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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 15–8. 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

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CIN2000090221516
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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

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Hughie Critz422020
Billy Zitzmann411000
Chuck Dressen532010
Edd Roush521210
Rube Bressler511100
Curt Walker634200
Sam Bohne412100
Ivey Wingo200001
Eppa Rixey100000
Rube Benton100000
Babe Pinelli211200
Elmer Smith111100
Tom Sheehan000110
Astyanax Douglass201100

Boston Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dave Bancroft401100
Bernie Neis500000
William Marriott402110
Dave Harris521000
Jimmy Welsh523000
Dick Burrus515400
Bob Smith511100
Mickey O'Neil211020
Rube Marquard310000
Frank Gibson100000

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Eppa Rixey2.1900
Rube Benton2.2230
Tom Sheehan4.0300

Boston Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rube Marquard5.0721
Skinny Graham0.0110
Rosy Ryan0.1110
Joe Batchelder2.2410
Larry Benton1.0300

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