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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1925-07-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 18000 · 1:17

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–1. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 5th. Pete Alexander earned the win. Gabby Hartnett went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3
CHN	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	0		8	12

W: Pete Alexander L: Rube Benton SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Zitzmann	4	0	0	0	0	1
Babe Pinelli	2	0	0	0	0	0
Edd Roush	2	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Walker	2	0	0	1	1	0
Walter Holke	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hughie Critz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ike Caveney	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ivey Wingo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rube Benton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Biemiller	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Dressen	2	1	1	0	0	0
Elmer Smith	2	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Bohne	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Krueger	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	1	0	0	0	1
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	1	0	0	1
Howard Freigau	4	3	3	0	0	0
Mandy Brooks	3	1	1	1	1	0
Art Jahn	3	0	1	1	0	0
Cliff Heathcote	3	1	1	2	1	0
Charlie Grimm	4	1	2	0	0	1
Gabby Hartnett	4	1	2	2	0	0
Pete Alexander	3	0	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Benton	4.0	8	1	2
Harry Biemiller	3.0	3	1	1
Jakie May	1.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	9.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Zitzmann: K
Babe Pinelli: 13
Edd Roush: 8/F

Bot 1

Sparky Adams: HP
Rabbit Maranville: K
Howard Freigau: D9/9L.1-3
Mandy Brooks: W
Art Jahn: 9/F
Cliff Heathcote: S/78.3-H;2-H;1-2
Charlie Grimm: K

Top 2

Curt Walker: 8/F
Walter Holke: 7/F7D
Hughie Critz: 3/G-

Bot 2

Gabby Hartnett: HR/L7D
Pete Alexander: 4/P
Sparky Adams: 3/G
Rabbit Maranville: 53

Top 3

Ike Caveney: 9/F
Ivey Wingo: 8/F8XD
Rube Benton: 63

Bot 3

Howard Freigau: S5/L
Mandy Brooks: 13.1-2
Art Jahn: S7.2-H
Cliff Heathcote: 46(1)/FO
Charlie Grimm: 13

Top 4

Billy Zitzmann: 13
Babe Pinelli: 63
Edd Roush: 43

Bot 4

Gabby Hartnett: S8
Pete Alexander: 13/SH.1-2
Sparky Adams: 63.2-3
Rabbit Maranville: 5/P

Top 5

Curt Walker: W
Walter Holke: 46(1)/FO
Hughie Critz: 8/L
Ike Caveney: 3/FL

Bot 5

Howard Freigau: D7/7L
Mandy Brooks: D9.2-H
Art Jahn: 13/SH.2-3
Cliff Heathcote: WP.3-H
Cliff Heathcote: W
Charlie Grimm: S8.1-3
Gabby Hartnett: SB2.1-2(PB)
Gabby Hartnett: 53.3-H;2-3
Pete Alexander: S7.3-H
Sparky Adams: CS2(26)

Top 6

Ivey Wingo: 7/F
Harry Biemiller: K
Billy Zitzmann: 13

Bot 6

Sparky Adams: K
Rabbit Maranville: S8
Howard Freigau: 4/P
Mandy Brooks: CS2(24)

Top 7

Chuck Dressen: S8/8S
Elmer Smith: S9/G4.1-3
Curt Walker: 8/SF.3-H
Walter Holke: 8/F
Hughie Critz: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Mandy Brooks: 43
Art Jahn: 63
Cliff Heathcote: 9/F

Top 8

Sam Bohne: S7
Ivey Wingo: 9/F
Ernie Krueger: 6/P
Billy Zitzmann: 8/L

Bot 8

Charlie Grimm: S8
Gabby Hartnett: 5/P
Pete Alexander: 2/FL
Sparky Adams: 9/F

Top 9

Chuck Dressen: 8/F
Elmer Smith: 8/F
Curt Walker: 43

Notes & reviews

Great play on slow roller and beat Critz to 1B with a head-first dive.
CDN: Into the LF runway CDT: Liner over LF screen that bounced over the wall into Waverly (sic) Avenue.
Running catch with his back to the infield
Off Pinelli's glove
1-handed catch
Brooks couldn't make the diving catch
Through Adams

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