New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 9, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1927 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Reese 3b 4 1 1 1
Lindstrom lf 5 1 1 1
Roush cf 5 0 2 0
Hornsby 2b 5 1 2 2
Terry 1b 5 1 2 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Harper rf 4 0 1 2
Taylor c 2 1 2 0
  Ott ph 1 1 0 0
  DeVormer c 0 0 0 0
Grimes p 3 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 1 0
  Fitzsimmons p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 0 0
Grantham 1b 4 1 1 0
Waner P. rf 5 1 2 1
Traynor 3b 4 1 1 0
Wright ss 4 2 4 2
Barnhart lf 4 1 2 3
Rhyne 2b 4 0 2 0
Gooch c 4 0 0 0
Meadows p 3 0 0 0
  Hill p 1 0 1 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
New York 100 012 002–6121
Pittsburgh 000 032 011–7132
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes   5.1 8 5 5 0 1
  Henry   2.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Fitzsimmons  L(11-8) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.2
13
7
7
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows   8.2 11 6 4 1 2
  Hill  W(16-7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
1
2
  E–Jackson (26), Grantham (21), Wright (31).  DP–New York 1. Jackson-Terry, Pittsburgh 1. Wright-Grantham.  2B–New York Reese (11); Lindstrom (23); Terry 2 (21), Pittsburgh P. Waner (34); Barnhart (15).  3B–Pittsburgh Barnhart (3).  SH–Reese (9).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Wright (3).  U–Beans Reardon, Hank O'Day, Charlie Moran.
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