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St. Louis Cardinals @ Boston Braves

1925-07-08 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3500 · 2:00

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Boston Braves 5–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 2nd. Duster Mails earned the win. Dick Burrus went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	11
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	16

W: Duster Mails L: Joe Genewich SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Barry McCormick · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ray Blades	4	1	0	0	1	1
Jack Smith	4	0	1	1	1	0
Ralph Shinners	5	0	3	0	0	0
Jim Bottomley	5	0	2	1	0	0
Specs Toporcer	3	2	1	0	2	0
Jimmy Cooney	4	1	1	0	1	0
Les Bell	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bob O'Farrell	4	0	1	1	1	0
Duster Mails	4	1	2	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Welsh	4	0	1	0	0	0
William Marriott	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Bancroft	4	0	1	0	1	0
Dick Burrus	4	1	3	2	1	0
Gus Felix	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dave Harris	4	0	3	0	1	0
Ernie Padgett	5	0	1	1	0	1
Mickey O'Neil	5	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Genewich	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rube Marquard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rosy Ryan	1	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Gibson	1	1	1	0	0	0
Bernie Neis	1	0	1	1	0	0
Les Mann	1	1	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Duster Mails	9.0	16	3	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Genewich	3.1	7	4	0
Rube Marquard	2.0	1	2	0
Rosy Ryan	3.2	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Blades: W
Jack Smith: 7/F
Ralph Shinners: 6/P
Jim Bottomley: 8/F

Bot 1

Jimmy Welsh: 8/F
William Marriott: 63
Dave Bancroft: S7
Dick Burrus: PO1(1363)

Top 2

Specs Toporcer: S7
Jimmy Cooney: S8.1-3
Les Bell: 2/P
Bob O'Farrell: W.1-2
Duster Mails: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ray Blades: FC6.3XH(62);2-3
Jack Smith: S6/G.3-H;1-2
Ralph Shinners: 53

Bot 2

Dick Burrus: W
Gus Felix: S4/G.1-2
Dave Harris: S4/G.2-3;1-2
Ernie Padgett: 3/L
Mickey O'Neil: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Jim Bottomley: 3/G
Specs Toporcer: W
Jimmy Cooney: W.1-2
Les Bell: 7/L
Bob O'Farrell: S7/56.2-H;1-3
Duster Mails: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Joe Genewich: S9
Jimmy Welsh: 36(1)/FO
William Marriott: S7.1-2
Dave Bancroft: W.2-3;1-2
Dick Burrus: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Gus Felix: 7/F7D

Top 4

Ray Blades: E6/G
Jack Smith: 3/BP
Ralph Shinners: S5/BG.1-2
Jim Bottomley: S9.2-H(UR);1-3(E9);B-2
Specs Toporcer: W
Jimmy Cooney: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dave Harris: W
Ernie Padgett: 46(1)/FO
Mickey O'Neil: 6/P
Rube Marquard: 13

Top 5

Les Bell: 5/P
Bob O'Farrell: 6/L
Duster Mails: 63

Bot 5

Jimmy Welsh: S8/G46
William Marriott: 64(1)/FO
Dave Bancroft: 9/F
Dick Burrus: S8.1-2
Gus Felix: 164(1)/FO

Top 6

Ray Blades: 7/F
Jack Smith: W
Ralph Shinners: S7/7S.1-3
Jim Bottomley: 3/P
Specs Toporcer: 63

Bot 6

Dave Harris: S7
Ernie Padgett: K
Mickey O'Neil: 8/F
Rosy Ryan: S7.1-2
Jimmy Welsh: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Jimmy Cooney: 5/P
Les Bell: 63
Bob O'Farrell: 3/FL

Bot 7

William Marriott: 7/F
Dave Bancroft: 43
Dick Burrus: S9
Gus Felix: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Duster Mails: S/BG46
Ray Blades: K
Jack Smith: 2/FL
Ralph Shinners: S7.1-2
Jim Bottomley: S4/G.2-3;1-2
Specs Toporcer: 31

Bot 8

Dave Harris: 7/F
Ernie Padgett: 7/F
Mickey O'Neil: 9/F

Top 9

Jimmy Cooney: 13
Les Bell: K
Bob O'Farrell: 9/F

Bot 9

Frank Gibson: T7
Bernie Neis: S8.3-H
Les Mann: S8.1-3
Dave Bancroft: 53.1-2
Dick Burrus: S9/G3.3-H;2-H
Gus Felix: 7/F
Dave Harris: S8.1-3
Ernie Padgett: S9.3-H;1-3
Mickey O'Neil: 54(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Off Bancroft's glove
Cooney fell down holding Harris' grounder
Welsh fumbled
Mails deflected it
Marquard ejected by HP umpire McCormick for protesting a third called ball on Bottomley.
Bunted over Ryan
Through Bottomley

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