy our free trial and start listening to games, interviews and shows! Ruth, Mantle, Aaron, and Seaver!

class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-110116 single-format-standard wp-custom-logo wp-embed-responsive wp-theme-kadence wp-child-theme-kadence-child logged-out footer-on-bottom hide-focus-outline link-style-standard content-title-style-normal content-width-normal content-style-unboxed content-vertical-padding-show non-transparent-header mobile-non-transparent-header kadence-elementor-colors elementor-default elementor-kit-193430 elementor-page-193959"

1917 – The Cards rally for four runs off Grover Alexander to beat the Phils, 6 – 5. Gene Paulette’s steal of home is the capper.

Lets go! Start listening!

Related Posts

Ila Borders, the first woman to play in men’s professional baseball, retires at age 26. Borders was pitching for the Zion Pioneerzz of the Western Baseball League.

1913 – Cleveland lefty Vean Gregg strikes out Ty Cobb three times in a row, but Cobb doubles in the winning run in the 12th.

Start Listieng to Classic Baseball Broadcasts (1934 - 1973)

Podcast