Chicago Cubs 16 – 4 Pittsburgh Pirates
28 April 1927 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | final score 16–4 | 1 in 1,819 games | |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | Sparky Adams | 1 in 98 player-games |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Charlie Root | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Woody English | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Earl Webb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3B |
| Hack Wilson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Riggs Stephenson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Grimm | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howard Freigau | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gabby Hartnett | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Charlie Root | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Root | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Grantham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Waner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kiki Cuyler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paul Waner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Glenn Wright | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pie Traynor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Rhyne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Earl Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Cvengros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Gooch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roy Mahaffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Joe Bush | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Don Songer | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Cvengros | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Roy Mahaffey | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |