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Phillies 5 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
August 4, 1927

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 4, 1927 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1927 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 5 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJohnny Miljus  
Losing PitcherHub Pruett  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Harris 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1927 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherHub Pruett  
Home Starting PitcherLee Meadows  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cy Rigler
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: Bob Hart

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Spalding  Left Fielder 
Heinie Sand  Third Baseman 
Cy Williams  Right Fielder 
Russ Wrightstone  First Baseman 
Freddy Leach  Center Fielder 
Bubber Jonnard  Catcher 
Fresco Thompson  Second Baseman 
Jimmy Cooney  Shortstop 
Hub Pruett  Pitcher 
Stuffy McInnis  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lloyd Waner  Left Fielder 
Kiki Cuyler  Center Fielder 
Paul Waner  Right Fielder 
Pie Traynor  Third Baseman 
Glenn Wright  Shortstop 
Joe Harris  First Baseman 
Hal Rhyne  Second Baseman 
Roy Spencer  Catcher 
Lee Meadows  Pitcher 
Donie Bush  Manager 

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Phillies 5 @ Pirates 8
Forbes Field
August 4, 1927

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1927, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Spalding D, lf        4  1  2  0   Waner L, lf           5  2  3  0   
Sand H, 3b            4  1  1  0   Cuyler K, cf          4  2  3  1   
Williams C, rf        5  0  3  3   Waner P, rf           5  1  3  1   
Wrightstone R, 1b     5  0  1  0   Traynor P, 3b         4  2  0  0   
Leach F, cf           5  1  3  0   Wright G, ss          4  1  2  3   
Jonnard B, c          5  0  1  1   Harris J, 1b          3  0  1  2   
Thompson F, 2b        4  0  1  0   Rhyne H, 2b           2  0  1  0   
Cooney J, ss          4  1  0  0   Grantham G, ph-2b     1  0  1  1   
Pruett H, p           3  1  2  1   Spencer R, c          4  0  2  0   
Willoughby C, p       0  0  0  0   Meadows L, p          1  0  0  0   
Attreau D, ph         1  0  0  0   Miljus J, p           3  0  0  0   
Scott J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5 14  5                        36  8 16  8

Philadelphia     011 300 000 --  5
Pittsburgh       300 000 41x --  8

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pruett H (L)          6.1 13  7  6  3  1
Willoughby C          0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Scott J               1.0  2  1  0  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meadows L             3.2  8  5  2  2  1
Miljus J (W)          5.1  6  0  0  0  0

E -- Cooney J, Harris J, Scott J
DP -- Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Wright G, Leach F, Rhyne H
3B -- Leach F, Sand H, Pruett H, Cuyler K
SH -- Cuyler K
SF -- Harris J
WP -- Scott J
T -- 1:59
A -- 0

    

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