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Cubs 4 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
May 8, 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 May 8, 1927 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1927 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 6 E: 4 LOB: 0
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 0
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherVirgil Barnes  
Losing PitcherLuther Roy  
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Game Winning RBIBill Terry 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1927 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherGuy Bush  
Home Starting PitcherVirgil Barnes  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Wilson
1B: Peter McLaughlin
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Klem

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 
Howard Freigau  Third Baseman 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Guy Bush  Pitcher 
Joe McCarthy  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ty Tyson  Left Fielder 
Freddie Lindstrom  Third Baseman 
Edd Roush  Center Fielder 
Rogers Hornsby  Second Baseman 
Bill Terry  First Baseman 
George Harper  Right Fielder 
Doc Farrell  Shortstop 
Jim Hamby  Catcher 
Virgil Barnes  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
May 8, 1927

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1927 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Adams S, 2b           4  0  1  0   Tyson T, lf           5  0  0  0   
English W, ss         4  1  1  0   Lindstrom F, 3b       5  2  2  0   
Webb E, rf            4  1  2  2   Roush E, cf           3  2  1  0   
Wilson H, cf          4  0  0  0   Hornsby R, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Stephenson R, lf      3  0  0  0   Terry B, 1b           3  1  2  3   
Grimm C, 1b           3  1  1  0   Harper G, rf          3  0  1  1   
Freigau H, 3b         3  1  1  0   Farrell D, ss         3  0  2  0   
Hartnett G, c         3  0  0  1   Hamby J, c            4  0  1  1   
Bush G, p             2  0  0  0   Mueller H, pr         0  0  0  0   
Tolson C, ph          1  0  0  0   DeVormer A, c         0  0  0  0   
Scott P, pr           0  0  0  0   Barnes V, p           4  0  0  0   
Roy L, p              0  0  0  0                                      
Brillheart J, p       0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  4  6  3                        34  5 10  5

Chicago          200 000 020 --  4
New York         010 020 101 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bush G                7.0  9  4  4  5  6
Roy L (L)             1.1  0  1  1  1  0
Brillheart J          0.0  1  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barnes V (W)          9.0  6  4  3  0  1

E -- Wilson H, English W 2, Adams S, Hamby J
DP -- Chicago 3, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 0, New York 11
2B -- Hornsby R, Freigau H, Terry B
3B -- Lindstrom F
HR -- Webb E
SB -- Roush E
CS -- Adams S
HBP -- by Bush G (Harper G)
T -- 1:55
A -- 0

    

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