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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 25, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 25, 1927 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 25, 1927 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 25, 1927 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Kaufmann |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Barry McCormick 2B: (none) 3B: Hank O'Day |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
Ray Blades | Right Fielder |
Les Bell | Third Baseman |
Frank Snyder | Catcher |
Tommy Thevenow | Shortstop |
Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
Bob O'Farrell | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sparky Adams | Second Baseman |
Jimmy Cooney | Shortstop |
Earl Webb | Right Fielder |
Hack Wilson | Center Fielder |
Riggs Stephenson | Left Fielder |
Chick Tolson | First Baseman |
Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
Clyde Beck | Third Baseman |
Tony Kaufmann | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 25, 1927
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Kaufmann
Douthit strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaufmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Kaufmann
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bottomley for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Alexander
Cooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frisch can't make a play. That's a base hit. Cooney moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tolson vs. Alexander
Tolson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Kaufmann
Hafey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blades vs. Kaufmann
Blades hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hafey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Kaufmann
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Webb. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Hafey scores. Blades moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thevenow vs. Kaufmann
Thevenow is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alexander vs. Kaufmann
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cooney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Alexander
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Alexander
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaufmann vs. Alexander
Kaufmann strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Kaufmann
Douthit hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Kaufmann
Bottomley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Kaufmann
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Kaufmann
Blades hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kaufmann
Bell hits a popup towards short. Cooney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Alexander
Cooney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a ball on the ground for a single. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a line drive into right field. Blades settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaufmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Kaufmann
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kaufmann
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolson vs. Alexander
Tolson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Alexander
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blades. Hartnett reaches second base with a double. Tolson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beck vs. Alexander
Beck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tolson scores. Hartnett moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaufmann vs. Alexander
Kaufmann strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hartnett scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Alexander
There goes Adams. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooney vs. Alexander
Cooney is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Kaufmann
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cooney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Kaufmann
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Kaufmann
Bottomley hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Douthit moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Kaufmann
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck can't make a play. That's a base hit. Douthit moves to third. Bottomley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blades vs. Kaufmann
Blades takes first base on ball four. Douthit scores. Bottomley moves to third. Hafey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Kaufmann
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Kaufmann
Snyder hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Kaufmann
Thevenow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a fly ball towards center. Douthit settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Douthit. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thevenow. Webb scores. Stephenson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolson vs. Alexander
Tolson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephenson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartnett vs. Alexander
Hartnett hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beck vs. Alexander
Beck hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Roy
Luther Roy now pitching.
Alexander hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Webb throws the ball in to Cooney who tags Alexander trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Roy
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cooney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Roy
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roy vs. Alexander
Roy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Alexander
Cooney hits a line drive into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Roy
Bottomley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Roy
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cooney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blades vs. Roy
Blades hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cooney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a fly ballWebb hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Douthit is chasing the ball. Webb rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolson vs. Alexander
Tolson hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Roy
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Roy
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thevenow vs. Roy
Thevenow strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Alexander
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Alexander
Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Clyde Beck.
Heathcote hits a popup towards short. Thevenow settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roy vs. Alexander
Roy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Roy
Howard Freigau now playing third base.
Alexander is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Roy
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freigau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Roy
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tolson fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Roy drops the ball. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Roy
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Roy
Hafey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Freigau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Alexander
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Alexander
Cooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Alexander
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch misplays the ball. That's an error on Frisch. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blades. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Cooney scores. Webb moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephenson vs. Alexander
Stephenson hits a line drive towards first. Bottomley catches it and throws to second to double up Wilson. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/25/1927, game 1 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Douthit T, cf 5 1 1 0 Adams S, 2b 5 0 1 1 Frisch F, 2b 5 1 1 0 Cooney J, ss 5 1 3 0 Bottomley J, 1b 4 2 2 2 Webb E, rf 5 2 1 1 Hafey C, lf 4 2 1 0 Wilson H, cf 4 0 3 1 Blades R, rf 3 1 2 1 Stephenson R, lf 4 0 0 0 Bell L, 3b 4 1 1 4 Tolson C, 1b 3 1 1 0 Snyder F, c 4 0 1 1 Hartnett G, c 4 1 1 0 Thevenow T, ss 3 0 0 0 Beck C, 3b 3 0 0 1 Alexander P, p 4 0 1 0 Heathcote C, ph 1 0 0 0 Freigau H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Kaufmann T, p 2 0 0 0 Roy L, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 10 8 38 5 10 4 St.Louis 012 050 000 -- 8 Chicago 000 210 101 -- 5 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Alexander P (W) 9.0 10 5 4 3 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Kaufmann T (L) 5.0 9 8 8 3 4 Roy L 4.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Douthit T, Thevenow T, Roy L, Frisch F DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Chicago 9 2B -- Snyder F, Hartnett G, Wilson H HR -- Bottomley J, Bell L, Webb E SB -- Adams S T -- 1:36 A -- 0
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