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Cincinnati Reds @
Boston Braves
1925-05-20 Β· Day game Β· Braves Field Β· Att: 3500 Β· 2:13
Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 15β8. Cincinnati Reds put up 9 in the 6th. Rube Benton earned the win and Tom Sheehan picked up the save. Dick Burrus went 5-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | |
| BSN | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
W: Rube Benton L: Skinny Graham SV: Tom Sheehan
Umpires β HP: Hank O'Day Β· 1B: Cy Pfirman Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Monroe Sweeney Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hughie Critz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Billy Zitzmann | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Edd Roush | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rube Bressler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Curt Walker | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Bohne | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ivey Wingo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Eppa Rixey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rube Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Babe Pinelli | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Elmer Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Sheehan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Astyanax Douglass | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Bancroft | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bernie Neis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
William Marriott | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Dave Harris | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Welsh | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Burrus | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Smith | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey O'Neil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Rube Marquard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eppa Rixey | 2.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Rube Benton | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Tom Sheehan | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rube Marquard | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Skinny Graham | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Rosy Ryan | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Larry Benton | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hughie Critz: W
- Billy Zitzmann: 6/P
- Chuck Dressen: S9.1-H(E6/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-3#
- Edd Roush: FC3.3-H(UR)
- Rube Bressler: 8/F
- Curt Walker: CS2(26)
Bot 1
- Dave Bancroft: S8
- Bernie Neis: 8/F
- William Marriott: S9.1-2
- Dave Harris: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Curt Walker: 8/L
- Sam Bohne: 6/P
- Ivey Wingo: K
Bot 2
- Jimmy Welsh: S7
- Dick Burrus: S/78.1-2
- Bob Smith: S7.2-H;1-2
- Mickey O'Neil: S9.2-3;1-2
- Rube Marquard: 12(3)/FO.2-H(E3)(NR);1-3
- Dave Bancroft: FC3/SH.3-H;1-2
- Bernie Neis: 2/P/FL
- William Marriott: S8.2-H;1-3
- Dave Harris: PO3(252)
Top 3
- Eppa Rixey: 8/L
- Hughie Critz: E3/P.B-1
- Billy Zitzmann: 54(1)/FO
- Chuck Dressen: E8/F.1-3;B-2
- Edd Roush: W
- Rube Bressler: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Dave Harris: 3/P/FL
- Jimmy Welsh: S3/BG
- Dick Burrus: HR8/89D/IPHR.1-H
- Bob Smith: 53
- Mickey O'Neil: W
- Rube Marquard: 7/F
Top 4
- Curt Walker: 8/F
- Sam Bohne: S8/6D
- Ivey Wingo: 46(1)/FO
- Rube Benton: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Dave Bancroft: 5/L
- Bernie Neis: 53
- William Marriott: W
- Dave Harris: CS2(24)
Top 5
- Hughie Critz: S4/BG
- Billy Zitzmann: S7.1-2
- Chuck Dressen: 2/P
- Edd Roush: 43.2-3;1-2
- Rube Bressler: 163
Bot 5
- Dave Harris: 53
- Jimmy Welsh: S8
- Dick Burrus: S7.1-2
- Bob Smith: 8/F8XD.2-3;1-2
- Mickey O'Neil: IW
- Rube Marquard: 43
Top 6
- Curt Walker: S/89
- Sam Bohne: S7.1-2
- Babe Pinelli: D8/78XD.2-H;1-H
- Elmer Smith: S9.2-H
- Hughie Critz: W.1-2
- Billy Zitzmann: E1/TH1/SH.2-H(NR);1-H(NR);B-3
- Chuck Dressen: W
- Edd Roush: E3/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3
- Rube Bressler: 8/F
- Curt Walker: T9.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Sam Bohne: 8/F/SF.3-H(UR)
- Babe Pinelli: 13
Bot 6
- Dave Bancroft: 63
- Bernie Neis: 63
- William Marriott: 53
Top 7
- Tom Sheehan: W
- Hughie Critz: 16(1)/FO
- Billy Zitzmann: 13/SH.1-2
- Chuck Dressen: FC5.2-3;B-1
- Edd Roush: 6/P
Bot 7
- Dave Harris: E5/G.B-2
- Jimmy Welsh: 7/F
- Dick Burrus: S8.2-H(UR)
- Bob Smith: 8/L
- Mickey O'Neil: 46(1)/FO
Top 8
- Rube Bressler: S9
- Curt Walker: S7.1-2
- Sam Bohne: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Astyanax Douglass: S8.3-H;2-3
- Tom Sheehan: 7/F/SF.3-H
- Hughie Critz: S7.1-3
- Billy Zitzmann: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Frank Gibson: 7/F
- Dave Bancroft: 7/F
- Bernie Neis: 7/F
Top 9
- Chuck Dressen: S8
- Edd Roush: T8.1-H
- Rube Bressler: 9/F/SF.3-H
- Curt Walker: S7
- Sam Bohne: 8/F
- Astyanax Douglass: 6/P
Bot 9
- William Marriott: 43
- Dave Harris: S8
- Jimmy Welsh: DI.1-2
- Jimmy Welsh: 6/P
- Dick Burrus: S8.2-H
- Bob Smith: DI.1-2
- Bob Smith: 63
Notes & reviews
- Bancroft threw the relay to the stands
- Late throw home
- Nobody covered 1B
- Through RCF
- Over SS
- To the scoreboard
- BG: 'Marquard kicked like a steer at being taken out'
- Ryan chucked it into RF foul territory
- Marriott missed the tag on Critz
- Siemer's ML debut

























