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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1925-05-18 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 5000 · 2:11

Brooklyn Robins defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 12–7. Brooklyn Robins put up 7 in the 4th. Burleigh Grimes earned the win. Zack Wheat went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	7	12
BRO	0	0	3	7	1	0	0	1		12	17

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Vic Aldridge SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	4	2	2	0	1	0
Kiki Cuyler	4	2	3	0	1	0
Eddie Moore	4	0	1	1	0	0
Clyde Barnhart	4	0	1	2	1	0
Pie Traynor	5	0	1	0	0	0
Glenn Wright	5	1	2	0	0	1
George Grantham	2	1	1	0	1	1
Johnny Gooch	4	1	1	2	0	0
Vic Aldridge	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Songer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Bigbee	1	0	0	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Mitchell	5	2	2	1	1	0
Jimmy Johnston	3	2	2	1	2	0
Zack Wheat	4	1	3	4	0	0
Jack Fournier	5	1	1	1	0	2
Eddie Brown	5	1	2	3	0	0
Dick Loftus	4	0	1	0	1	0
Milt Stock	4	1	3	1	1	0
Zack Taylor	5	1	1	0	0	0
Burleigh Grimes	5	3	2	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Aldridge	3.1	9	1	1
Emil Yde	0.0	3	1	0
Don Songer	3.2	3	3	1
Lou Koupal	1.0	2	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	9.0	12	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Carey: S8/L+
Kiki Cuyler: W.1-2
Eddie Moore: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Clyde Barnhart: 63/G6M.3-H;2-3
Pie Traynor: 13/G1S

Bot 1

Johnny Mitchell: 7/L
Jimmy Johnston: S9
Zack Wheat: 13.1-2
Jack Fournier: K

Top 2

Glenn Wright: S7
George Grantham: S8.1-3
Johnny Gooch: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Vic Aldridge: 63

Bot 2

Eddie Brown: 6E3
Dick Loftus: 16(1)3/GDP
Milt Stock: S9
Zack Taylor: 53

Top 3

Max Carey: 13
Kiki Cuyler: S7
Eddie Moore: SB2
Eddie Moore: 9/F
Clyde Barnhart: S8.2-H
Pie Traynor: 43

Bot 3

Burleigh Grimes: D/78
Johnny Mitchell: S9.2-3;B-2(E2)
Jimmy Johnston: S9.3-H;2-3
Zack Wheat: S7.3-H;1-2#
Jack Fournier: 6/P
Eddie Brown: S8.2-H;1-3
Dick Loftus: 5/LDP.3X3(5)

Top 4

Glenn Wright: K
George Grantham: HP
Johnny Gooch: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Milt Stock: W
Zack Taylor: 7/F7D.1-2
Burleigh Grimes: S5/G5S.2-3
Johnny Mitchell: S9.3-H;1-2
Jimmy Johnston: W.2-3;1-2
Zack Wheat: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3#
Jack Fournier: S9/89.3-H;1-3#
Eddie Brown: D7/7D.3-H;1-H
Dick Loftus: W
Milt Stock: S9.2-H;1-3
Zack Taylor: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Don Songer: 31
Max Carey: 8/F
Kiki Cuyler: D9/89
Eddie Moore: S6/G.2-3
Clyde Barnhart: 13

Bot 5

Burleigh Grimes: E6/TH1
Johnny Mitchell: W.1-2
Jimmy Johnston: W.2-3;1-2
Zack Wheat: 8/L8D+/SF.3-H(UR)
Jack Fournier: K
Eddie Brown: 63

Top 6

Pie Traynor: 6/P
Glenn Wright: S7
George Grantham: K
Johnny Gooch: 3/L

Bot 6

Dick Loftus: 13
Milt Stock: 4E1/G34
Zack Taylor: S5/G.1-3(E5/TH1)
Burleigh Grimes: 13.1-2
Johnny Mitchell: 63

Top 7

Don Songer: 43
Max Carey: W
Kiki Cuyler: S7.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);B-3
Eddie Moore: 63.3-H(UR)
Clyde Barnhart: W
Pie Traynor: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Jimmy Johnston: 5/L
Zack Wheat: S9
Jack Fournier: 8/F
Eddie Brown: 9/F

Top 8

Glenn Wright: 7/L
George Grantham: W
Johnny Gooch: T/89.1-H
Carson Bigbee: 43.3-H
Max Carey: S5/G#
Kiki Cuyler: 9/F9D

Bot 8

Dick Loftus: S8
Milt Stock: WP.1-2
Milt Stock: S8.2-3
Zack Taylor: FC4.3XH(425);1-3;B-2
Burleigh Grimes: FC1.3XH(125);2-H(NR)(UR);B-1(E4/TH)
Johnny Mitchell: 7/F#

Top 9

Eddie Moore: 8/F
Clyde Barnhart: 43
Pie Traynor: S9
Glenn Wright: DI.1-2
Glenn Wright: DI.2-3
Glenn Wright: 63

Notes & reviews

Grantham muffed Wright's low throw
Gooch let Cuyler's throw get away
Fine catch
High bounder
Wide throw
Low throw
Wheat fumbled
NYEW coverage ended here
Grimes was trapped between 1B & 2B but Moore's throw to Grantham hit Grimes in the back.

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