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Boston Braves @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1925-07-06 Β· Day game Β· Ebbets Field Β· Att: 2500 Β· 2:10

Boston Braves defeated Brooklyn Robins 8–4. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 6th. Bill Vargus earned the win. Eddie Brown went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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W: Bill Vargus   L: Rube Ehrhardt   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Cy Rigler Β· 1B: Bob Hart Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Peter McLaughlin Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Boston Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jimmy Welsh313020
William Marriott402210
Dave Bancroft400010
Dick Burrus422010
Bernie Neis321011
Gus Felix312311
Ernie Padgett524200
Frank Gibson400000
Bill Vargus501100

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dick Cox400010
Milt Stock410010
Zack Wheat412110
Jack Fournier501001
Eddie Brown512100
Cotton Tierney502100
Hod Ford301010
Hank DeBerry300010
Rube Ehrhardt201000
Jimmy Johnston111000
Zack Taylor100000

Boston Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bill Vargus9.01051

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rube Ehrhardt6.0952
Joe Oeschger2.0320
Bill Hubbell1.0300

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jimmy Welsh: S8
  • William Marriott: S9.1-3
  • Dave Bancroft: 16(1)/FO/DP.3XH(62)
  • Dick Burrus: 46(1)/FO

Bot 1

  • Dick Cox: 8/F
  • Milt Stock: 43
  • Zack Wheat: 8/F

Top 2

  • Bernie Neis: W
  • Gus Felix: SB2
  • Gus Felix: K
  • Ernie Padgett: D7.2-H
  • Frank Gibson: 43.2-3
  • Bill Vargus: 43

Bot 2

  • Jack Fournier: 43
  • Eddie Brown: 7/F7D
  • Cotton Tierney: S8
  • Hod Ford: S7.1-2
  • Hank DeBerry: W.2-3;1-2
  • Rube Ehrhardt: 7/F

Top 3

  • Jimmy Welsh: S8
  • William Marriott: 7/F
  • Dave Bancroft: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

  • Dick Cox: 43
  • Milt Stock: W
  • Zack Wheat: S4/G.1-2
  • Jack Fournier: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(NR)(UR)
  • Eddie Brown: 5/L

Top 4

  • Dick Burrus: D9
  • Bernie Neis: 23/SH.2-3
  • Gus Felix: 7/F/SF.3-H
  • Ernie Padgett: S8/8S
  • Frank Gibson: HP.1-2
  • Bill Vargus: S8.2-H;1XH(21)

Bot 4

  • Cotton Tierney: S8
  • Hod Ford: 7/F
  • Hank DeBerry: 16(1)/FO
  • Rube Ehrhardt: S8.1-2
  • Dick Cox: 7/L

Top 5

  • Jimmy Welsh: W
  • William Marriott: W.1-2
  • Dave Bancroft: 7/F
  • Dick Burrus: 8/F
  • Bernie Neis: K/C

Bot 5

  • Milt Stock: 9/F
  • Zack Wheat: W
  • Jack Fournier: S9.1-2
  • Eddie Brown: S5/G.2-3;1-2
  • Cotton Tierney: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
  • Hod Ford: 53

Top 6

  • Gus Felix: W
  • Ernie Padgett: D8/8S.1-H
  • Frank Gibson: 43.2-3
  • Bill Vargus: 4/P
  • Jimmy Welsh: W
  • William Marriott: SB2
  • William Marriott: S8.3-H;2-H
  • Dave Bancroft: 7/F

Bot 6

  • Hank DeBerry: 5/P/FL
  • Jimmy Johnston: S4/G
  • Dick Cox: W.1-2
  • Milt Stock: 46(1)/FO.2-3
  • Zack Wheat: S9/G3L.3-H;1-3
  • Jack Fournier: K

Top 7

  • Dick Burrus: W
  • Bernie Neis: CS2(26)
  • Bernie Neis: 7/F
  • Gus Felix: S7/G
  • Ernie Padgett: S7.1-3
  • Frank Gibson: SB2
  • Frank Gibson: 63

Bot 7

  • Eddie Brown: 53
  • Cotton Tierney: 8/F
  • Hod Ford: W
  • Hank DeBerry: 53

Top 8

  • Bill Vargus: 7/F
  • Jimmy Welsh: S1/BG
  • William Marriott: 63.1-2
  • Dave Bancroft: W+CS3(25)

Bot 8

  • Zack Taylor: 53
  • Dick Cox: 13/BG
  • Milt Stock: 63

Top 9

  • Dick Burrus: S8
  • Bernie Neis: S7.1-2
  • Gus Felix: T7.2-H;1-H
  • Ernie Padgett: 63
  • Frank Gibson: FC5.3XH(52);B-2
  • Bill Vargus: 3/G

Bot 9

  • Zack Wheat: 9/F
  • Jack Fournier: 9/F
  • Eddie Brown: HR/F7D
  • Cotton Tierney: 8/F

Notes & reviews

  • First ML start for Vargus
  • Wild throw past Burrus trying for DP
  • Gibson tried to score when Brown's throw got away from DeBerry who made a quick recovery and tossed to Ehrhardt.
  • Bad bound past Brown
  • Off Padgett's shins
  • Liner struck the bag
  • Into LF bleachers