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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		2
1		 
(11)
PHI
@CHC		0
10
BRO
@CIN		3
6
BRO
@CIN		4
3
NYG
@PIT		6
5
BSN
@STL		3
2
Friday, September 23, 1927,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 18,000, Time of Game: 2:22
Giants
6
87-60
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pirates
5
89-57
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Norman Plitt (3-6)
L: Carmen Hill (22-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  2    6 12  0
Pirates         4  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  1

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Heinie Mueller LF 3 2 0 0 2 1 .305 .809 0 0
Freddie Lindstrom 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .307 .793 1 1 3B
Edd Roush CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .303 .738 3 0 SH
Rogers Hornsby 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .357 1.037 0 6
Bill Terry 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .327 .915 7 1 2B
Travis Jackson SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .320 .853 4 2
George Harper RF 4 1 4 1 0 0 .333 .923 6 0
Zack Taylor C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .589 3 1
   Mel Ott PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .721
   Al DeVormer C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .642 2 0
Burleigh Grimes P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .198 .481 1 0 2B
   Buck Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400
   Norman Plitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 0 0
   Jack Cummings PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .895
   Larry Benton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .408 0 1
Team Totals 37 6 12 4 2 6 .324 .782 27 12
2B: B Terry (30); B Grimes (4).
3B: F Lindstrom (8).
SH: E Roush (16).
TB: F Lindstrom 4; G Harper 4; T Jackson 2; B Grimes 2; B Terry 2; E Roush; M Ott.
RBI: F Lindstrom 2 (57); E Roush (56); G Harper (83).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Jackson-B Terry.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lloyd Waner CF 5 1 4 0 0 0 .356 .809 5 1
Adam Comorosky LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .264 .587 1 0
Paul Waner RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .382 .997 1 0
Glenn Wright SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .282 .721 1 1
Pie Traynor 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 .339 .822 2 3 3B
George Grantham 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .306 .839 3 1 HBP,SH
Joe Harris 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .339 .906 7 0
Earl Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .703 7 0
Carmen Hill P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .206 .537 0 1
   Clyde Barnhart PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .818
   Fred Brickell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .915
Team Totals 34 5 11 5 4 4 .324 .782 27 7
3B: P Traynor (8).
SH: G Grantham (23).
HBP: G Grantham (5).
TB: L Waner 4; P Traynor 4; C Hill; A Comorosky; G Grantham; G Wright; P Waner.
RBI: P Traynor 4 (105); G Grantham (61).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: L Waner (10).

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Burleigh Grimes 6 7 5 5 3 3 0 3.48 26 38
Norman Plitt, W (3-6) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.96 9
Larry Benton, S (2) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.10 5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 4 4 0 5.00 40 38

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Carmen Hill, L (22-11) 9 12 6 3 2 6 0 3.26 40 49
Team Totals 9 12 6 4 2 6 0 4.00 40 49
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: N Plitt (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ernie Quigley, 1B - Bill Klem, 2B - (none), 3B - Cy Rigler.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 18,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Heinie Mueller LF 1 Lloyd Waner CF
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3B 2 Adam Comorosky LF
3 Edd Roush CF 3 Paul Waner RF
4 Rogers Hornsby 2B 4 Glenn Wright SS
5 Bill Terry 1B 5 Pie Traynor 3B
6 Travis Jackson SS 6 George Grantham 2B
7 George Harper RF 7 Joe Harris 1B
8 Zack Taylor C 8 Earl Smith C
9 Burleigh Grimes P 9 Carmen Hill P

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