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Philadelphia Phillies @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1925-08-16 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 20000 · 1:45

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Robins 9–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 4 in the 3rd. Ray Pierce earned the win. Cy Williams went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ray Pierce L: Burleigh Grimes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Hank O'Day · 2B: (none) · 3B: Monroe Sweeney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Sand	5	2	3	2	0	0
Freddy Leach	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cy Williams	5	3	4	3	0	0
George Harper	4	1	1	1	0	1
Russ Wrightstone	5	0	1	2	0	0
Wally Kimmick	2	1	1	0	3	0
Bernie Friberg	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmie Wilson	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ray Pierce	2	1	1	0	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Johnny Mitchell	3	0	1	0	1
Milt Stock	4	0	1	1	0
Zack Wheat	4	0	0	0	0
Jack Fournier	4	0	0	0	0
Dick Cox	3	1	1	0	1
Eddie Brown	3	0	2	0	1
Cotton Tierney	3	0	0	1	0
Zack Taylor	4	0	0	0	0
Burleigh Grimes	2	1	1	0	0
Lloyd Brown	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Pierce	9.0	6	3	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	6.1	9	3	0
Lloyd Brown	2.2	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Heinie Sand: 63
Freddy Leach: 43
Cy Williams: 7/F

Bot 1

Johnny Mitchell: 63
Milt Stock: 8/F
Zack Wheat: 43

Top 2

George Harper: 3/G
Russ Wrightstone: 43
Wally Kimmick: W
Bernie Friberg: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Jack Fournier: 43
Dick Cox: 63
Eddie Brown: 9/F

Top 3

Jimmie Wilson: 63
Ray Pierce: D8
Heinie Sand: S7.2-H;B-2(E7)#
Freddy Leach: 8/F
Cy Williams: S8.2-H
George Harper: S9.1-2
Russ Wrightstone: S8.2-H;1-H
Wally Kimmick: S1/G.1-2#
Bernie Friberg: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Cotton Tierney: 4/P
Zack Taylor: 63
Burleigh Grimes: E4/TH1
Johnny Mitchell: 8/F

Top 4

Jimmie Wilson: 63
Ray Pierce: W
Heinie Sand: 41.1-2
Freddy Leach: 63

Bot 4

Milt Stock: 7/F
Zack Wheat: 13
Jack Fournier: 43

Top 5

Cy Williams: T7
George Harper: 9/F/SF.3-H
Russ Wrightstone: 6/P
Wally Kimmick: W
Bernie Friberg: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Dick Cox: 13
Eddie Brown: S7
Cotton Tierney: 5/P
Zack Taylor: 13

Top 6

Bernie Friberg: 8/F
Jimmie Wilson: 8/F
Ray Pierce: 13

Bot 6

Burleigh Grimes: D9
Johnny Mitchell: W
Milt Stock: S8.2-H;1-2
Zack Wheat: 6(1)3/GDP.2-3
Jack Fournier: 31

Top 7

Heinie Sand: S1/G#
Freddy Leach: 23/SH.1-2
Cy Williams: S9.2-H
George Harper: K
Russ Wrightstone: 43

Bot 7

Dick Cox: S9
Eddie Brown: D7.1-3
Cotton Tierney: 7/F/SF.3-H
Zack Taylor: 9/F
Lloyd Brown: 43

Top 8

Wally Kimmick: W
Bernie Friberg: 43.1-2
Jimmie Wilson: S8.2-H
Ray Pierce: 13/SH.1-2
Heinie Sand: S8.2-H
Freddy Leach: 8/F

Bot 8

Johnny Mitchell: S8
Milt Stock: 9/F
Zack Wheat: 7/F
Jack Fournier: 8/F

Top 9

Cy Williams: HR/F9D
George Harper: E6
Russ Wrightstone: 16(1)/FO
Wally Kimmick: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Dick Cox: W
Eddie Brown: W.1-2
Cotton Tierney: 7/F
Zack Taylor: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Wonderful 1-handed catch robbed him of triple
Over RF fence

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