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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1925-09-23 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 2000 · 1:31

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Robins 2–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 6th. Wilbur Cooper earned the win. Zack Wheat went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Wilbur Cooper L: Lloyd Brown SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Wilson · 1B: Ernie Quigley · 2B: (none) · 3B: Peter McLaughlin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Cox	5	0	1	0	0	0
Milt Stock	5	0	2	0	0	0
Zack Wheat	5	0	3	1	0	1
Jack Fournier	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Johnston	3	0	1	0	1	1
Eddie Brown	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Corgan	3	0	0	0	0	2
Zack Taylor	2	0	2	0	2	0
Lloyd Brown	3	1	0	0	0	1
Hank DeBerry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cotton Tierney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gale Staley	4	0	2	0	0	1
Howard Freigau	3	0	0	0	1	1
Art Jahn	4	1	2	0	0	0
Joe Munson	3	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	2	0	0	1	0	0
Mandy Brooks	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gabby Hartnett	3	0	1	0	0	0
Wilbur Cooper	3	0	2	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lloyd Brown	7.0	8	2	1
Guy Cantrell	1.0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	9.0	9	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Cox: S9
Milt Stock: 7/F
Zack Wheat: S8.1-2
Jack Fournier: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: 43
Gale Staley: D7/7L
Howard Freigau: W
Art Jahn: 9/L
Joe Munson: 5/P

Top 2

Jimmy Johnston: 7/F
Eddie Brown: 43
Chuck Corgan: 9/F

Bot 2

Mike Gonzalez: 43
Mandy Brooks: 7/L
Gabby Hartnett: 8/F8XD

Top 3

Zack Taylor: W
Lloyd Brown: 16(1)/FO
Dick Cox: 9/F
Milt Stock: S8.1-3
Zack Wheat: S7.3-H;1-2
Jack Fournier: 43

Bot 3

Wilbur Cooper: S8
Sparky Adams: CS2(24)
Sparky Adams: W
Gale Staley: S7/7S.1-2
Howard Freigau: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Jimmy Johnston: W
Eddie Brown: 64(1)/FO
Chuck Corgan: K
Zack Taylor: S8.1-3(E8)
Lloyd Brown: 13

Bot 4

Art Jahn: S16/G
Joe Munson: 31.1-2
Mike Gonzalez: 13.2-3
Mandy Brooks: 63

Top 5

Dick Cox: 53
Milt Stock: 4/L
Zack Wheat: S9
Jack Fournier: 9/L9D

Bot 5

Gabby Hartnett: S8/6D
Wilbur Cooper: S9.1-2
Sparky Adams: 1/BP/FL
Gale Staley: 5(2)4(1)/GDP

Top 6

Jimmy Johnston: S8
Eddie Brown: 13/SH.1-2
Chuck Corgan: K
Zack Taylor: IW
Lloyd Brown: K

Bot 6

Howard Freigau: 7/F
Art Jahn: D8/78
Joe Munson: T8/F89XD.2-H#
Mike Gonzalez: 9/F/SF.3-H
Mandy Brooks: K23

Top 7

Dick Cox: 7/F78D
Milt Stock: D/89
Zack Wheat: FC6.2X3(6545);B-2
Jack Fournier: W
Jimmy Johnston: K/C

Bot 7

Gabby Hartnett: 53
Wilbur Cooper: 63
Sparky Adams: 53

Top 8

Eddie Brown: 8/F
Hank DeBerry: 4/P
Zack Taylor: S5/G-
Cotton Tierney: 43

Bot 8

Gale Staley: K23
Howard Freigau: K23
Art Jahn: 13

Top 9

Dick Cox: 63
Milt Stock: E4/G
Zack Wheat: K
Jack Fournier: 43

Notes & reviews

Nice try by Wheat
Brooks fumbled
Off Brown's glove
Nice 1-handed grab
Over Corgan
Nice running catch

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