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Cubs 7 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
August 29, 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 August 29, 1927 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 29, 1927 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 8 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
Losing PitcherHal Carlson  
SaveBurleigh Grimes  
Game Winning RBIGeorge Harper 

Game Info

DateAugust 29, 1927 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherHal Carlson  
Home Starting PitcherVirgil Barnes  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance40,000 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Barry McCormick
1B: Bill Klem
2B: (none)
3B: Peter McLaughlin

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Sparky Adams  Second Baseman 
Woody English  Shortstop 
Earl Webb  Right Fielder 
Hack Wilson  Center Fielder 
Riggs Stephenson  Left Fielder 
Charlie Grimm  First Baseman 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Elmer Yoter  Third Baseman 
Hal Carlson  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Andy Reese  Third Baseman 
Freddie Lindstrom  Left Fielder 
Edd Roush  Center Fielder 
Rogers Hornsby  Second Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
Travis Jackson  Shortstop 
George Harper  Right Fielder 
Jack Cummings  Catcher 
Virgil Barnes  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 7 @ Giants 8
Polo Grounds
August 29, 1927

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/29/1927, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Adams S, 2b-3b        5  2  2  1   Reese A, 3b           2  1  1  0   
English W, ss         4  1  2  1   Lindstrom F, lf       3  0  1  0   
Webb E, rf            4  0  0  1   Fitzsimmons F, p      1  0  0  0   
Tolson C, ph          0  0  0  0   Ott M, ph             1  0  0  0   
Heathcote C, ph       1  0  0  0   Henry D, p            0  0  0  0   
Wilson H, cf          2  2  0  0   Grimes B, p           0  0  0  0   
Stephenson R, lf      4  1  2  0   Roush E, cf           5  1  0  0   
Grimm C, 1b           4  0  1  3   Hornsby R, 2b         5  1  1  1   
Hartnett G, c         3  0  0  1   Terry B, 1b           1  1  0  0   
Yoter E, 3b           2  0  0  0   Jackson T, ss         4  2  1  2   
Scott P, ph           1  0  0  0   Harper G, rf          3  1  2  1   
Beck C, 2b            0  0  0  0   Cummings J, c         4  0  1  1   
Carlson H, p          1  0  0  0   Barnes V, p           0  0  0  0   
Blake S, p            2  0  0  0   Mueller H, ph-lf      3  1  2  3   
Gonzalez M, ph        1  0  1  0                                      
Pick E, pr            0  1  0  0                                      
Bush G, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  7  8  7                        32  8  9  8

Chicago          301 011 010 --  7
New York         007 000 10x --  8

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Carlson H (L)         2.1  3  5  4  3  0
Blake S               4.2  6  3  3  5  3
Bush G                1.0  0  0  0  2  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barnes V              3.0  4  4  4  2  0
Fitzsimmons F (W)     4.0  2  2  2  2  2
Henry D               1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Grimes B (S)          1.0  0  0  0  1  1

E -- Barnes V, English W
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 12
2B -- Stephenson R 2, Lindstrom F, English W
3B -- Adams S
HR -- Mueller H
SH -- English W, Mueller H
HBP -- by Barnes V (Wilson H), by Barnes V (Stephenson R), by Blake S (Reese A)
T -- 2:10
A -- 40000

    

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