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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 4, 1927 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1927 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1927 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Flint Rhem |
Home Starting Pitcher | Carmen Hill |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Frank Wilson 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wattie Holm | Left Fielder |
Specs Toporcer | Shortstop |
Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
Les Bell | Third Baseman |
Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
Taylor Douthit | Center Fielder |
Flint Rhem | Pitcher |
Bob O'Farrell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Hal Rhyne | Shortstop |
Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
George Grantham | Second Baseman |
Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
Joe Harris | First Baseman |
Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
Carmen Hill | Pitcher |
Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 1927
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toporcer vs. Hill
Toporcer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gooch scoops up the ball and tags Toporcer for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Rhem
Rhyne hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Hill
Southworth hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Hill
O'Farrell bunts for a single. Bottomley moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Douthit reaches second base with a double. Bottomley scores. There goes O'Farrell trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Rhem
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Rhem
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhem fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Rhem
Barnhart hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Barnhart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Rhem
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhem vs. Hill
Rhem hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grantham reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toporcer vs. Hill
Toporcer hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Frisch reaches second base with a double. Holm goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Rhem
Gooch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Rhem
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gooch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rhem fields it and throws to first for the out. Gooch moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rhyne vs. Rhem
Rhyne hits a line drive towards short. Toporcer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Hill
Southworth hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Hill
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holm. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Rhem
Traynor hits a line drive towards short. Toporcer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grantham vs. Rhem
Grantham hits a fly ball into center field. Douthit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Rhem
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Toporcer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhem vs. Hill
Rhem hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toporcer vs. Hill
Toporcer hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Rhem
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Rhem
Gooch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Rhem
Hill takes first base on ball four. Gooch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bottomley. Gooch scores. Hill moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rhyne vs. Rhem
Rhyne takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waner vs. Rhem
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hill scores. Waner scores. Rhyne moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Keen
Vic Keen now pitching.
Traynor hits a popup, foul, beyond first. Frisch races for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Rhyne. The throw to the plate, AND Rhyne is out, for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch bunts in front of the plate. Gooch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Hill
Southworth hits a line drive towards first. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Keen
Grantham hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Douthit. Grantham reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Keen
There's a wild pitch. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barnhart vs. Keen
Barnhart hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grantham tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Keen
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Keen
Gooch 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
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Hill
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rhyne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a fly ball towards left field. Barnhart fields the ball and throws to short. Rhyne drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Rhyne. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keen vs. Hill
There's a wild pitch. Bell scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hill
Danny Clark pinch hits for Vic Keen.
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Ring
Jimmy Ring now pitching.
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Ring
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Toporcer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhyne vs. Ring
Rhyne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Hill
Holm hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toporcer vs. Hill
Toporcer hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Hill
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Hill
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Hill
Southworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bottomley moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Hill
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Ring
Waner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Traynor vs. Ring
Traynor bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Waner moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grantham vs. Ring
Grantham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barnhart vs. Ring
Barnhart hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Douthit. Barnhart reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. Traynor goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Ring
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gooch vs. Ring
Fred Brickell pinch runs for Clyde Barnhart.
Gooch strikes out. There goes Brickell. The throw from O'Farrell and Brickell is out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Hill
Kiki Cuyler now playing left field.
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douthit vs. Hill
Douthit hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Hill
Chick Hafey pinch hits for Jimmy Ring.
Hafey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hill scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hafey for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1927, game 2 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Holm W, lf 4 2 2 1 Waner L, cf 4 1 0 0 Toporcer S, ss 4 0 0 0 Rhyne H, ss 3 0 0 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 1 1 Waner P, rf 4 1 3 2 Bottomley J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Traynor P, 3b 3 1 0 0 Southworth B, rf 4 0 1 0 Grantham G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bell L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Barnhart C, lf 3 0 2 3 O'Farrell B, c 3 0 1 0 Brickell F, pr 0 0 0 0 Douthit T, cf 4 0 1 1 Cuyler K, lf 0 0 0 0 Rhem F, p 2 0 0 0 Harris J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Keen V, p 0 0 0 0 Gooch J, c 3 1 1 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0 Hill C, p 2 1 0 0 Ring J, p 0 0 0 0 Hafey C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 3 29 6 7 5 St.Louis 011 000 110 -- 4 Pittsburgh 000 031 02x -- 6 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Rhem F 4.1 4 3 2 3 1 Keen V 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 Ring J (L) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Hill C (W) 9.0 9 4 4 1 1 E -- Bottomley J, Rhyne H DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Pittsburgh 5 2B -- Douthit T, Barnhart C 2, Frisch F, Waner P 2, Grantham G HR -- Holm W CS -- Brickell F SH -- Traynor P SF -- Barnhart C WP -- Keen V, Hill C T -- 2:00 A -- 0
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