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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1927-05-15 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 22000 · drizzle · 2:25

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Brooklyn Robins 9–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 3rd. Johnny Morrison earned the win. Joe Harris went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	9	12
BRO	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	13

W: Johnny Morrison L: Rube Ehrhardt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Rigler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	4	1	2	0	1	0
Kiki Cuyler	3	2	2	0	2	1
Paul Waner	3	2	2	3	1	0
Glenn Wright	4	2	3	2	0	1
George Grantham	3	1	1	0	1	0
Pie Traynor	3	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Harris	3	1	1	2	1	0
Earl Smith	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lee Meadows	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Morrison	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	5	1	0	0	0	0
Jay Partridge	4	2	2	1	1	0
Harvey Hendrick	5	0	3	3	0	0
Babe Herman	4	0	1	0	1	1
Gus Felix	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jake Flowers	5	1	2	0	0	1
Johnny Butler	4	0	0	0	1	0
Butch Henline	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jesse Barnes	1	0	1	0	0	0
Norman Plitt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Irish Meusel	1	0	1	2	0	0
Merwin Jacobson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lee Meadows	5.2	10	3	1
Johnny Morrison	3.1	3	2	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Barnes	4.1	7	2	2
Guy Cantrell	0.0	1	1	0
Norman Plitt	1.2	0	3	0
Rube Ehrhardt	1.0	2	0	0
Jesse Petty	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 63
Kiki Cuyler: K
Paul Waner: W
Glenn Wright: SB2
Glenn Wright: K/C

Bot 1

Max Carey: 9/F9D
Jay Partridge: S8
Harvey Hendrick: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

George Grantham: 13
Pie Traynor: 8
Joe Harris: HR/F7D
Earl Smith: 3/G

Bot 2

Babe Herman: W
Gus Felix: S7.1-2
Jake Flowers: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Johnny Butler: FC5.3XH(5252);1-2
Butch Henline: 9/F9DW

Top 3

Lee Meadows: 13
Lloyd Waner: S8.B-2(E8)
Kiki Cuyler: W
Paul Waner: T9.2-H;1-H
Glenn Wright: 8/SF.3-H
George Grantham: 8

Bot 3

Jesse Barnes: S9
Max Carey: 46(1)/FO
Jay Partridge: 7/F7S
Harvey Hendrick: S8.1-3
Babe Herman: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Pie Traynor: 3/L
Joe Harris: 23/G2
Earl Smith: S8
Lee Meadows: 6/L

Bot 4

Gus Felix: E6/G
Jake Flowers: K
Johnny Butler: 64(1)/FO
Butch Henline: D7/78.1XH(762)

Top 5

Lloyd Waner: S6/G
Kiki Cuyler: S8.1X3(85);B-2(TH3)
Paul Waner: S8.2-H;B-2(E4)
Glenn Wright: S8.2-H
George Grantham: SB2
George Grantham: W
Pie Traynor: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Joe Harris: IW
Earl Smith: 3/L

Bot 5

Norman Plitt: 63
Max Carey: 13
Jay Partridge: W
Harvey Hendrick: D7.1-H
Babe Herman: 9

Top 6

Lee Meadows: 43
Lloyd Waner: W
Kiki Cuyler: W.1-2
Paul Waner: 8/SF.2-3
Glenn Wright: CSH(2152)

Bot 6

Gus Felix: S9
Jake Flowers: S/5.1-2
Johnny Butler: 6/P
Butch Henline: W.2-3;1-2
Irish Meusel: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Max Carey: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Jay Partridge: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Harvey Hendrick: S8.3-H;2-H
Babe Herman: K

Top 7

Glenn Wright: S7
George Grantham: D9.1-3
Pie Traynor: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Joe Harris: 8/SF/8D.3-H
Earl Smith: 4/P4MD

Bot 7

Gus Felix: 8
Jake Flowers: T/89
Johnny Butler: W
Butch Henline: W.1-2
Merwin Jacobson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Johnny Morrison: 3/FL
Lloyd Waner: 6/P
Kiki Cuyler: S6/G
Paul Waner: 8

Bot 8

Max Carey: 4/P
Jay Partridge: 9
Harvey Hendrick: 43

Top 9

Glenn Wright: S7
George Grantham: 13/SH.1-2
Pie Traynor: 8/SF.2-3
Joe Harris: WP.3-H
Joe Harris: 2/FL

Bot 9

Babe Herman: S9
Gus Felix: 7/L7S
Jake Flowers: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Butler: 5/P

Notes & reviews

Into LF bleachers
P.Waner made a leaping catch at the wall
Carey fumbled
Nice running catch
Partridge booted Carey's throw
This may have been Plitt's first ML appearance since 1918, when he pitched in one game.
Terrific line drive
Through Traynor
Good catch of smash
Updated by Wayne Townsend, 9/13/03.

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