Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 31, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1927 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Scott rf 5 2 5 1
Cooney ss 4 0 0 0
Tolson 1b 4 1 2 4
  Grimm 1b 0 0 0 0
Wilson cf 5 1 0 0
Stephenson lf 4 0 0 0
Freigau 3b 5 1 2 1
Hartnett c 5 2 2 1
Beck 2b 5 1 2 1
Brillheart p 2 1 0 0
  Osborn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 3 0 0 0
  Cronin ph 1 0 0 0
  Layne cf 0 1 0 0
Barnhart lf 4 2 2 0
Waner P. rf 5 1 1 1
Wright ss 5 1 2 1
Grantham 2b 5 1 3 2
Traynor 3b 5 2 1 0
Harris 1b 5 2 5 4
Gooch c 1 0 0 0
  Spencer c 3 0 1 1
Cvengros p 0 0 0 0
  Morrison p 2 0 1 0
  Bush p 2 0 1 1
  Hill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 17 10
Chicago 220 011 120–9132
Pittsburgh 000 102 331–10172
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Brillheart   7.1 13 9 9 3 4
  Osborn  L(2-3) 0.2 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
17
10
10
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cvengros   1.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Morrison   5.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Bush   2.0 3 3 1 1 0
  Hill  W(4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
9
7
2
5
  E–Wilson (6), Beck (5), Layne (1), Wright (12).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Wright-Grantham-Harris, Traynor-Grantham-Harris.  PB–Spencer (1).  2B–Chicago Scott 2 (5); Hartnett (9), Pittsburgh Grantham 2 (15); Harris (8).  3B–Pittsburgh Harris 2 (2); Morrison (1).  HR–Chicago Tolson (2,1st inning off Cvengros 1 on).  SH–Cooney (9); Tolson (3); Brillheart (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U–Beans Reardon, Hank O'Day, Barry McCormick.
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