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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1927-08-17 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 5000 · 2:00

Brooklyn Robins defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. Brooklyn Robins put up 3 in the 8th. Watty Clark earned the win. Babe Herman went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	11
BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	13

W: Watty Clark L: Hal Carlson SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	2	1	0	1	0
Woody English	5	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	3	1	2	1	1	0
Hack Wilson	5	0	1	1	0	3
Riggs Stephenson	5	1	2	2	0	1
Charlie Grimm	3	1	2	0	1	0
Mike Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Clyde Beck	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hal Carlson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Scott	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jigger Statz	4	1	2	0	1
Max Carey	4	1	2	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	5	0	1	0	0
Gus Felix	5	2	3	1	0
Bob Barrett	5	0	1	2	0
Chuck Corgan	4	0	1	0	0
Johnny Butler	4	1	1	0	0
Hank DeBerry	3	0	1	0	0
Dazzy Vance	1	0	0	0	1
Jay Partridge	1	0	0	0	0
Babe Herman	1	1	1	3	0
Watty Clark	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Carlson	8.2	13	2	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dazzy Vance	7.0	8	2	3
Watty Clark	2.0	3	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: S8
Woody English: SB2
Woody English: 43.2-3
Cliff Heathcote: D9/L9DW.3-H
Hack Wilson: 3/FL
Riggs Stephenson: HR/F7D.2-H
Charlie Grimm: S9
Mike Gonzalez: 8/F8XD

Bot 1

Jigger Statz: D9/3D
Max Carey: 43.2-3
Harvey Hendrick: 43/G4M
Gus Felix: S8.3-H
Bob Barrett: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Clyde Beck: 13
Hal Carlson: E6/G
Sparky Adams: 7/F78S
Woody English: 8/F78

Bot 2

Chuck Corgan: 43/G4S
Johnny Butler: 9/L
Hank DeBerry: S4/P
Dazzy Vance: W.1-2
Jigger Statz: 6/P

Top 3

Cliff Heathcote: 43
Hack Wilson: K
Riggs Stephenson: 3/G

Bot 3

Max Carey: S7
Harvey Hendrick: 46(1)/FO
Gus Felix: S6/G6M.1-2
Bob Barrett: 5(2)/FO/G5L.1-2
Chuck Corgan: 6/P

Top 4

Charlie Grimm: D7/7D
Mike Gonzalez: S8/L.2-3
Clyde Beck: S9.3-H;1-2
Hal Carlson: 3/BP
Sparky Adams: 7/F
Woody English: 9/F

Bot 4

Johnny Butler: 53
Hank DeBerry: 53
Dazzy Vance: 63

Top 5

Cliff Heathcote: S8
Hack Wilson: K
Riggs Stephenson: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Jigger Statz: W
Max Carey: HP.1-2
Harvey Hendrick: 4(1)3/GDP.2-3
Gus Felix: 63

Top 6

Charlie Grimm: W
Mike Gonzalez: 13/SH.1-2
Clyde Beck: FC1/G.2X3(1);B-1
Hal Carlson: 43

Bot 6

Bob Barrett: 9/F
Chuck Corgan: S8
Johnny Butler: 8/F
Hank DeBerry: 8/F

Top 7

Sparky Adams: 8/F
Woody English: 9/F
Cliff Heathcote: W
Hack Wilson: SB2
Hack Wilson: K

Bot 7

Jay Partridge: 8/F
Jigger Statz: S8
Max Carey: 46(1)/FO
Harvey Hendrick: 7/L

Top 8

Riggs Stephenson: S5/G5S
Charlie Grimm: 3/BP
Mike Gonzalez: K
Clyde Beck: SB2
Clyde Beck: 6/P

Bot 8

Gus Felix: S4/G
Bob Barrett: 5/P
Chuck Corgan: 8/F8S
Johnny Butler: S7.1-3;B-2(E7)
Babe Herman: HR/F9D.3-H;2-H
Watty Clark: 5/FL

Top 9

Hal Carlson: 53
Sparky Adams: W
Woody English: S9/89.1-3
Pete Scott: K
Hack Wilson: S/G1.3-H;1-2
Riggs Stephenson: K

Bot 9

Jigger Statz: 13
Max Carey: S8
Harvey Hendrick: S4/G4S.1-2
Gus Felix: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Barrett: SB2
Bob Barrett: S7.2-H;3-H

Notes & reviews

the ball caromed off Clyde Beck's jaw

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