Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
April 21, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1927 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Giants 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sand ss 4 0 1 1
Spalding lf 4 1 1 0
Williams rf 4 1 1 1
Wrightstone 1b 3 1 1 2
Leach cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 0 2 0
Friberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Ferguson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Tyson lf 3 0 0 0
Lindstrom 3b 4 1 1 1
Roush cf 3 0 0 0
  Mueller cf 0 0 0 0
Hornsby 2b 4 1 1 0
Terry 1b 3 0 1 1
Harper rf 3 0 0 0
Farrell ss 3 0 0 0
DeVormer c 2 0 1 0
Barnes p 2 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
  Greenfield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Philadelphia 001 002 010470
New York 200 000 000240
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ferguson  W(2-0) 9.0 4 2 2 5 6
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes  L(2-1) 7.0 6 3 3 1 7
  Greenfield   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3. Thompson-Sand-Wrightstone, Ferguson-Sand-Wrightstone, Wilson-Sand.  2B–Philadelphia Spalding (1), New York Hornsby (3).  3B–Philadelphia Sand (1).  HR–Philadelphia Williams (4,8th inning off Greenfield 0 on); Wrightstone (2,6th inning off Barnes 1 on), New York Lindstrom (1,1st inning off Ferguson 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–4.  U–Bob Hart, Cy Rigler, Cy Pfirman.  T–2:03.  A–37,000.
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