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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Philadelphia Phillies @ 
Brooklyn Dodgers
1927-04-28 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 10000 · 2:34
Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Robins 8–4. Philadelphia Phillies put up 5 in the 9th. Art Decatur earned the win and Claude Willoughby picked up the save. Russ Wrightstone went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |
| BRO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
W: Art Decatur L: Rube Ehrhardt SV: Claude Willoughby
Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heinie Sand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Dick Spalding | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Cy Williams | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russ Wrightstone | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddy Leach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fresco Thompson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernie Friberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Attreau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Nixon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Partridge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Max Carey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harvey Hendrick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Irish Meusel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Herman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 William Marriott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Butch Henline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Doug McWeeny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Oscar Roettger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Felix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jigger Statz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ferguson | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Lefty Taber | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Decatur | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Claude Willoughby | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug McWeeny | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
 Watty Clark | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rube Ehrhardt | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Cantrell | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Heinie Sand: K
- Dick Spalding: W
- Cy Williams: 43.1-2
- Russ Wrightstone: 63
Bot 1
- Jay Partridge: HR/F9D
- Max Carey: 9
- Harvey Hendrick: 3E1
- Irish Meusel: CS2(24)
- Irish Meusel: 6/P6D
Top 2
- Freddy Leach: 43
- Jimmie Wilson: 8
- Fresco Thompson: S5/G
- Bernie Friberg: CS2(26)
Bot 2
- Babe Herman: W
- William Marriott: W.1-2
- Johnny Butler: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Butch Henline: IW
- Doug McWeeny: K
- Jay Partridge: K/C
Top 3
- Bernie Friberg: 9
- Alex Ferguson: 13
- Heinie Sand: K
Bot 3
- Max Carey: S8
- Harvey Hendrick: 8
- Irish Meusel: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Dick Spalding: 8
- Cy Williams: S8
- Russ Wrightstone: D9/9DW.1-3
- Freddy Leach: S8.3-H;2-3;B-2(TH3)
- Jimmie Wilson: IW
- Fresco Thompson: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Bernie Friberg: K
Bot 4
- Babe Herman: HR/F9D
- William Marriott: 7
- Johnny Butler: K
- Butch Henline: 53
Top 5
- Alex Ferguson: K/C
- Heinie Sand: K
- Dick Spalding: 13
Bot 5
- Doug McWeeny: 43
- Jay Partridge: HP
- Max Carey: 9
- Harvey Hendrick: 7
Top 6
- Cy Williams: K
- Russ Wrightstone: 6/P
- Freddy Leach: 23/G
Bot 6
- Irish Meusel: E4/P
- Babe Herman: 6/P
- William Marriott: W.1-2
- Johnny Butler: 5/FL
- Butch Henline: K
Top 7
- Jimmie Wilson: 8
- Fresco Thompson: 43
- Bernie Friberg: 4/P4D
Bot 7
- Doug McWeeny: 31
- Jay Partridge: 2/FL
- Max Carey: E3/G
- Harvey Hendrick: CS2(26)
Top 8
- Dick Attreau: W
- Heinie Sand: 34/SH.1-2
- Dick Spalding: S7/G6.2-3
- Cy Williams: S9.3-H;1-3
- Russ Wrightstone: S9.3-H;1-3
- Al Nixon: FC6.3XH(625);1-2;B-1
- Jimmie Wilson: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Harvey Hendrick: 43
- Irish Meusel: S7/G6
- Oscar Roettger: E8/F.1-3;B-2
- Gus Felix: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-2(E8)
- Johnny Butler: 7
- Butch Henline: 4/P
Top 9
- Fresco Thompson: S9
- Bernie Friberg: 34/SH.1-2
- Jack Scott: HP
- Heinie Sand: K
- Dick Spalding: S8.2-H;1-2
- Cy Williams: HP.2-3;1-2
- Russ Wrightstone: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Al Nixon: D9/9L
- Jimmie Wilson: 7
Bot 9
- Jigger Statz: 7
- Jay Partridge: 43
- Max Carey: W
- Harvey Hendrick: DI.1-2
- Harvey Hendrick: DI.2-3
- Harvey Hendrick: K/C
Notes & reviews
- Weather: chill winds blew across the field