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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1927-05-11 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 2:10

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 7th. Alex Ferguson earned the win and Hub Pruett picked up the save. Hack Wilson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Alex Ferguson L: Bob Osborn SV: Hub Pruett

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmy Cooney	3	1	1	0	0	0
Earl Webb	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hack Wilson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Grimm	3	0	1	0	0	0
Howard Freigau	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gabby Hartnett	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Osborn	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chick Tolson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Scott	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Sand	5	1	2	0	0	1
Dick Spalding	4	0	2	0	0	1
Cy Williams	4	0	1	2	1	1
Russ Wrightstone	2	1	0	0	2	0
Freddy Leach	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jimmie Wilson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Fresco Thompson	3	2	1	0	1	0
Bernie Friberg	2	0	1	0	1	1
Alex Ferguson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Scott	1	0	1	1	0	0
Al Nixon	0	0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Mokan	0	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Osborn	7.1	8	6	5
Jim Brillheart	0.2	1	1	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Ferguson	7.0	6	1	3
Clarence Mitchell	1.0	0	1	0
Hub Pruett	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: 7
Jimmy Cooney: 63
Earl Webb: 7

Bot 1

Heinie Sand: 9/L
Dick Spalding: K
Cy Williams: 8

Top 2

Hack Wilson: HR/F9D
Riggs Stephenson: 7
Charlie Grimm: 7
Howard Freigau: 7

Bot 2

Russ Wrightstone: W
Freddy Leach: PB.1-2
Freddy Leach: 43.2-3
Jimmie Wilson: S7.3-H(UR)
Fresco Thompson: 46(1)/FO
Bernie Friberg: W.1-2
Alex Ferguson: K

Top 3

Gabby Hartnett: K
Bob Osborn: 43
Sparky Adams: 9

Bot 3

Heinie Sand: K
Dick Spalding: S4/G4S
Cy Williams: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

Jimmy Cooney: S9
Earl Webb: S9/9DW.1-3
Hack Wilson: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Riggs Stephenson: 4/P
Charlie Grimm: S9.1-3;BX2(954)

Bot 4

Russ Wrightstone: 63
Freddy Leach: 13
Jimmie Wilson: 9

Top 5

Howard Freigau: 43
Gabby Hartnett: 6/P
Bob Osborn: K

Bot 5

Fresco Thompson: 8
Bernie Friberg: K
Alex Ferguson: K

Top 6

Sparky Adams: 2/FL
Jimmy Cooney: 7
Earl Webb: S8/8S
Hack Wilson: S8.1-3
Riggs Stephenson: 13

Bot 6

Heinie Sand: 8
Dick Spalding: S8
Cy Williams: W.1-2
Russ Wrightstone: 5/P
Freddy Leach: PB.2-3;1-2
Freddy Leach: IW
Jimmie Wilson: 9

Top 7

Charlie Grimm: 9
Howard Freigau: 2/P
Gabby Hartnett: W
Bob Osborn: K

Bot 7

Fresco Thompson: D8
Bernie Friberg: 8/SF.2-3
Jack Scott: S7.3-H
Heinie Sand: S9.1-2
Dick Spalding: 8/L
Cy Williams: D9/9DW.2-H;1-H
Russ Wrightstone: W
Freddy Leach: 13

Top 8

Sparky Adams: W
Chick Tolson: 9/L
Earl Webb: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Jimmie Wilson: 43
Fresco Thompson: W
Bernie Friberg: S9.1-3
Al Nixon: 3/FL/SF.3-H
Heinie Sand: S9/9DW.1-3
Johnny Mokan: W.1-2
Cy Williams: K

Top 9

Hack Wilson: 4/P
Riggs Stephenson: 43
Pete Scott: S8
Howard Freigau: DI.1-2
Howard Freigau: K

Notes & reviews

Rain started; fans in the LF bleachers ran onto the field and under the grandstand; slight delay
25 minute rain delay with 2 strikes on Earl Webb
rain delay

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