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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1927-06-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 8000 · 1:52

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 12–5. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 1st. Charlie Root earned the win. Charlie Grimm went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	11
CHN	5	1	2	0	0	2	0	2		12	18

W: Charlie Root L: Claude Willoughby SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Heinie Sand	5	0	0	0	0
Dick Spalding	4	1	2	0	2
Cy Williams	4	1	1	0	1
Russ Wrightstone	4	0	0	0	1
Freddy Leach	4	1	2	2	0
Jimmie Wilson	3	0	0	0	0
Fresco Thompson	4	1	2	1	0
Jimmy Cooney	4	1	2	1	0
Dutch Ulrich	3	0	1	0	1
Harry O'Donnell	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Scott	1	0	1	1	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Willoughby	0.2	4	2	0
Dutch Ulrich	7.1	14	4	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	11	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Heinie Sand: 43
Dick Spalding: S8
Cy Williams: K
Russ Wrightstone: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: S7
Eddie Pick: 13/SH.1-2
Earl Webb: W
Hack Wilson: WP.2-3;1-2
Hack Wilson: WP.3-H;2-3
Hack Wilson: W
Riggs Stephenson: 63.3-H;1-3
Charlie Grimm: S8.3-H
Gabby Hartnett: S8.1-H(NR);B-2(E8)
Clyde Beck: S7.2-H(UR);B-2(E7)
Charlie Root: K

Top 2

Russ Wrightstone: K
Freddy Leach: 43
Jimmie Wilson: 63

Bot 2

Sparky Adams: T/78
Eddie Pick: 7/SF.3-H
Earl Webb: S9
Hack Wilson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Fresco Thompson: 3/P
Jimmy Cooney: T8
Dutch Ulrich: K
Heinie Sand: 8

Bot 3

Riggs Stephenson: W
Charlie Grimm: S9.1-3
Gabby Hartnett: S9.3-H;1-3
Clyde Beck: S9.3-H;1-3
Charlie Root: 3/P
Sparky Adams: FC1.3XH(1252);1-2
Eddie Pick: 6/FL

Top 4

Dick Spalding: K
Cy Williams: 9/L
Russ Wrightstone: 7

Bot 4

Earl Webb: S9
Hack Wilson: 64(1)3/GDP
Riggs Stephenson: W
Charlie Grimm: S9.1-3
Gabby Hartnett: 7/L

Top 5

Freddy Leach: S9
Jimmie Wilson: 4/P
Fresco Thompson: 36(1)/FO
Jimmy Cooney: 3/FL

Bot 5

Clyde Beck: W
Charlie Root: 1(B)3(1)/DP/BP
Sparky Adams: 8

Top 6

Dutch Ulrich: S9
Heinie Sand: 9
Dick Spalding: K
Cy Williams: 3/G

Bot 6

Eddie Pick: W
Earl Webb: K
Hack Wilson: 8
Riggs Stephenson: D7.1-H
Charlie Grimm: S7.2-H
Gabby Hartnett: D8/78.1XH(862)

Top 7

Russ Wrightstone: 63
Freddy Leach: 6/P
Jimmie Wilson: 3/L

Bot 7

Clyde Beck: K
Charlie Root: 3/FL
Sparky Adams: S9
Eddie Pick: 3/G

Top 8

Fresco Thompson: S4/G
Jimmy Cooney: 4/P
Dutch Ulrich: 8
Heinie Sand: 9

Bot 8

Earl Webb: D8
Hack Wilson: S8.2-H
Riggs Stephenson: 13.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 53
Gabby Hartnett: T/78.2-H
Clyde Beck: 6/P

Top 9

Dick Spalding: S7
Cy Williams: S/3.1-2
Russ Wrightstone: 43.2-3;1-2
Freddy Leach: D7.3-H;2-H
Harry O'Donnell: 43.2-3
Fresco Thompson: S8.3-H
Jimmy Cooney: DI.1-2
Jimmy Cooney: S9.2-H
Jack Scott: DI.1-2
Jack Scott: WP.2-3
Jack Scott: S7.3-H
Heinie Sand: 9