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Chicago Cubs @ 
Brooklyn Dodgers
1927-05-21 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 23000 · 2:15
Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Robins 11–6. Chicago Cubs put up 9 in the 9th. Sheriff Blake earned the win and Charlie Root picked up the save. Hack Wilson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| BRO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
W: Sheriff Blake L: Rube Ehrhardt SV: Charlie Root
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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jimmy Cooney | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Webb | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hack Wilson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Riggs Stephenson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Charlie Grimm | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Clyde Beck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sheriff Blake | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Heathcote | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Scott | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Chick Tolson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabby Hartnett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Howard Freigau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jigger Statz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Partridge | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Max Carey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Herman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gus Felix | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Flowers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank DeBerry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug McWeeny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Irish Meusel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Blake | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
 Charlie Root | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug McWeeny | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
 Bill Doak | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Rube Ehrhardt | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Jumbo Elliott | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Cantrell | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norman Plitt | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sparky Adams: D7/7L
- Jimmy Cooney: 13/SH.2-3
- Earl Webb: 13
- Hack Wilson: K
Bot 1
- Jigger Statz: S7
- Jay Partridge: 54(1)/FO
- Max Carey: 46(1)/FO
- Babe Herman: CS2(26)
Top 2
- Riggs Stephenson: S9
- Charlie Grimm: 3/FL
- Mike Gonzalez: CS2(26)
- Mike Gonzalez: W
- Clyde Beck: K
Bot 2
- Babe Herman: 53/BG
- Gus Felix: S8
- Jake Flowers: 3/FL
- Johnny Butler: 9
Top 3
- Sheriff Blake: S7
- Sparky Adams: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Jimmy Cooney: SB2
- Jimmy Cooney: 3/FL
- Earl Webb: K
Bot 3
- Hank DeBerry: 3/FL
- Doug McWeeny: 13/BG
- Jigger Statz: W
- Jay Partridge: CS2(24)
Top 4
- Hack Wilson: 63
- Riggs Stephenson: W
- Charlie Grimm: 7
- Mike Gonzalez: W.1-2
- Clyde Beck: K
Bot 4
- Jay Partridge: 8
- Max Carey: 7
- Babe Herman: 6/L
Top 5
- Sheriff Blake: 6/P
- Sparky Adams: 13
- Jimmy Cooney: 4/P
Bot 5
- Gus Felix: 53
- Jake Flowers: 7
- Johnny Butler: 63
Top 6
- Earl Webb: S8
- Hack Wilson: 3/SH/BG.1-2
- Riggs Stephenson: 9
- Charlie Grimm: E6/TH1.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
- Mike Gonzalez: 8
Bot 6
- Hank DeBerry: K
- Doug McWeeny: W
- Jigger Statz: 36(1)/FO
- Jay Partridge: 7
Top 7
- Clyde Beck: 7
- Sheriff Blake: 7/FL
- Sparky Adams: 43
Bot 7
- Max Carey: S9
- Babe Herman: 8/F8D
- Gus Felix: 6/L
- Jake Flowers: T/78.1-H
- Johnny Butler: 23/G2
Top 8
- Jimmy Cooney: 13
- Earl Webb: 9
- Hack Wilson: HR/L9D
- Riggs Stephenson: S8
- Charlie Grimm: WP.1-2
- Charlie Grimm: 31
Bot 8
- Hank DeBerry: 4/P
- Irish Meusel: S9
- Jigger Statz: 7
- Jay Partridge: W.1-2
- Max Carey: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
- Babe Herman: IW
- Gus Felix: T7.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Jake Flowers: W
- Johnny Butler: S7.3-H;1-2
- Hank DeBerry: 5/FL
Top 9
- Cliff Heathcote: W
- Pete Scott: DI.1-2
- Pete Scott: S5/G.2-3
- Chick Tolson: DI.1-2
- Chick Tolson: D9.3-H;2-H
- Sparky Adams: 53
- Jimmy Cooney: S6/G.2-2
- Earl Webb: W.2-3;1-2
- Hack Wilson: T8.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Riggs Stephenson: W
- Charlie Grimm: W.1-2
- Gabby Hartnett: S/3.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Pete Scott: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Howard Freigau: W
- Sparky Adams: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jimmy Cooney: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Bob Barrett: 43
- Jigger Statz: K
- Jay Partridge: 5/FL
Notes & reviews
- Running 1-handed stab
- Knocked down the smash
- Over RF fence
- NYEW coverage ended here
- Off Herman's glove