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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1924-08-22 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 8000 · 1:52

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Robins 7–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 5th. Sheriff Blake earned the win. Bob O'Farrell went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10
CHN	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	0		7	15

W: Sheriff Blake L: Burleigh Grimes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Ernie Quigley · 2B: (none) · 3B: Monroe Sweeney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Andy High	4	0	2	1	1	0
Johnny Mitchell	5	0	0	0	0	1
Zack Wheat	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Fournier	4	0	1	0	0	2
Eddie Brown	4	1	1	0	0	0
Milt Stock	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Griffith	3	1	2	1	1	0
Zack Taylor	4	0	2	0	0	0
Burleigh Grimes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	4	2	3	0	1	0
George Grantham	5	1	1	0	0	0
Butch Weis	4	1	4	3	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	2	2	3	0	0
Jigger Statz	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hooks Cotter	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Barrett	4	0	2	0	0	0
Sheriff Blake	4	1	3	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	7.0	13	3	1
Jim Roberts	1.0	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheriff Blake	9.0	10	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Andy High: 5/L
Johnny Mitchell: 7/F#
Zack Wheat: E4/G
Jack Fournier: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: 53
Cliff Heathcote: D7
George Grantham: 43.2-3
Butch Weis: D7.3-H
Bob O'Farrell: 43

Top 2

Jack Fournier: 8/L
Eddie Brown: D8/8XD
Milt Stock: 43.2-3
Tommy Griffith: S6/G56.3-H
Zack Taylor: 43

Bot 2

Jigger Statz: 13
Hooks Cotter: 7/F
Bob Barrett: 4/P34D

Top 3

Burleigh Grimes: 9/F
Andy High: S8
Johnny Mitchell: 2/FL/P23F
Zack Wheat: K

Bot 3

Sheriff Blake: S6/G46
Sparky Adams: 14/SH.1-2
Cliff Heathcote: S4/G.2-3
George Grantham: 7/F7S
Butch Weis: S1/G1S.3-H;1-3
Bob O'Farrell: SB2
Bob O'Farrell: OA.3XH(21)

Top 4

Jack Fournier: K/C
Eddie Brown: 43
Milt Stock: 63

Bot 4

Bob O'Farrell: S9
Jigger Statz: K
Hooks Cotter: W.1-2
Bob Barrett: 9/F
Sheriff Blake: S8/G46.2-H;1-2
Sparky Adams: 8/L

Top 5

Tommy Griffith: W
Zack Taylor: S/G46.1-2
Burleigh Grimes: 53.2-3;1-2
Andy High: W
Johnny Mitchell: K
Zack Wheat: 12(3)/FO

Bot 5

Cliff Heathcote: W
George Grantham: D9.1-3
Butch Weis: S/G2.3-H;2-3
Bob O'Farrell: 8/SF.3-H
Jigger Statz: 64(1)/FO
Hooks Cotter: CS2(24)

Top 6

Jack Fournier: S8
Eddie Brown: 9/F
Milt Stock: S8.1-2
Tommy Griffith: 75(2)/FO.1-2
Zack Taylor: 8/L

Bot 6

Hooks Cotter: 9/F
Bob Barrett: S7
Sheriff Blake: S8.1-2
Sparky Adams: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Cliff Heathcote: 43

Top 7

Burleigh Grimes: 43
Andy High: 7/F
Johnny Mitchell: 7/F

Bot 7

George Grantham: 31
Butch Weis: S7
Bob O'Farrell: HR/F9D.1-H
Jigger Statz: W
Hooks Cotter: 7/FDP.1X1(743)

Top 8

Zack Wheat: S3/G
Jack Fournier: K
Eddie Brown: 6/L
Milt Stock: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Bob Barrett: S
Sheriff Blake: 16(1)/FO
Sparky Adams: 8/F
Cliff Heathcote: S.1-2#
George Grantham: 13

Top 9

Tommy Griffith: S
Zack Taylor: S.1-2
Jimmy Johnston: 13.2-3;1-2
Andy High: S.3-H;2-3
Johnny Mitchell: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Butch Weis muffed the fly ball but got the force

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