Brooklyn Robins vs Chicago Cubs
May 9, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1928 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Robins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Brooklyn Robins 1, Chicago Cubs 2
Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Statz cf 4 0 1 0
Hendrick 3b 3 0 0 0
Bressler lf 6 0 1 0
Bissonette 1b 5 0 0 0
Herman rf 4 1 3 0
Riconda 2b 4 0 2 1
Bancroft ss 5 0 1 0
Henline c 4 0 0 0
McWeeny p 5 0 0 0
Totals 40 1 8 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Beck ss 4 1 2 0
Maguire 2b 4 0 1 0
Webb rf 4 1 1 0
Wilson cf 5 0 0 0
Stephenson lf 5 0 2 1
Grimm 1b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez c 6 0 2 1
Butler 3b 5 0 0 0
Root p 5 0 1 0
Totals 42 2 10 2
Brooklyn 000 001 000 000–181
Chicago 000 001 000 001–2101
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
McWeeny  L(3-1) 11.1 10 2 2 8 2
Totals
11.1
10
2
2
8
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  W(3-3) 12.0 8 1 1 6 5
Totals
12.0
8
1
1
6
5
  E–Riconda (5), Beck (1).  DP–Chicago 2. Beck-Gonzalez-Butler-Grimm, Maguire-Grimm.  PB–Henline (1).  2B–Brooklyn Herman (2); Riconda (4), Chicago Beck (3); Webb (2).  SH–Hendrick (2); Riconda (4); Maguire (6); Wilson (4).  Team LOB–11.  Team–16.  SB–Statz (1).  U–Barry McCormick, Sherry Magee, Bill Klem.  T–2:20.  A–9,000.
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