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Lineups and Summary
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 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 September 2, 1927 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Kremer |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Barry McCormick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wattie Holm | Center Fielder |
| Specs Toporcer | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bottomley | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Left Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| Pete Alexander | Pitcher |
| Bob O'Farrell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Joe Harris | First Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Ray Kremer | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 1927
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Kremer
Holm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toporcer vs. Kremer
Toporcer 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: 1--
Frisch vs. Kremer
Frisch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Kremer
There goes Holm. The throw from Smith and he is out, Grantham applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Alexander
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Toporcer fields it and throws to first for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Toporcer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Alexander
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville throws to second for one, and Frisch throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Waner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Kremer
Bottomley hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Kremer
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Kremer
Southworth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Alexander
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Toporcer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Alexander
Kremer 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, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Kremer
O'Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Kremer
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kremer
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Kremer
Holm 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, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Toporcer can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Alexander
Barnhart hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Alexander
Wright hits a popup towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Alexander
Waner is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toporcer vs. Kremer
Toporcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris juggles the ball. That's an error on Harris. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Kremer
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Kremer
Bottomley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Toporcer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hafey vs. Kremer
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander can't make a play. That's a base hit. Traynor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Alexander
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bottomley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Traynor tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kremer vs. Alexander
Kremer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Kremer
Southworth hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Kremer
O'Farrell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Kremer
Maranville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Kremer
Alexander hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Alexander
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a line drive towards short. Maranville reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Kremer
Holm hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Holm reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Toporcer vs. Kremer
Toporcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Holm scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kremer
Frisch bunts towards the mound. Kremer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bottomley vs. Kremer
Bottomley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Kremer
Hafey hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Alexander
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Alexander
There goes Grantham. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Grantham steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Alexander
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frisch can't make a play. That's a base hit. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith hits a line drive towards the mound. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Kremer
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Kremer
O'Farrell hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Kremer
There goes Southworth. The throw from Smith and he is out, Wright applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Kremer
Maranville hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Alexander
Kremer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner bunts in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Alexander
Barnhart strikes out. There goes Waner. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley can't make a play. That's a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Alexander
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Alexander
Traynor hits a line drive into center field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kremer
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Kremer
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toporcer vs. Kremer
Toporcer hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Alexander
Grantham hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey who is chasing the ball. Grantham reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Alexander
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Alexander
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kremer vs. Alexander
Fred Brickell pinch runs for Earl Smith.
Kremer hits a ball on the ground for a single. Grantham scores. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bottomley fields the ball and throws to Alexander covering. Safe. Brickell moves to third. Kremer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barnhart vs. Alexander
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Maranville fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Brickell scores. Kremer moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Alexander
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kremer scores. Barnhart moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Alexander
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Holm settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Kremer
Johnny Gooch now catching.
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bottomley vs. Kremer
Bottomley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Kremer
Hafey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Kremer
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Kremer
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barnhart. O'Farrell reaches second base with a double. Frisch scores. Southworth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Kremer
Danny Clark pinch hits for Rabbit Maranville.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1927 -- St.Louis at Pittsburgh (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Holm W, cf 4 1 2 0 Waner L, cf 5 2 3 0
Toporcer S, 3b 4 0 0 1 Barnhart C, lf 5 0 0 1
Frisch F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Waner P, rf 5 0 4 2
Bottomley J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Wright G, ss 5 0 1 0
Hafey C, lf 4 0 0 0 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 2 0
Southworth B, rf 4 1 2 0 Grantham G, 2b 3 1 2 0
O'Farrell B, c 4 0 1 2 Harris J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Maranville R, ss 3 0 1 0 Smith E, c 2 0 0 0
Clark D, ph 1 0 0 0 Brickell F, pr 0 1 0 0
Alexander P, p 3 0 1 0 Gooch J, c 0 0 0 0
Kremer R, p 4 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 37 5 15 4
St.Louis 000 001 002 -- 3
Pittsburgh 100 000 13x -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander P (L) 8.0 15 5 5 2 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer R (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 2
E -- Frisch F, Harris J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- St.Louis 5, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- O'Farrell B
3B -- Holm W, Grantham G
SB -- Grantham G, Waner L
CS -- Holm W, Waner L, Southworth B
SF -- Smith E
T -- 1:40
A -- 0
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