Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 26, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1927 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Grantham 1b 4 1 1 0
Layne lf 5 0 0 0
Cuyler cf 3 3 2 0
Waner rf 3 1 2 0
Wright ss 5 2 2 4
Traynor 3b 5 1 2 1
Rhyne 2b 5 1 2 2
Spencer c 4 0 1 0
Meadows p 4 0 1 1
Totals 38 9 13 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 4 2 1 0
Southworth rf 4 1 2 4
Frisch 2b 3 0 1 1
Bottomley 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell L. 3b 4 0 1 0
Hafey lf 4 0 2 0
Snyder c 4 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 4 1 2 0
Sherdel p 0 0 0 0
  Bell H. p 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 1 1 0
  Keen p 0 0 0 0
  Toporcer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Pittsburgh 313 100 1009131
St. Louis 300 000 2005103
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  W(4-0) 9.0 10 5 5 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sherdel  L(1-2) 2.1 9 7 6 0 0
  Bell   4.2 2 2 1 3 1
  Keen   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
7
4
1

  E–Spencer (1), Southworth (1), L. Bell 2 (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Rhyne-Wright-Grantham, Traynor-Rhyne-Grantham, St. Louis 3. Sherdel-Frisch-Bottomley, Thevenow-Bottomley, Thevenow-Frisch-Bottomley.  2B–Pittsburgh Grantham (3); Cuyler (5); Wright (2); Rhyne (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Wright (1,1st inning off Sherdel 2 on), St. Louis Southworth (1,1st inning off Meadows 2 on).  SH–P. Waner (5); Frisch (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Cuyler (5); P. Waner (1).  U–Charlie Moran, Lou Jorda.
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