Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Robins
May 16, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1927 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Robins defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Robins 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. lf 4 0 0 0
  Layne ph 1 0 0 0
Cuyler cf 5 1 1 0
Waner P. rf 5 2 3 0
Wright ss 2 0 0 1
Grantham 2b 4 1 2 3
Traynor 3b 4 0 2 0
Harris 1b 4 1 2 0
Spencer c 4 0 2 0
Yde p 1 0 0 0
  Cvengros p 1 0 0 0
  Barnhart ph 1 0 0 1
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
  Bush ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 13 5
Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Carey cf 5 0 4 0
Partridge 2b 5 2 1 1
Meusel rf 4 2 1 0
Herman 1b 3 2 1 2
Felix lf 3 2 2 1
Flowers ss 2 0 0 1
Butler 3b 2 0 1 3
Henline c 2 1 1 1
Petty p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 11 9
Pittsburgh 000 001 130–5132
Brooklyn 312 000 30x–9110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Yde  L(0-1) 3.0 6 6 6 3 0
  Cvengros   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Nichols   2.0 4 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
6
5
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Petty  W(3-2) 9.0 13 5 5 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
0
2
  E–Grantham (3), Spencer (2).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Petty-Flowers-Herman.  2B–Pittsburgh Grantham (11); Harris (3), Brooklyn Carey (6); Meusel (2); Herman (6); Henline (3).  3B–Pittsburgh P. Waner (4).  HR–Pittsburgh Grantham (1,8th inning off Petty 2 on).  SH–Wright 2 (5); Flowers (2); Butler (2).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Henline (1).  Team–6.  SB–Carey (5).  U–Lou Jorda, Cy Rigler, Cy Pfirman.
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