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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1929-04-27 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 15000 · 2:10

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Robins 8–3. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 3rd. Claude Willoughby earned the win. Chuck Klein went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	8	11
BRO	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	7

W: Claude Willoughby L: Watty Clark SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Pfirman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fresco Thompson	4	2	2	1	1	0
Lefty O'Doul	3	1	1	1	1	0
Homer Peel	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pinky Whitney	4	1	2	2	0	1
Don Hurst	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bernie Friberg	5	0	1	1	0	2
Chuck Klein	4	2	3	1	0	0
Walt Lerian	2	1	0	0	1	1
Claude Willoughby	3	0	0	1	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Frederick	3	0	1	1	1	0
Wally Gilbert	3	0	2	0	0	0
Babe Herman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rube Bressler	4	0	0	0	0	0
Del Bissonette	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jake Flowers	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Bancroft	3	0	0	1	0	0
Butch Henline	3	1	1	0	0	0
Clise Dudley	3	1	1	1	0	1
Harvey Hendrick	1	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Wright	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Cullop	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Willoughby	9.0	7	2	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Watty Clark	2.2	5	2	3
Clise Dudley	4.2	6	1	1
Jimmy Pattison	1.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fresco Thompson: 7
Lefty O'Doul: HP
Homer Peel: S5.1-2
Pinky Whitney: K
Don Hurst: 5/FL

Bot 1

Johnny Frederick: W
Wally Gilbert: 23/SH.1-2
Babe Herman: 43.2-3
Rube Bressler: 53

Top 2

Bernie Friberg: 3/P
Chuck Klein: HR/F9D
Walt Lerian: K
Claude Willoughby: K

Bot 2

Del Bissonette: 63
Jake Flowers: 63
Dave Bancroft: 7

Top 3

Fresco Thompson: W
Lefty O'Doul: W.1-2
Homer Peel: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Pinky Whitney: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(E8)
Don Hurst: 43.2-3
Bernie Friberg: S7.3-H
Chuck Klein: S8.1-2
Walt Lerian: WP.2-3;1-2
Walt Lerian: 8

Bot 3

Butch Henline: 63
Clise Dudley: HR/L9D
Johnny Frederick: 43
Wally Gilbert: S8
Babe Herman: 5/P

Top 4

Claude Willoughby: 13
Fresco Thompson: 8
Lefty O'Doul: 7

Bot 4

Rube Bressler: 9
Del Bissonette: 43
Jake Flowers: 8

Top 5

Homer Peel: D7/7S
Pinky Whitney: 8/SF.2-3
Don Hurst: 7/SF.3-H
Bernie Friberg: 2/FL

Bot 5

Dave Bancroft: 63
Butch Henline: D7
Clise Dudley: K
Johnny Frederick: S9.2-H
Wally Gilbert: S9.1-3
Babe Herman: 13

Top 6

Chuck Klein: T7/F7D
Walt Lerian: HP
Claude Willoughby: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Fresco Thompson: S7
Lefty O'Doul: D8.1-H
Homer Peel: 8

Bot 6

Rube Bressler: 4/P
Del Bissonette: T8
Jake Flowers: W
Dave Bancroft: FC5.3-H;1X2(5E4)
Butch Henline: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Pinky Whitney: S7
Don Hurst: 46(1)/FO
Bernie Friberg: SB2
Bernie Friberg: K
Chuck Klein: 53

Bot 7

Clise Dudley: 4/P
Johnny Frederick: 9
Wally Gilbert: 63

Top 8

Walt Lerian: W
Claude Willoughby: 3/BG/SH.1-2
Fresco Thompson: S8.2-H
Lefty O'Doul: 3/G.1-2
Homer Peel: 63

Bot 8

Babe Herman: 63
Rube Bressler: 9
Del Bissonette: 4/P

Top 9

Pinky Whitney: 4/P
Don Hurst: 8
Bernie Friberg: K23

Bot 9

Jake Flowers: 13
Harvey Hendrick: S9
Glenn Wright: K
Nick Cullop: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

The managers from both teams were laid up with attacks of the grippe.
Over RF wall
Frederick fumbled
Line drive over RF wall. The SABR HR database notes this occurred on the 1st pitch.
Over Bressler's head
Hit in the ribs

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