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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

1927-04-16 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 16000 · 1:57

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Robins 3–2. Alex Ferguson earned the win. Fresco Thompson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Alex Ferguson L: Jesse Petty SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	4	2	2	0	0	0
Johnny Butler	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Herman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Harvey Hendrick	4	0	2	2	0	0
Irish Meusel	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Barrett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Partridge	4	0	1	0	0	0
Butch Henline	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jesse Petty	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Sand	2	1	2	0	1	0
Johnny Mokan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Nixon	4	2	2	0	0	0
Russ Wrightstone	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fresco Thompson	4	0	3	2	0	0
Bernie Friberg	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jimmie Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Ferguson	2	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Petty	8.0	8	1	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Ferguson	9.0	8	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Carey: S
Johnny Butler: 9
Babe Herman: D7.1-3
Harvey Hendrick: 43.3-H;2-3
Irish Meusel: 63

Bot 1

Heinie Sand: W
Johnny Mokan: CS2(26)
Johnny Mokan: 8
Freddy Leach: K

Top 2

Bob Barrett: 53
Jay Partridge: S8
Butch Henline: 64(1)/FO
Jesse Petty: 13

Bot 2

Al Nixon: S/1
Russ Wrightstone: 13/SH.1-2
Fresco Thompson: S8.2-H
Bernie Friberg: K
Jimmie Wilson: 7

Top 3

Max Carey: 8
Johnny Butler: 7
Babe Herman: 8

Bot 3

Alex Ferguson: 53
Heinie Sand: S8
Johnny Mokan: 4/P
Freddy Leach: 43

Top 4

Harvey Hendrick: S8
Irish Meusel: W.1-2
Bob Barrett: 7
Jay Partridge: WP.2-3;1-2
Jay Partridge: 6(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 4

Al Nixon: E9/F.B-2
Russ Wrightstone: 3/L
Fresco Thompson: 13.2-3
Bernie Friberg: 53

Top 5

Butch Henline: K
Jesse Petty: 13
Max Carey: 43

Bot 5

Jimmie Wilson: S8
Alex Ferguson: 3/BG/SH.1-2
Heinie Sand: 8/SF/8XD.2-3
Johnny Mokan: 63

Top 6

Johnny Butler: S7
Babe Herman: 5/FL
Harvey Hendrick: 8/L
Irish Meusel: D7.1-3
Bob Barrett: 63

Bot 6

Freddy Leach: 13
Al Nixon: D9
Russ Wrightstone: 6/L
Fresco Thompson: D8.2-H
Bernie Friberg: K

Top 7

Jay Partridge: 3/G
Butch Henline: 63
Jesse Petty: K

Bot 7

Jimmie Wilson: 7/L
Alex Ferguson: 9
Heinie Sand: D8
Johnny Mokan: PB.2-3
Johnny Mokan: E3/P.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Freddy Leach: 43

Top 8

Max Carey: D9
Johnny Butler: 53
Babe Herman: 3/G.2-3
Harvey Hendrick: S7.3-H
Irish Meusel: 5/P

Bot 8

Al Nixon: 3/G
Russ Wrightstone: 2/FL
Fresco Thompson: S/G46
Bernie Friberg: SB2
Bernie Friberg: 3/FL

Top 9

Bob Barrett: 63
Jay Partridge: 7/L
Butch Henline: 53