Boxscore: TBK @ PBP
Date: 1927-04-29
BOXSCORE: 1927 Towanda Black Knights At 1927 Pittsburgh Bichipoos 4/29/1927
Black Knights AB R H RBI AVG Bichipoos AB R H RBI AVG
B.Meusel RF 5 0 1 0 .367 M.Bishop 2B 2 2 1 0 .571
M.Lewis 2B 4 0 1 0 .316 E.Collins SS 3 1 1 0 .333
A-C.Day 2B 1 0 0 0 .500 C-T.Thevenow SS 1 0 0 0 .250
T.Stearnes CF 5 1 2 1 .290 G.Harper CF,LF 3 1 1 0 .538
C.Hafey LF 5 2 3 0 .409 J.Wilson 1B 3 1 2 1 .429
B.Herman 1B 4 1 2 0 .208 D-P.Todt 1B 1 0 0 0 .000
H-P.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .053 N.Rogers LF 3 1 1 4 .125
B.Riggins 3B 3 1 1 1 .308 E-K.Cuyler CF 1 0 0 0 .250
J.Cooney SS 5 1 4 2 .320 S.Davis RF 4 1 1 1 .471
I-C.Smith PR 0 0 0 0 .273 T.Scales 3B 3 1 1 0 .222
H.Williams C 4 0 2 2 .167 F-J.Dugan 3B 0 0 0 0 .286
J-L.Bell PH 1 0 0 0 .190 S.Hogan C 2 0 1 0 .111
H.Lisenbee P 4 0 0 0 .143 B-F.Schulte PH 1 0 1 11.000
R.Ruffing P 0 0 0 0 ---- G-M.Murray C 0 0 0 0 .200
J.Wertz P 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Fitzsimmons P 4 0 0 0 .125
F.Bell P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 42 6 16 6 Totals 31 8 10 7
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Lewis In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hogan In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Collins In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Wilson In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Rogers In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Scales In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Schulte In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Herman In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Cooney In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Williams In 9th Inning
Black Knights... 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 - 6 16 1
Bichipoos....... 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 8 10 1
Black Knights (3-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
H.Lisenbee 6 1/3 7 6 6 6 0 0 113 6.98 A1 D4
R.Ruffing L(0-2) BS(1st) 0 1/3 3 2 2 0 1 0 18 18.69 D5 D8
J.Wertz 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 1.80 D9
Totals 8 10 8 8 8 1 0
Bichipoos (4-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
F.Fitzsimmon WIN(2-0) 8 15 6 6 1 4 1 136 5.51 A1 E4
F.Bell SAVE(2nd) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 0.00 E5
Totals 9 16 6 6 2 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 40,353 DATE- Friday, April 29th 1927 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Black Knights:11 Bichipoos: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Black Knights: 1 Bichipoos: 1
ERRORS- H.Williams, S.Davis
DOUBLES- T.Stearnes(3rd), C.Hafey(2nd), J.Cooney(1st), G.Harper(2nd),
F.Schulte(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Meusel(2nd), N.Rogers(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Stearnes(1st)
RBIs- T.Stearnes(7th), B.Riggins(2nd), J.Cooney-2(3rd), H.Williams-2(2nd),
J.Wilson(6th), N.Rogers-4(4th), S.Davis(10th), F.Schulte(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bishop(2nd), T.Scales(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Rogers
WALKS- B.Riggins-2, M.Bishop-3, E.Collins, G.Harper-2, J.Wilson, T.Scales
HIT BY PITCH- S.Hogan
STRIKE OUTS- B.Meusel, M.Lewis, C.Hafey, H.Lisenbee, T.Scales
GIDP- P.Williams, F.Fitzsimmons
2-out RBI- J.Cooney-2, H.Williams-2, T.Stearnes, B.Riggins, F.Schulte
RLISP 2-out- S.Davis-3, E.Collins, M.Lewis, H.Williams-2, H.Lisenbee-2,
F.Fitzsimmons, K.Cuyler, L.Bell
TEAM RISP- Black Knights: 6 for 15 Bichipoos: 5 for 14
In a close game it was the Pittsburgh Bichipoos 8, the Towanda Black Knights 6
at The Couch.
In the 7th inning Pittsburgh scored 5 runs when they had 4 base hits. The
crucial at-bat was provided by Nat Rogers who elicited a roar from the
hometown fans when he tripled clearing the bases. Towanda threatened in the
9th but their rally came up short.
The victory went to Freddie Fitzsimmons(2-0) who went 8 innings, allowing 6
runs. Fitzsimmons got relief help from Fred Bell who gained credit for his
2nd save. Red Ruffing(0-2) absorbed the loss in relief. He allowed 2 runs
and 3 hits in 1/3 of an inning.
Tom Kelly was clearly disappointed after the game. 'It was a manager's
nightmare out there', he said, 'We should have had this one.'
SCORESHEET: 1927 Towanda Black Knights at 1927 Pittsburgh Bichipoos
B.Meusel-A1 A1:F/7 B1:Tr C1:G/53 *7*:G/53 *8*:K
M.Lewis-A1 A2:G/43 B2:G/63 C2:Si D2:K E2:P/6
C.Day-E1
T.Stearn-A1 A3:L/4 *4*:Do C3:Force/ D3:HR>b# E3:F/7
46>1o b1
C.Hafey-A1 *2*:K B4:G/63 *6*:Do D4:Si *9*:Si
B.Herman-A1 A5:Si B5:G/63 C5:G/13 D5:Si>13 E5:G-DP/3
P.Willia-E5 63>1o
B.Riggin-A1 A6:L/6 B6:W>b1 C6:F/8 D6:Si>3# E6:W>b1
13
J.Cooney-A1 A7:P/3 B7:Si>23 C7:Do>2# D7:Si>3# E7:Si>12
C.Smith-E8 12 23
H.Willia-A1 *3*:P/6 B8:G/63 C8:Si+E/9 D8:Si>3# E8:L/6
L.Bell-E8 >2# 13
H.Lisenb-A1 A9:G/43 *5*:K C9:G/13 D9:P/6
R.Ruffin-E1
J.Wertz-E1
M.Bishop-A1 A1:Si B1:W>b1 *5*:FO/2 *7*:W>b1 *8*:W>b1
E.Collin-A1 A2:Si>12 B2:SB+E/2 C2:W>b1 D2:F/8 E2:G/43>1
T.Theven-E1 >13 F/9 2
G.Harper-A1 A3:F/9 *3*:G/43 C3:Do>13 D3:W>12 b E3:W>b1
1
J.Wilson-A1 A4:Si>2# B4:F/8 C4:IW>b1 D4:Si>23 E4:Force/
P.Todt-E1 13 12 65>2o 12
b1
N.Rogers-A1 A5:Sac/24 B5:F/7 C5:L/3 D5:Tr>3# E5:L/6
K.Cuyler-E1 >3# 12 2# 1#
S.Davis-A1 A6:P/5 *4*:G/53 C6:F/8 D6:Si>3#
T.Scales-A1 *2*:Si B7:F/7 *6*:W>b1 D7:K
J.Dugan-E1
S.Hogan-A1 A8:SB>12 B8:HBP C8:PkOff/ D8:Do>1#
F.Schult-D8 Si>23 13>1o G/6
M.Murray-E1 3
F.Fitzsi-A1 A9:G-DP/4 B9:L/4 C9:G/3 D9:G/53
F.Bell-E6 63>3# 1o