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St. Louis Cardinals @ Boston Braves

1927-08-16 · Day game · Braves Field · 11 innings · Att: 4000 · sunny · 2:25

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Boston Braves 5–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 1st. Pete Alexander earned the win. Jim Bottomley went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
SLN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	16
BSN	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	10

W: Pete Alexander L: Bob Smith SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Hank O'Day · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wattie Holm	6	1	1	0	0	0
Specs Toporcer	3	2	1	0	2	0
Frankie Frisch	5	2	2	1	1	0
Jim Bottomley	5	0	3	2	1	0
Chick Hafey	5	0	1	1	0	1
Ray Blades	5	0	0	1	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	6	0	5	0	0	0
Les Bell	5	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Alexander	5	0	2	0	0	0
Taylor Douthit	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Richbourg	4	1	2	0	1	0
Doc Gautreau	5	0	1	2	0	1
Jimmy Welsh	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andy High	4	1	0	0	1	0
Jack Fournier	5	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Brown	5	0	2	0	0	0
Doc Farrell	5	0	2	1	0	0
Shanty Hogan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Werts	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Urban	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	11.0	10	3	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Werts	9.0	13	3	2
Bob Smith	2.0	3	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wattie Holm: 43
Specs Toporcer: S7
Frankie Frisch: D9.1-3
Jim Bottomley: T7/7D.3-H;2-H
Chick Hafey: 4/P
Ray Blades: 9

Bot 1

Lance Richbourg: S/3
Doc Gautreau: FC6.1X2(6E4)
Jimmy Welsh: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Andy High: 3/G
Jack Fournier: 53

Top 2

Bob O'Farrell: S4/3D.BX2(4E6)
Les Bell: 2/P
Pete Alexander: 43.2-3
Wattie Holm: 43

Bot 2

Eddie Brown: 53
Doc Farrell: 43
Shanty Hogan: 63

Top 3

Specs Toporcer: 63
Frankie Frisch: W
Jim Bottomley: SB2
Jim Bottomley: 2/FL
Chick Hafey: K

Bot 3

Johnny Werts: 43
Lance Richbourg: D/6
Doc Gautreau: S/78.2-H
Jimmy Welsh: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

Ray Blades: 9/F9D
Bob O'Farrell: S/9S
Les Bell: K
Pete Alexander: S7.1-2
Wattie Holm: 7

Bot 4

Andy High: W
Jack Fournier: FC3.1-2(E3/TH2)
Eddie Brown: 1/BP
Doc Farrell: D9.2-H(UR);1-3
Shanty Hogan: IW
Johnny Werts: 2(3)3/GDP

Top 5

Specs Toporcer: 9
Frankie Frisch: 13
Jim Bottomley: S/78
Chick Hafey: 9

Bot 5

Lance Richbourg: 3/FL
Doc Gautreau: 63
Jimmy Welsh: 8

Top 6

Ray Blades: 6/P56D
Bob O'Farrell: S7.BX2(76)
Les Bell: S/5
Pete Alexander: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Andy High: 8
Jack Fournier: 31
Eddie Brown: S/P3D
Doc Farrell: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Wattie Holm: 9/FL
Specs Toporcer: W
Frankie Frisch: 64(1)/FO
Jim Bottomley: S/78.1-3
Chick Hafey: 5/FL

Bot 7

Shanty Hogan: 5/L
Johnny Werts: S8
Lance Richbourg: 23/SH.1-2
Doc Gautreau: 4/P

Top 8

Ray Blades: 63
Bob O'Farrell: S/4
Les Bell: E4.1-2
Pete Alexander: S8.2XH(82);1-3
Wattie Holm: 7

Bot 8

Jimmy Welsh: 3/G
Andy High: 63
Jack Fournier: S9
Eddie Brown: S7.1-2
Doc Farrell: 4(1)/FO

Top 9

Specs Toporcer: W
Frankie Frisch: 8
Jim Bottomley: 8
Chick Hafey: S7.1-H;B-2(TH3)
Ray Blades: 8

Bot 9

Shanty Hogan: E8/F.B-2
Jack Smith: S9.2-3;B-2(THH)
Lance Richbourg: IW
Doc Gautreau: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Jimmy Welsh: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Andy High: 13

Top 10

Bob O'Farrell: S5/G
Les Bell: 9
Pete Alexander: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 10

Jack Fournier: 4/P4MD
Eddie Brown: 63
Doc Farrell: S5/G
Luke Urban: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 11

Wattie Holm: D7/7L
Specs Toporcer: 34/SH.2-3
Frankie Frisch: S9.3-H
Jim Bottomley: W.1-2
Taylor Douthit: W.2-3;1-2
Ray Blades: 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob O'Farrell: 53

Bot 11

Bob Smith: 63
Lance Richbourg: 43
Doc Gautreau: K23