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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1926-08-01 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 15000 · 1:30

Brooklyn Robins defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Doug McWeeny earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Doug McWeeny L: Charlie Root SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bob Hart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Cooney	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Kelly	4	0	1	0	0	1
Riggs Stephenson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Hack Wilson	2	0	0	0	2	1
Charlie Grimm	3	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Freigau	3	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Root	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chick Tolson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Rabbit Maranville	4	1	1	0	1
Merwin Jacobson	2	0	0	0	0
Babe Herman	2	0	0	1	1
Jack Fournier	3	0	1	0	1
Zack Wheat	3	0	0	0	0
William Marriott	3	1	1	0	1
Johnny Butler	3	0	2	1	0
Mickey O'Neil	3	0	0	0	0
Doug McWeeny	3	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	8.0	5	0	4

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug McWeeny	9.0	7	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 5/P
Jimmy Cooney: S9
Joe Kelly: 64(1)/FO
Riggs Stephenson: 3/G

Bot 1

Rabbit Maranville: D9
Merwin Jacobson: 13/SH.2-3
Babe Herman: 8/SF.3-H
Jack Fournier: K

Top 2

Hack Wilson: W
Charlie Grimm: FC4.1X2(4E6);B-1
Howard Freigau: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Mike Gonzalez: 13.1-2;2-3
Charlie Root: 9

Bot 2

Zack Wheat: 8
William Marriott: 43
Johnny Butler: 7

Top 3

Sparky Adams: 4/P
Jimmy Cooney: 13
Joe Kelly: S9.B-2(E9)
Riggs Stephenson: 9

Bot 3

Mickey O'Neil: 8
Doug McWeeny: 3/G
Rabbit Maranville: 4/P

Top 4

Hack Wilson: K/C
Charlie Grimm: 8
Howard Freigau: 63

Bot 4

Merwin Jacobson: 7/7S
Babe Herman: 9
Jack Fournier: 7

Top 5

Mike Gonzalez: S9
Charlie Root: FLE5
Charlie Root: 53.1-2
Sparky Adams: S5/BG.2-3
Jimmy Cooney: 3
Joe Kelly: K

Bot 5

Zack Wheat: 3/G
William Marriott: S6.B-2(E6)
Johnny Butler: S7.2-H(UR)
Mickey O'Neil: 43.1-2
Doug McWeeny: 43

Top 6

Riggs Stephenson: S7
Hack Wilson: W.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 54/SH.1-2;2-3
Howard Freigau: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Mike Gonzalez: 13

Bot 6

Rabbit Maranville: K
Merwin Jacobson: 63
Babe Herman: K/C

Top 7

Charlie Root: K
Sparky Adams: 7
Jimmy Cooney: S9
Joe Kelly: 6/P

Bot 7

Jack Fournier: S8
Zack Wheat: 13.1-2
William Marriott: PO2(26)
William Marriott: K

Top 8

Riggs Stephenson: K/C
Hack Wilson: 43
Charlie Grimm: 4/P

Bot 8

Johnny Butler: S5
Mickey O'Neil: 6/L
Doug McWeeny: 16(1)/FO
Rabbit Maranville: 43

Top 9

Howard Freigau: 9/9S
Chick Tolson: S9
Cliff Heathcote: 8
Sparky Adams: 6/P