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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1923-04-25 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 30000 · 1:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 7–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 5th. Wilbur Cooper earned the win. Charlie Grimm went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6
PIT	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0		7	15

W: Wilbur Cooper L: Fred Fussell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Cy Pfirman · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jigger Statz	4	0	0	0	0	0
John Kelleher	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Grantham	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ray Grimes	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bernie Friberg	4	1	2	1	0	0
Hack Miller	3	1	1	0	1	1
Cliff Heathcote	4	0	1	1	0	2
Gabby Hartnett	1	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Fussell	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bob O'Farrell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sparky Adams	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	1	0	0	0
Max Carey	4	1	2	0	0	1
Carson Bigbee	4	1	2	1	0	0
Clyde Barnhart	2	1	1	0	0	1
Cotton Tierney	3	1	1	3	0	0
Pie Traynor	4	1	4	1	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	1	2	2	0	0
Johnny Gooch	4	0	2	0	0	0
Wilbur Cooper	4	0	0	0	0	0
Reb Russell	1	1	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Fussell	4.1	9	0	2
Tony Kaufmann	1.2	4	1	0
Vic Keen	2.0	2	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	9.0	6	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jigger Statz: 9/L
John Kelleher: 63
George Grantham: K/C

Bot 1

Rabbit Maranville: 8/F8XD
Max Carey: 8/F
Carson Bigbee: D9/89
Clyde Barnhart: K

Top 2

Ray Grimes: S9/F9S
Bernie Friberg: T/78D.1-H
Hack Miller: K
Cliff Heathcote: S/G46.3-H
Gabby Hartnett: SB2
Gabby Hartnett: K
Fred Fussell: K

Bot 2

Cotton Tierney: 43/G34
Pie Traynor: D8/78
Charlie Grimm: T9/9L.2-H
Johnny Gooch: 8(B)2(3)/LDP

Top 3

Jigger Statz: 8/F
John Kelleher: 43
George Grantham: K

Bot 3

Wilbur Cooper: 13
Rabbit Maranville: S7/G5
Max Carey: K+SB2
Carson Bigbee: 43/G34

Top 4

Ray Grimes: 63
Bernie Friberg: 63
Hack Miller: W
Cliff Heathcote: K

Bot 4

Clyde Barnhart: T8/8XD
Cotton Tierney: 7/SF.3-H
Pie Traynor: S8
Charlie Grimm: 16(1)/FO
Johnny Gooch: DGR/7D.1-3
Wilbur Cooper: 8/F

Top 5

Bob O'Farrell: 8/F
Fred Fussell: K
Jigger Statz: 6/P

Bot 5

Rabbit Maranville: 63
Max Carey: T7/L7D
Carson Bigbee: S8.3-H
Reb Russell: W.1-2
Cotton Tierney: T9/9L.2-H;1-H
Pie Traynor: S8.3-H;BX2(84)
Charlie Grimm: HR/F9D
Johnny Gooch: 13

Top 6

John Kelleher: 8/F
George Grantham: 7/FL
Ray Grimes: 9/F

Bot 6

Wilbur Cooper: 2/FL
Rabbit Maranville: 13/G
Max Carey: T8/89D
Carson Bigbee: 3/FL

Top 7

Bernie Friberg: 53
Hack Miller: S9/L9S
Cliff Heathcote: E4/G.1-2
Bob O'Farrell: 8/F.2-3
Sparky Adams: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Jigger Statz: 5(2)/FO

Bot 7

Reb Russell: 43
Cotton Tierney: 2/FL
Pie Traynor: S8/78.BX2(84)#

Top 8

John Kelleher: 53
George Grantham: 8/F
Ray Grimes: 43

Bot 8

Charlie Grimm: 8/L78D
Johnny Gooch: S7/7LS
Wilbur Cooper: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Bernie Friberg: S8
Hack Miller: 6(1)3/GDP
Cliff Heathcote: K

Notes & reviews

In the collision at the plate, Hartnett suffered an injured leg and had to leave the game. He was badly spiked by Grimm and limped off the field under his own power.

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