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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1927-05-18 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 5000 · 1:43

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Robins 7–4. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 5th. Charlie Root earned the win. Butch Henline went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Charlie Root L: Bill Doak SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Cooney	4	1	0	0	1	0
Earl Webb	5	2	2	0	0	0
Hack Wilson	4	0	0	1	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	3	2	1	1	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	2	2	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	3	0	1	0	1	1
Clyde Beck	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Root	4	1	1	0	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jay Partridge	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	3	0	0	0	1	2
Babe Herman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gus Felix	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jake Flowers	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Butler	4	1	3	1	0	0
Butch Henline	4	1	2	3	0	0
Bill Doak	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rube Ehrhardt	1	0	0	0	0	1
Irish Meusel	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	6	4	5

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Doak	4.2	6	2	2
Rube Ehrhardt	4.1	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 63
Jimmy Cooney: W
Earl Webb: D9/9DW.1-3
Hack Wilson: 43.3-H;2-3
Riggs Stephenson: D9/9DW.3-H
Charlie Grimm: S8.2-H
Gabby Hartnett: K/C

Bot 1

Max Carey: W
Jay Partridge: 7
Harvey Hendrick: K
Babe Herman: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Clyde Beck: 63
Charlie Root: K
Sparky Adams: 4E3#
Jimmy Cooney: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Jimmy Cooney: 43

Bot 2

Gus Felix: 6/P
Jake Flowers: 5/L
Johnny Butler: D/F78S
Butch Henline: HR/F78XD.2-H
Bill Doak: 63

Top 3

Earl Webb: S/78
Hack Wilson: 6(1)3/GDP
Riggs Stephenson: 13

Bot 3

Max Carey: K
Jay Partridge: 6/P
Harvey Hendrick: W
Babe Herman: W.1-2
Gus Felix: PO2(23435)

Top 4

Charlie Grimm: 43
Gabby Hartnett: 9/L
Clyde Beck: 8

Bot 4

Gus Felix: 63
Jake Flowers: D7
Johnny Butler: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Butch Henline: 5/FL
Bill Doak: K

Top 5

Charlie Root: S9
Sparky Adams: E2/TH1/SH.1-H(NR)(UR);B-3
Jimmy Cooney: 13
Earl Webb: FC4.3XH(4E2)(NR)(UR);B-2
Hack Wilson: 43.2-3
Riggs Stephenson: W
Charlie Grimm: SB2
Charlie Grimm: S5/G.3-H(UR);2-H(E3)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Gabby Hartnett: W
Clyde Beck: 3/FL

Bot 5

Max Carey: 8
Jay Partridge: 13/BG
Harvey Hendrick: K

Top 6

Charlie Root: 5/FL
Sparky Adams: S8
Jimmy Cooney: 8
Earl Webb: 43

Bot 6

Babe Herman: 7/L
Gus Felix: 53
Jake Flowers: 8

Top 7

Hack Wilson: 8/F8XDW
Riggs Stephenson: 13
Charlie Grimm: 3/P

Bot 7

Johnny Butler: 9/L
Butch Henline: 4/P4D
Rube Ehrhardt: K

Top 8

Gabby Hartnett: S7
Clyde Beck: 26(1)3/GDP/BG
Charlie Root: K

Bot 8

Max Carey: 8/L
Jay Partridge: 8
Harvey Hendrick: 7

Top 9

Sparky Adams: 9
Jimmy Cooney: 13
Earl Webb: 2/FL

Bot 9

Babe Herman: 7
Gus Felix: W
Jake Flowers: 8/F8XDW
Johnny Butler: S9.1-3
Butch Henline: S/G5S.3-H;1-2
Irish Meusel: 53

Notes & reviews

CDN: E4/TH1 -- wide throw SL Post-Dispatch agreed with 4E3
bounce home run
Herman was trapped off 1B initially
Knocked down the smash
Herman(1B) who muffed Butler's throw
Speared it as it was about to descend into the CF bleachers

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