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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1926-09-15 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 1500 · 1:55

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Robins 7–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Eppa Rixey earned the win. Babe Herman went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eppa Rixey L: Jesse Petty SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Cy Rigler · 2B: (none) · 3B: Monroe Sweeney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Zitzmann	6	1	1	0	0	1
Curt Walker	4	2	1	0	0	0
Edd Roush	2	3	1	1	2	0
Chuck Dressen	4	0	2	0	1	0
Wally Pipp	5	1	2	3	0	0
Hughie Critz	5	0	1	2	0	0
Bubbles Hargrave	5	0	1	0	0	0
Hod Ford	5	0	0	0	0	0
Eppa Rixey	3	0	0	0	1	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
William Marriott	3	0	1	0	0
Max Carey	4	0	0	0	1
Gus Felix	3	0	0	0	1
Babe Herman	4	2	3	1	0
Dick Cox	4	0	1	0	2
Johnny Butler	3	0	0	1	1
Sam Bohne	4	0	0	0	0
Hank DeBerry	3	0	1	0	0
Jesse Petty	3	0	1	0	1
Moose Clabaugh	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	9.0	7	0	6

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Petty	9.0	9	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Zitzmann: E6.B-2
Curt Walker: 13/SH.2-3
Edd Roush: FC3.3-H(UR);B-1
Chuck Dressen: D7.1XH(7E2)(UR)(NR)
Wally Pipp: FC4.2XH(52)
Hughie Critz: FC.1-2
Bubbles Hargrave: 7

Bot 1

William Marriott: S9
Max Carey: 8
Gus Felix: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Hod Ford: 7
Eppa Rixey: K
Billy Zitzmann: S7
Curt Walker: 7

Bot 2

Babe Herman: 13
Dick Cox: 53
Johnny Butler: K/C

Top 3

Edd Roush: W
Chuck Dressen: S7.1-2
Wally Pipp: 56(1)/FO.2-3
Hughie Critz: T8.3-H;1-H
Bubbles Hargrave: 4
Hod Ford: 2/FL

Bot 3

Sam Bohne: 9
Hank DeBerry: 7
Jesse Petty: S8
William Marriott: 7

Top 4

Eppa Rixey: W
Billy Zitzmann: K
Curt Walker: 8
Edd Roush: W.1-2
Chuck Dressen: W.2-3;1-2
Wally Pipp: 4

Bot 4

Max Carey: 8
Gus Felix: 43
Babe Herman: HR/9
Dick Cox: K

Top 5

Hughie Critz: 63
Bubbles Hargrave: S5
Hod Ford: E6.1-2
Eppa Rixey: K/C
Billy Zitzmann: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Johnny Butler: 9
Sam Bohne: 43
Hank DeBerry: S6
Jesse Petty: K

Top 6

Curt Walker: S8
Edd Roush: 13/SH.1-2
Chuck Dressen: 3/FL
Wally Pipp: S7.2-H
Hughie Critz: 6/L

Bot 6

William Marriott: HP
Max Carey: K/C
Gus Felix: K
Babe Herman: S9.1-3
Dick Cox: K

Top 7

Bubbles Hargrave: 53
Hod Ford: 53
Eppa Rixey: 43

Bot 7

Johnny Butler: 8
Sam Bohne: 3/FL
Hank DeBerry: 3/FL

Top 8

Billy Zitzmann: 7
Curt Walker: E7/F.B-2
Edd Roush: S1.2-3
Chuck Dressen: SB2
Chuck Dressen: 8
Wally Pipp: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Hughie Critz: 8

Bot 8

Jesse Petty: 43
William Marriott: 53
Max Carey: 13

Top 9

Bubbles Hargrave: 7
Hod Ford: E6
Eppa Rixey: 3/SH.1-2
Billy Zitzmann: 43

Bot 9

Moose Clabaugh: 3/G
Babe Herman: S7
Dick Cox: S7.1-3
Johnny Butler: 9/SF.3-H
Sam Bohne: DI.1-2
Sam Bohne: 53