Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 28, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1927 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 16, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 4 3 3 2
English ss 5 0 2 3
Webb rf 4 1 1 0
Wilson cf 5 2 3 2
Stephenson lf 5 2 1 0
Grimm 1b 5 2 2 3
Freigau 3b 5 2 1 2
Hartnett c 4 2 2 2
Root p 3 2 2 0
Totals 40 16 17 14
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Grantham 1b 3 1 1 0
Waner L. lf 5 0 2 0
Cuyler cf 5 0 0 0
Waner P. rf 5 1 1 2
Wright ss 5 0 1 0
Traynor 3b 4 1 0 0
Rhyne 2b 3 1 2 0
Smith c 2 0 2 1
  Layne pr 0 0 0 0
  Spencer c 1 0 0 0
Bush p 0 0 0 0
  Songer p 0 0 0 0
  Cvengros p 1 0 0 1
  Gooch ph 0 0 0 0
  Sicking pr 0 0 0 0
  Mahaffey p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Chicago 390 010 030–16170
Pittsburgh 020 000 002–492
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  W(3-1) 9.0 9 4 4 4 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bush  L(0-1) 1.0 3 6 4 3 0
  Songer   0.2 4 6 2 2 0
  Cvengros   4.1 6 1 1 1 3
  Mahaffey   3.0 4 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
17
16
10
8
5
  E–Rhyne (2), Smith (2).  2B–Chicago English (1); Wilson (3).  3B–Chicago Webb (1).  HR–Chicago Hartnett (2,2nd inning off Bush 0 on), Pittsburgh P. Waner (2,9th inning off Root 1 on).  SH–Adams (2); English (2); Grimm (4); Hartnett (1); Cvengros (1).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Smith (1).  Team–10.  U–Charlie Moran, Bob Hart.
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