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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1925-07-13 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 5000 · 1:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 4–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 7th. Rube Benton earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	6
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6

W: Rube Benton L: Jesse Barnes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Zitzmann	5	1	2	0	0	0
Elmer Smith	3	0	0	1	0	0
Sam Bohne	4	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Walker	4	1	1	0	0	1
Babe Pinelli	4	0	0	0	0	1
Walter Holke	2	2	0	0	2	0
Ike Caveney	3	0	2	1	0	0
Ernie Krueger	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rube Benton	3	0	1	1	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB
Les Mann	4	0	2	0
Abie Hood	3	0	1	0
Dave Bancroft	2	0	0	2
Dick Burrus	3	0	0	1
Gus Felix	4	0	1	0
William Marriott	2	1	0	1
Dave Harris	4	0	2	0
Frank Gibson	4	0	0	0
Jesse Barnes	2	0	0	0
Ernie Padgett	1	0	0	0
Bernie Neis	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Benton	9.0	6	4	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Barnes	7.0	6	3	2
Rube Marquard	2.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Zitzmann: S2/G2.B-3(E2/TH1)
Elmer Smith: 9/F9DW/SF.3-H(UR)
Sam Bohne: 53
Curt Walker: 63

Bot 1

Les Mann: S9
Abie Hood: 53/SH.1-2
Dave Bancroft: 53
Dick Burrus: 5/L

Top 2

Babe Pinelli: 7/F
Walter Holke: E4/G
Ike Caveney: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Gus Felix: 5/FL
William Marriott: 6/P
Dave Harris: 63

Top 3

Ernie Krueger: 63
Rube Benton: 63
Billy Zitzmann: S1/G
Elmer Smith: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Frank Gibson: 13
Jesse Barnes: 53
Les Mann: 3/FL

Top 4

Elmer Smith: 7/F
Sam Bohne: 63
Curt Walker: K

Bot 4

Abie Hood: 7/F
Dave Bancroft: W
Dick Burrus: 8/F
Gus Felix: 2/FL

Top 5

Babe Pinelli: 63
Walter Holke: 3/L
Ike Caveney: S7
Ernie Krueger: 3/G

Bot 5

William Marriott: 13
Dave Harris: S9
Frank Gibson: 9/FDP/F9S.1X1(9)

Top 6

Rube Benton: S8/8S
Billy Zitzmann: 56(1)/FO
Elmer Smith: 31.1-2
Sam Bohne: SB3.2-3(WP)
Sam Bohne: 63

Bot 6

Jesse Barnes: 8/F
Les Mann: S9
Abie Hood: S7.1-2
Dave Bancroft: 8/F
Dick Burrus: 8/F

Top 7

Curt Walker: S7
Babe Pinelli: K
Walter Holke: W.1-2
Ike Caveney: S8.2-H;1-3
Ernie Krueger: IW.1-2
Rube Benton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Billy Zitzmann: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Elmer Smith: 43

Bot 7

Gus Felix: D9
William Marriott: W
Dave Harris: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Frank Gibson: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH1)(NR)(UR);B-3
Ernie Padgett: 9/F

Top 8

Sam Bohne: 9/F
Curt Walker: 7/F
Babe Pinelli: 8/F

Bot 8

Les Mann: 5/P
Abie Hood: 6/P
Dave Bancroft: W
Dick Burrus: W.1-2
Gus Felix: 5/P

Top 9

Walter Holke: W
Ike Caveney: E1/TH1/SH.1-3#
Ernie Krueger: FC6.3-H(E6/THH)(NR)(UR);1X3(2E5)#
Rube Benton: 36(1)/FO
Billy Zitzmann: 7(B)64(1)/FDP

Bot 9

Bernie Neis: 53
Dave Harris: S
Frank Gibson: 16(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Shriners Day; they presented souvenirs to brother members on both clubs: Bancroft, Burrus, Mann, Gibson; Wingo, Rixey, Roush, Bassler. Gov Fuller was with Shriners in the stands. ML debut for Abie Hood (BSN/2B)
Swinging bunt 6' in front of plate; threw into RF
Great 1-handed catch
Hood's 1st ML AB
Great 1-handed leaping catch
Hood's 1st ML chance. Sharply hit; bad hop hit him in leg.
Glanced off Barnes' hand
Smith took away a sure hit and continued to 1B for unassisted DP.
Almost everyone but the umpire thought it was strike three
Harris bumped Caveney making him throw wild to 1B
Wonderful 1-handed catch
Throw hit Caveney
Low throw home in the dirt; Marriott muffed Gibson's throw

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