Philadelphia Phillies vs Chicago Cubs
July 27, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1929 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 10

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 3 2 1 1
Sothern rf 4 2 2 1
O'Doul lf 5 0 2 1
Klein cf 3 0 1 2
Whitney 3b 4 0 0 0
Hurst 1b 4 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 3 1 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Lerian c 5 1 2 0
Elliott p 2 1 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Smythe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
English ss 5 2 2 0
Heathcote rf 4 1 0 0
Hornsby 2b 5 0 0 0
Wilson cf 3 1 1 1
Stephenson lf 3 2 1 2
Grimm 1b 3 1 0 0
McMillan 3b 4 1 1 1
Schulte c 0 0 0 0
  Taylor c 4 1 2 0
Root p 4 1 3 4
Totals 35 10 10 8
Philadelphia 131 000 020782
Chicago 200 521 00x10101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Elliott  L(1-4) 7.0 10 10 9 5 3
  Smythe   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
9
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  W(11-3) 9.0 8 7 5 7 3
Totals
9.0
8
7
5
7
3

  E–Thompson (16), Hurst (14), Hornsby (17).  DP–Philadelphia 1. O'Doul-Lerian.  2B–Philadelphia Sothern (20), Chicago English (17); McMillan (19); Z. Taylor (12); Root 2 (3).  HR–Chicago Wilson (27,6th inning off Elliott 0 on).  SH–Thompson (11).  HBP–Sothern (2).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  U–Cy Rigler, Lou Jorda, Bob Hart.
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