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Cincinnati Reds @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1925-05-31 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 12000 · 1:31
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 3rd. Flint Rhem earned the win. Rube Bressler went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Flint Rhem L: Rube Benton SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Monroe Sweeney · 1B: Hank O'Day · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Pfirman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hughie Critz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Elmer Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Dressen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Edd Roush | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rube Bressler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ike Caveney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bubbles Hargrave | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rube Benton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jakie May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ray Blades | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ralph Shinners | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rogers Hornsby | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Bottomley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob O'Farrell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Heinie Mueller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Les Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmy Cooney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Flint Rhem | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Benton | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Jakie May | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Rhem | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hughie Critz: 99
- Elmer Smith: S
- Chuck Dressen: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Ray Blades: 7/F
- Ralph Shinners: S7
- Rogers Hornsby: W.1-2
- Jim Bottomley: 4(1)/FO.2-3#
- Bob O'Farrell: S/6.3-H;1-2#
- Heinie Mueller: 6(1)/FO
Top 2
- Edd Roush: 9/L
- Rube Bressler: 99
- Curt Walker: 99
Bot 2
- Les Bell: 99
- Jimmy Cooney: 99
- Flint Rhem: K#
Top 3
- Ike Caveney: 99
- Bubbles Hargrave: 8/L
- Rube Benton: 99
Bot 3
- Ray Blades: W
- Ralph Shinners: 63.1-2
- Rogers Hornsby: IW
- Jim Bottomley: 2/FL
- Bob O'Farrell: S9.2-H;1-3
- Heinie Mueller: D7.3-H;1-3
- Les Bell: 8/F
Top 4
- Hughie Critz: K#
- Elmer Smith: 99
- Chuck Dressen: 99
Bot 4
- Jimmy Cooney: 99
- Flint Rhem: K#
- Ray Blades: 99
Top 5
- Edd Roush: S3
- Rube Bressler: S.1-2
- Curt Walker: 4(1)/FO.2-3#
- Ike Caveney: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Ralph Shinners: 8/F
- Rogers Hornsby: S
- Jim Bottomley: 99
- Bob O'Farrell: 99
Top 6
- Bubbles Hargrave: K#
- Rube Benton: S
- Hughie Critz: K#
- Elmer Smith: 99
Bot 6
- Heinie Mueller: 99
- Les Bell: 99
- Jimmy Cooney: 99
Top 7
- Chuck Dressen: 99
- Edd Roush: 99
- Rube Bressler: HR/7
- Curt Walker: K
Bot 7
- Flint Rhem: S8
- Ray Blades: D7.1-3
- Ralph Shinners: S3/G.3-3;2-2
- Rogers Hornsby: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jim Bottomley: PO2(36)
- Jim Bottomley: W.1-2
- Bob O'Farrell: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Heinie Mueller: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Les Bell: K
Top 8
- Ike Caveney: 99
- Bubbles Hargrave: 8/F#
- Jakie May: K
Bot 8
- Jimmy Cooney: 99
- Flint Rhem: 99
- Ray Blades: 99
Top 9
- Hughie Critz: 99
- Elmer Smith: 99
- Chuck Dressen: HR/7
- Edd Roush: 99
Notes & reviews
- Hornsby's first game as manager of Cardinals.
- Benton failed to cover first.
- May dropped return throw from catcher.