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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1926-09-18 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 6000 · 1:41

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 6–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 7th. Sheriff Blake earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6	11
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Sheriff Blake L: Bunny Hearn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Peter McLaughlin · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	2	1	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	5	1	2	1	0	1
Pete Scott	4	1	2	2	1	0
Riggs Stephenson	4	0	2	2	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Freigau	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Cooney	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gabby Hartnett	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sheriff Blake	4	1	3	1	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jack Smith	3	2	1	0
Eddie Taylor	3	1	0	0
Jimmy Welsh	3	0	1	0
Andy High	3	1	1	0
Eddie Brown	4	1	0	1
Eddie Moore	3	0	1	2
Dick Burrus	3	0	0	0
Oscar Siemer	3	0	0	0
Bunny Hearn	2	0	0	1
Frank Wilson	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheriff Blake	9.0	5	4	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bunny Hearn	8.0	8	1	1
George Mogridge	1.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: S9
Cliff Heathcote: S7.1-2
Pete Scott: W.2-3;1-2
Riggs Stephenson: 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2(E4)
Charlie Grimm: FC6.3XH(62);2-3
Howard Freigau: 46(1)/FO

Bot 1

Jack Smith: S7
Eddie Taylor: 13/SH.1-2
Jimmy Welsh: 43.2-3
Andy High: 63

Top 2

Jimmy Cooney: 43
Gabby Hartnett: D8
Sheriff Blake: S9.2-H
Sparky Adams: 4/P
Cliff Heathcote: 43

Bot 2

Eddie Brown: S9
Eddie Moore: W.1-2
Dick Burrus: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Oscar Siemer: 2

Top 3

Pete Scott: FLE2
Pete Scott: E4.B-2
Riggs Stephenson: 43.2-3
Charlie Grimm: FC1.3XH(1525);B-2
Howard Freigau: 53

Bot 3

Bunny Hearn: K/C
Jack Smith: S/78
Eddie Taylor: 9(B)3(1)/DP

Top 4

Jimmy Cooney: E3
Gabby Hartnett: 3/FL
Sheriff Blake: 2
Sparky Adams: 3/G

Bot 4

Jimmy Welsh: 9/FL
Andy High: W
Eddie Brown: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Cliff Heathcote: 9/L
Pete Scott: 7/FL
Riggs Stephenson: S9
Charlie Grimm: 13

Bot 5

Eddie Moore: K
Dick Burrus: 7
Oscar Siemer: 2

Top 6

Howard Freigau: 9
Jimmy Cooney: 43
Gabby Hartnett: 63

Bot 6

Bunny Hearn: 43
Jack Smith: 163
Eddie Taylor: 8/8S

Top 7

Sheriff Blake: S9
Sparky Adams: 13/SH.1-2
Cliff Heathcote: S9.2-H;B-3(E3/THH)
Pete Scott: S9.3-H(UR)
Riggs Stephenson: PB.1-2
Riggs Stephenson: FC5.2X3(5)
Charlie Grimm: 2

Bot 7

Jimmy Welsh: W
Andy High: S8.1-2
Eddie Brown: K
Eddie Moore: K/C
Dick Burrus: 7

Top 8

Howard Freigau: 13
Jimmy Cooney: K
Gabby Hartnett: 9

Bot 8

Oscar Siemer: 13
Frank Wilson: 7
Jack Smith: W
Eddie Taylor: S7.1-3
Jimmy Welsh: 43

Top 9

Sheriff Blake: S8
Sparky Adams: 46(1)/FO
Cliff Heathcote: K
Pete Scott: WP.1-2
Pete Scott: D6.2-H
Riggs Stephenson: T8.2-H;BXH(842)

Bot 9

Andy High: 8
Eddie Brown: 13
Eddie Moore: 13

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