St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 17, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1927 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies 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 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 3 1 1 0
Southworth rf 4 0 1 0
Frisch 2b 4 1 2 1
Bottomley 1b 4 1 2 2
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Hafey lf 4 0 1 0
Snyder c 3 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 2 0 1 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Reinhart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sand ss 4 0 1 0
Spalding lf 4 1 2 1
Williams rf 4 0 0 0
Wrightstone 1b 4 0 2 0
Leach cf 4 1 3 1
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Thompson 2b 3 0 1 0
Friberg 3b 2 1 1 1
Scott p 2 0 0 1
Totals 31 4 11 4
St. Louis 100 000 002380
Philadelphia 000 021 10x4112
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L(3-3) 7.0 10 4 4 0 1
  Reinhart   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
0
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W(3-3) 9.0 8 3 3 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
0
4

  E–Sand (8), Wilson (3).  DP–St. Louis 1. Reinhart-Frisch-Bottomley, Philadelphia 1. Friberg-Thompson-Wrightstone.  HR–St. Louis Bottomley (4,9th inning off Scott 1 on).  SH–Douthit (5); Friberg (5); Scott (1).  Team LOB–3.  Team–5.  SB–Frisch (9); L. Bell (1); Thompson (2).  U–Bill Klem, Frank Wilson, Peter McLaughlin.
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