Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 27, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1926 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 4 0 1 0
Heathcote rf 5 0 1 0
Scott lf 5 1 2 0
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Freigau 3b 4 0 1 0
Grimm 1b 3 2 1 0
Shannon ss 4 1 2 1
Hartnett c 3 0 1 1
Kaufmann p 5 0 2 3
Totals 37 5 13 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Carey cf 3 0 0 0
Rhyne 2b 4 0 0 0
Cuyler lf 4 0 2 0
Wright ss 4 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 4 1 2 0
Waner rf 4 1 2 1
Grantham 1b 4 0 2 1
Smith c 3 0 1 0
  Moore pr 0 0 0 0
  Gooch c 0 0 0 0
  Yde pr 0 0 0 0
Oldham p 0 0 0 0
  Sheehan p 1 0 0 0
  Songer p 2 0 0 0
  Bigbee ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Chicago 020 030 000–5130
Pittsburgh 010 000 100–290
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Kaufmann  W(4-2) 9.0 9 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Oldham  L(1-1) 1.0 5 2 2 1 0
  Sheehan   4.0 3 3 3 4 1
  Songer   4.0 5 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
6
1
  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Freigau-Adams-Grimm, Shannon-Grimm, Pittsburgh 1. Wright-Grantham-Traynor.  PB–Smith (3).  2B–Chicago Hartnett (12), Pittsburgh Grantham 2 (6).  3B–Pittsburgh Traynor (3).  SH–Freigau (3); Shannon (1).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Gooch (1).  Team–7.  SB–Cuyler (11).  U–Bill Klem, Frank Wilson, Bob Hart.
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