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Cubs 4 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1927

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 20, 1927 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJuly 20, 1927 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDon Songer  
Losing PitcherSheriff Blake  
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Game Winning RBIMel Ott 

Game Info

DateJuly 20, 1927 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Brillheart  
Home Starting PitcherBurleigh Grimes  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 15 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cy Rigler
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: Bob Hart

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sparky Adams  Second Baseman 
Eddie Pick  Third Baseman 
Earl Webb  Right Fielder 
Hack Wilson  Center Fielder 
Riggs Stephenson  Left Fielder 
Charlie Grimm  First Baseman 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Woody English  Shortstop 
Jim Brillheart  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Andy Reese  Third Baseman 
Freddie Lindstrom  Left Fielder 
Les Mann  Center Fielder 
Rogers Hornsby  Second Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
George Harper  Right Fielder 
Zack Taylor  Catcher 
Burleigh Grimes  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1927

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/20/1927 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Adams S, 2b           5  0  0  0   Reese A, 3b           4  1  0  0   
Pick E, 3b            3  0  1  0   Lindstrom F, lf       4  0  0  0   
Webb E, rf            5  1  1  0   Mann L, cf            3  0  0  0   
Wilson H, cf          3  1  1  2   Ott M, ph             1  0  1  2   
Stephenson R, lf      3  1  2  0   Hornsby R, 2b         4  0  3  0   
Grimm C, 1b           4  1  0  0   Terry B, 1b           4  1  0  0   
Hartnett G, c         3  0  1  0   Jackson T, ss         4  2  3  3   
English W, ss         4  0  0  1   Harper G, rf          4  0  1  0   
Brillheart J, p       4  0  0  1   Taylor Z, c           3  0  1  0   
Blake S, p            0  0  0  0   Grimes B, p           1  0  1  0   
                                   Thomas H, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Henry D, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Songer D, p           1  0  1  0   
                                   DeVormer A, ph        1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  6  4                        35  5 12  5

Chicago          022 000 000 --  4
New York         000 002 012 --  5
  0 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brillheart J*         8.0 11  4  4  2  2
Blake S (L)           0.0  1  1  1  1  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grimes B              4.0  4  4  2  3  0
Henry D               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Songer D (W)          4.2  2  0  0  5  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Reese A 2, Hornsby R
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 11, New York 10
HR -- Wilson H, Jackson T 2
HBP -- by Blake S (Reese A)
WP -- Grimes B, Brillheart J, Blake S
T -- 2:15
A -- 0

    

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