Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 16, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1927 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 4 0 2 0
Bancroft ss 3 0 0 0
Welsh cf 4 1 1 0
High 3b 4 0 0 0
Fournier 1b 4 0 1 1
Brown lf 3 1 1 0
Farrell 2b 4 1 2 0
Gibson c 3 0 1 1
Wertz p 1 0 0 0
  Morrison p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 2 3 0
Comorosky lf 4 1 1 0
Waner P. rf 3 1 2 1
Wright ss 3 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 2 0 1 2
Grantham 2b 4 0 1 0
Harris 1b 4 0 3 1
Gooch c 4 0 0 0
Meadows p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 11 4
Boston 020 001 000–380
Pittsburgh 310 000 00x–4111
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wertz  L(4-10) 1.2 7 4 4 2 0
  Morrison   6.1 4 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
3
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  W(19-7) 9.0 8 3 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
1
1
2
  E–Grantham (31).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Meadows-Wright-Harris, Wright-Grantham-Harris.  2B–Boston Richbourg (7); Welsh (24).  SH–Bancroft (8); Comorosky (3); Traynor (35).  Team LOB–4.  Team–10.  SB–P. Waner (5).  U–Bill Klem, Barry McCormick.
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