John McGraw of the Giants and Jack Slattery from the Boston Braves on opening day

On April 11, 1928 John McGraw of the Giants and Jack Slattery from the Boston Braves on opening day.

the Giants take care of the Braves 5-2, Braves starter Bob Smith takes the loss and proves all the runs for the Braves with a 2 run homer. Edd Roush, Shanty Hogan and Andy Cohen leads the offense for the giants.

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