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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 8β4. 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| BRO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
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
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Welsh | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
William Marriott | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Dave Bancroft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dick Burrus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bernie Neis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Ernie Padgett | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Gibson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Vargus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brooklyn Dodgers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Cox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Zack Wheat | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Eddie Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cotton Tierney | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hod Ford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hank DeBerry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rube Ehrhardt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Johnston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zack Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Vargus | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rube Ehrhardt | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Joe Oeschger | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Bill Hubbell | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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


















