St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 20, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1927 at Baker Bowl. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Holm cf 6 1 2 2
Toporcer 3b 5 2 3 0
Frisch 2b 5 0 1 0
Bottomley 1b 5 1 1 2
Hafey rf 5 0 2 2
Blades lf 5 1 2 0
O'Farrell c 4 0 2 1
Schuble ss 5 2 1 0
Alexander p 5 1 3 0
Totals 45 8 17 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Spalding lf 4 0 1 0
Sand ss 4 0 2 0
Mokan rf 4 0 1 0
Wrightstone 1b 4 0 3 0
Leach cf 4 0 0 0
Jonnard c 4 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 4 2 1 0
Friberg 3b 3 0 1 0
Pruett p 2 0 1 2
  Sweetland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
St. Louis 010 021 0408171
Philadelphia 001 010 0002105
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W(17-7) 9.0 10 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
0
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Pruett  L(6-12) 7.0 13 7 4 1 2
  Sweetland   2.0 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
17
8
5
3
3

  E–Schuble (14), Sand (26), Wrightstone (11), Jonnard (2), Pruett 2 (6).  DP–St. Louis 4. Hafey-Bottomley, Schuble-Bottomley, Schuble-Frisch-Bottomley, Frisch-Schuble-Bottomley.  2B–St. Louis Toporcer (11); Hafey (14); Blades (6), Philadelphia Pruett (1).  SH–Bottomley (19); Friberg (16); Pruett (5).  Team LOB–14.  Team–6.  SB–Toporcer (4).  U–Frank Wilson, Cy Pfirman, Ernie Quigley.
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