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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1925-06-12 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 10000 · 1:48

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 9–7. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Vic Keen earned the win and Guy Bush picked up the save. Butch Weis went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	7	13
CHN	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	1		9	14

W: Vic Keen L: Johnny Cooney SV: Guy Bush

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Peter McLaughlin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gus Felix	5	1	1	0	0	0
William Marriott	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Welsh	5	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Burrus	5	2	3	2	0	0
Frank Gibson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Harris	3	0	1	2	1	1
Ernie Padgett	5	2	3	1	0	0
Bob Smith	4	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Cooney	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bernie Neis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Sparky Adams	5	2	3	1	0
Pinky Pittenger	5	1	3	1	0
Howard Freigau	5	3	3	2	0
Mandy Brooks	5	1	0	0	0
Butch Weis	5	1	1	3	2
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	2	0	1
Charlie Grimm	4	0	1	0	0
Tommy Griffith	4	0	0	0	2
Wilbur Cooper	2	1	0	0	0
Vic Keen	2	0	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	7.0	11	0	4
Joe Genewich	1.0	3	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	4.1	6	1	1
Vic Keen	4.1	7	1	1
Guy Bush	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gus Felix: E6/TH1
William Marriott: K
Jimmy Welsh: 7/F
Dick Burrus: 23/G

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: 7/F
Pinky Pittenger: D7/7L
Howard Freigau: HR/F7LD.2-H
Mandy Brooks: 53
Butch Weis: E6/TH1
Gabby Hartnett: S7.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 31

Top 2

Frank Gibson: 9/F
Dave Harris: W
Ernie Padgett: 46(1)/FO
Bob Smith: 43

Bot 2

Tommy Griffith: K/C
Wilbur Cooper: E6/TH1
Sparky Adams: D7/7L.1-H(UR)
Pinky Pittenger: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
Howard Freigau: 53
Mandy Brooks: 13

Top 3

Johnny Cooney: E6/TH1
Gus Felix: 9/F
William Marriott: 2/P/FL/INT
Jimmy Welsh: 43

Bot 3

Butch Weis: 63
Gabby Hartnett: K
Charlie Grimm: 43

Top 4

Dick Burrus: S7/7S
Frank Gibson: D7.1-3
Dave Harris: 8/F8XD/SF.3-H;2-3
Ernie Padgett: D9.3-H
Bob Smith: 63.2-3
Johnny Cooney: S9.3-H
Gus Felix: 8/F

Bot 4

Tommy Griffith: 23/BG
Wilbur Cooper: 53
Sparky Adams: 3/P3F/FL

Top 5

William Marriott: 43
Jimmy Welsh: S1/L1
Dick Burrus: HR/F7D.1-H
Frank Gibson: 63
Dave Harris: K/C

Bot 5

Pinky Pittenger: E6/G
Howard Freigau: S5/G.1-2
Mandy Brooks: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Butch Weis: HR/L7D.2-H(UR);1-H
Gabby Hartnett: S8
Charlie Grimm: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Ernie Padgett: S/G5
Bob Smith: T9.1-H
Johnny Cooney: 43
Gus Felix: FC5.3XH(525);B-2
William Marriott: 7/F

Bot 6

Tommy Griffith: K
Vic Keen: 43
Sparky Adams: S8
Pinky Pittenger: 5/FL

Top 7

Jimmy Welsh: 8/F
Dick Burrus: S9
Frank Gibson: 7/L
Dave Harris: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Howard Freigau: D8/F8S-
Mandy Brooks: 53
Butch Weis: K/C
Gabby Hartnett: E5/P.2-H(NR)(UR)
Charlie Grimm: D9.1-3
Tommy Griffith: 43

Top 8

Ernie Padgett: S8
Bob Smith: 16(1)3/GDP
Bernie Neis: 4/P

Bot 8

Vic Keen: S9
Sparky Adams: S8.1-2
Pinky Pittenger: S5/G.2-3;1-2
Howard Freigau: 52(3)/FO.2-H(TH1)(NR);1-3(TH1);B-2(TH1)#
Mandy Brooks: FC5.3XH(52);2-3;B-2
Butch Weis: K

Top 9

Gus Felix: S7
William Marriott: 8/F
Jimmy Welsh: S8.1-3
Dick Burrus: 3/P
Frank Gibson: W.1-2
Dave Harris: S1/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ernie Padgett: 8/F

Notes & reviews

High throw
Into upper tier of LF bleachers
Low throw
High throw
Ump Rigler called Marriott out when on-deck hitter Welch ran in front of Hartnett as he tried to catch high foul popup.
Nice catch near the Boston dugout, reaching into a box
Cooper knocked it down but couldn't make the play
Cleared the back wall of LF bleachers
Through Marriott
Into LF bleachers
Bouncer over Pittinger
Nice stop
CDN: Off Keen's glove; CDT: Keen wanted to make the play at 3B but Pittenger wasn't there.

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