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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1927-05-22 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 10985 · cloudy · 1:55

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 8–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 4th. Red Lucas earned the win. Cuckoo Christensen went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	9
CIN	0	0	1	4	0	3	0	0		8	15

W: Red Lucas L: Charlie Root SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Cooney	5	1	2	0	0	0
Earl Webb	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hack Wilson	5	0	1	1	0	1
Riggs Stephenson	3	1	1	1	1	0
Chick Tolson	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	3	0	2	1	1	1
Clyde Beck	3	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Root	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Brillheart	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Dressen	3	1	2	2	1	0
Cuckoo Christensen	5	1	3	2	0	0
Curt Walker	4	0	1	1	0	0
Wally Pipp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ethan Allen	4	1	2	0	0	0
Val Picinich	4	1	1	0	0	1
Babe Pinelli	4	1	2	0	0	0
Hughie Critz	3	1	1	1	0	0
Red Lucas	4	2	2	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	3.2	8	1	1
Jim Brillheart	2.0	5	0	0
Luther Roy	1.1	1	0	0
Bob Osborn	1.0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Lucas	9.0	9	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 4/P
Jimmy Cooney: 4/P
Earl Webb: 9/P

Bot 1

Chuck Dressen: W
Cuckoo Christensen: 8
Curt Walker: 46(1)/FO
Wally Pipp: 8

Top 2

Hack Wilson: FLE3
Hack Wilson: 8
Riggs Stephenson: S8
Chick Tolson: 4/P
Gabby Hartnett: S6.1-2
Clyde Beck: S6.2-3;1-2
Charlie Root: 7

Bot 2

Ethan Allen: 53
Val Picinich: K/C
Babe Pinelli: D8
Hughie Critz: 43

Top 3

Sparky Adams: S8
Jimmy Cooney: S7.1-2
Earl Webb: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Hack Wilson: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Riggs Stephenson: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Chick Tolson: 2/FL
Gabby Hartnett: IW
Clyde Beck: 5(2)/FO

Bot 3

Red Lucas: 53
Chuck Dressen: 63
Cuckoo Christensen: D8
Curt Walker: S8.2-H
Wally Pipp: 3/G

Top 4

Charlie Root: K
Sparky Adams: K
Jimmy Cooney: 13

Bot 4

Ethan Allen: S7
Val Picinich: S3/BG.1-2
Babe Pinelli: S4.2-3;1-2
Hughie Critz: 9/L/SF.3-H;2-3
Red Lucas: S8.3-H;1-3;B-2(E8)
Chuck Dressen: 7/SF.3-H;2-3
Cuckoo Christensen: S8.3-H
Curt Walker: 5/FL

Top 5

Earl Webb: 8
Hack Wilson: K/C
Riggs Stephenson: W
Chick Tolson: D8.1-H;B-3(E4)
Gabby Hartnett: D7.3-H
Clyde Beck: 8

Bot 5

Wally Pipp: 2/FL
Ethan Allen: E6
Val Picinich: CS2(26)
Val Picinich: 9

Top 6

Jim Brillheart: 5/P
Sparky Adams: 7
Jimmy Cooney: 4/P

Bot 6

Babe Pinelli: 63
Hughie Critz: T9
Red Lucas: S9.3-H
Chuck Dressen: T8.1-H
Cuckoo Christensen: S7.3-H
Curt Walker: 46(1)/FO
Wally Pipp: S9.1-2
Ethan Allen: CS3(25)

Top 7

Earl Webb: W
Hack Wilson: 8
Riggs Stephenson: 13.1-2
Chick Tolson: 9

Bot 7

Ethan Allen: D8
Val Picinich: 43.2-3
Babe Pinelli: FC5/DP.3XH(52);BX2(24)

Top 8

Gabby Hartnett: K/C
Cliff Heathcote: 43
Pete Scott: 5/FL

Bot 8

Hughie Critz: 3/G
Red Lucas: 53
Chuck Dressen: S8
Cuckoo Christensen: 3/G

Top 9

Sparky Adams: 43
Jimmy Cooney: S9
Earl Webb: 43.1-2
Hack Wilson: 43

Notes & reviews

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Cubs Grimm, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Jorda for bench jockeying over Wilson's strikeout
Ball hit to 3B, runner trapped between 3rd and home (5252) for out, batter out going to 2nd (24)

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