St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 12, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1927 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 10

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 4 0 1 0
Southworth rf 5 1 1 0
Frisch 2b 4 0 1 0
Bottomley 1b 3 0 1 0
Bell L. 3b 4 0 2 1
Hafey lf 3 0 0 0
O'Farrell c 4 0 1 0
Thevenow ss 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 1 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell H. p 0 0 0 0
  Toporcer ph 1 0 0 0
  Dyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 5 1 2 0
Heathcote rf 5 0 0 0
Webb lf 2 2 2 2
Wilson cf 3 2 0 1
Stephenson 3b 4 2 3 1
Grimm 1b 3 2 2 4
Gonzalez c 3 0 2 2
Cooney ss 4 0 0 0
Root p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 10 12 10
St. Louis 100 000 000171
Chicago 105 000 04x10121
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L(0-1) 4.0 6 6 6 1 0
  Bell   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Dyer   2.0 5 4 4 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
5
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  W(1-0) 9.0 7 1 0 5 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
5
6

  E–Thevenow (1), Root (1).  DP–St. Louis 2. Frisch-Thevenow-Bottomley, Frisch-Thevenow-Bottomley, Chicago 1. Adams-Grimm.  PB–Gonzalez (1).  2B–St. Louis Douthit (1); L. Bell (1), Chicago Stephenson (1); Root (1).  HR–Chicago Webb 2 (2,1st inning off Alexander 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Dyer 0 on 0 out); Grimm (1,3rd inning off Alexander 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Grimm (1).  Team–4.  U–Bill Klem, Frank Wilson, Beans Reardon.  T–1:57.  A–42,000.
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