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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW
4
5
PHA
@DET
7
9
NYY
@SLB
4
3
CIN
@BRO
3
6
PIT
@BSN
8
7
STL
@NYG
2
3
 
(11)
CHC
@PHI
4
1
Thursday, May 12, 1927,
, Braves Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:25
Pirates
8
11-9
 Won 1 
at Braves
7
9-12
 Lost 3 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  2  0   4  0  0   0  2  0    8 12  0
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  1   5  0  0    7 14  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lloyd Waner LF 5 1 0 0 1 0 .257 .574 2 0
Kiki Cuyler CF 3 1 2 0 3 0 .310 .782 4 0 2·SB
Paul Waner RF 6 0 1 2 0 1 .342 .977 1 0
Glenn Wright SS 4 2 3 0 2 0 .293 .828 5 1 3B,2B
George Grantham 2B 6 1 2 2 0 1 .341 .925 0 5 2B
Pie Traynor 3B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .342 .831 3 3 HBP,SH
Joe Harris 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .697 9 0 HBP
Earl Smith C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .259 .770 2 0 2B
   Clyde Barnhart PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .533
   Roy Spencer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .917 1 0
Vic Aldridge P 3 1 1 1 1 0 .182 .432 0 0
   Johnny Morrison P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 12 8 9 3 .316 .917 27 9
2B: E Smith (1); G Wright (4); G Grantham (9).
3B: G Wright (3).
SH: P Traynor (4).
HBP: J Harris (1); P Traynor (1).
TB: G Wright 6; G Grantham 3; E Smith 2; K Cuyler 2; P Traynor 2; V Aldridge; P Waner.
RBI: G Grantham 2 (11); P Waner 2 (23); C Barnhart (1); V Aldridge (1); P Traynor (15); E Smith (7).
Team LOB: 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Grantham-G Wright-J Harris.
Baserunning
SB: K Cuyler 2 (9, -1st base off  POCS 2).

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lance Richbourg RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .327 .667 2 0 SB
Dave Bancroft SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 .284 .726 1 7
Jack Smith CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 .333 .893 1 0
Andy High 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .390 .954 0 0 SH
   Herb Thomas PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .649
Dick Burrus 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .300 .775 9 0 3B,SH
Eddie Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .752 6 4
Eddie Brown LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 .280 .695 4 0
Zack Taylor C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .629 4 1
Larry Benton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 1
   Art Mills P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 1
   Jimmy Welsh PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .450
   George Mogridge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .375 0 0
   Jack Fournier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .936
   Bunny Hearn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 14 7 1 3 .368 .796 27 14
3B: D Burrus (1).
SH: A High (4); D Burrus (4).
TB: D Burrus 4; E Brown 3; D Bancroft 3; J Smith 2; L Richbourg 2; A High 2.
RBI: J Smith 3 (9); D Burrus 3 (12); E Brown (16).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Moore-D Burrus.
E: L Richbourg (2); D Burrus (3).
Baserunning
SB: L Richbourg (3, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vic Aldridge 6 11 6 6 1 2 0 4.34 30 27
Johnny Morrison, W (1-1) 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.76 11
Team Totals 9 14 7 7 1 3 0 7.00 41 27

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Benton 3.2 7 6 6 4 0 0 5.32 21 19
Art Mills 3.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 4.76 18
George Mogridge, L (2-2) 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 3.32 6
Bunny Hearn 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.59 5
Team Totals 9 12 8 7 9 3 0 7.00 50 19
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Mills 2 (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Klem, 1B - Frank Wilson, 2B - (none), 3B - Peter McLaughlin.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Boston Braves
1 Lloyd Waner LF 1 Lance Richbourg RF
2 Kiki Cuyler CF 2 Dave Bancroft SS
3 Paul Waner RF 3 Jack Smith CF
4 Glenn Wright SS 4 Andy High 3B
5 George Grantham 2B 5 Dick Burrus 1B
6 Pie Traynor 3B 6 Eddie Moore 2B
7 Joe Harris 1B 7 Eddie Brown LF
8 Earl Smith C 8 Zack Taylor C
9 Vic Aldridge P 9 Larry Benton P

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