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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1927-08-16 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 6000 · 1:40

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Robins 3–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 5th. Charlie Root earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Charlie Root L: Doug McWeeny SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Woody English	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	3	1	1	0	1	0
Hack Wilson	2	0	0	0	2	1
Riggs Stephenson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Clyde Beck	4	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Root	3	0	1	2	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jigger Statz	4	0	0	0
Max Carey	3	1	1	0
Harvey Hendrick	1	1	0	0
Gus Felix	3	0	1	0
Bob Barrett	4	0	0	2
Chuck Corgan	4	0	0	2
Johnny Butler	4	0	0	2
Butch Henline	4	2	0	1
Doug McWeeny	2	0	0	1
Babe Herman	2	1	0	0
Jay Partridge	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	5	2	9

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug McWeeny	7.0	6	2	0
Rube Ehrhardt	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 53
Woody English: 43
Cliff Heathcote: 6/P

Bot 1

Jigger Statz: 3/P3D
Max Carey: 6/P
Harvey Hendrick: D/78S
Gus Felix: W
Bob Barrett: K

Top 2

Hack Wilson: W
Riggs Stephenson: 8(B)3(1)/LDP/89
Charlie Grimm: 43

Bot 2

Chuck Corgan: 2/FL
Johnny Butler: K
Butch Henline: S8
Doug McWeeny: 53/BG

Top 3

Mike Gonzalez: 63
Clyde Beck: S8
Charlie Root: 53.1-2
Sparky Adams: 63

Bot 3

Jigger Statz: 8/F
Max Carey: 4/P
Harvey Hendrick: HP
Gus Felix: 5/FL

Top 4

Woody English: 63
Cliff Heathcote: S
Hack Wilson: SB2
Hack Wilson: 3/G.2-3
Riggs Stephenson: S9.3-H
Charlie Grimm: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Bob Barrett: K
Chuck Corgan: K
Johnny Butler: 3/G

Top 5

Charlie Grimm: S9
Mike Gonzalez: FC5.1-3(E5/TH2);B-2
Clyde Beck: 43
Charlie Root: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Sparky Adams: S9.1-2
Woody English: 13.2-3;1-2
Cliff Heathcote: 2/FL

Bot 5

Butch Henline: 8/F
Doug McWeeny: K
Jigger Statz: 3/L

Top 6

Hack Wilson: W
Riggs Stephenson: 46(1)3/GDP
Charlie Grimm: 43

Bot 6

Max Carey: S/BG25
Babe Herman: S9.1-2
Gus Felix: 6/P
Bob Barrett: 8/F
Chuck Corgan: 13

Top 7

Mike Gonzalez: 63
Clyde Beck: 4/P
Charlie Root: HP
Sparky Adams: 53

Bot 7

Johnny Butler: K
Butch Henline: D9/9DW
Jay Partridge: K
Jigger Statz: 9/F

Top 8

Woody English: 13
Cliff Heathcote: W
Hack Wilson: SB2
Hack Wilson: K
Riggs Stephenson: 8/F

Bot 8

Max Carey: W
Babe Herman: 43.1-2
Gus Felix: 2/FL
Bob Barrett: 5/FL

Top 9

Charlie Grimm: 13
Mike Gonzalez: S8
Clyde Beck: 9/F
Charlie Root: 9/F

Bot 9

Chuck Corgan: K
Johnny Butler: 13
Butch Henline: K

Notes & reviews

Hack Wilson had rounded 2B when the ball was caught

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