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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1926-07-31 · Day game · Braves Field · cloudy · 1:51

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Larry Benton earned the win.

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	8
BSN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7

W: Larry Benton L: Eppa Rixey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Frank Wilson · 2B: (none) · 3B: Peter McLaughlin · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Hughie Critz	5	1	2	0	0
Curt Walker	4	0	3	0	1
Edd Roush	4	0	2	0	0
Rube Bressler	4	0	0	0	3
Wally Pipp	3	0	0	1	0
Val Picinich	3	0	0	1	1
Babe Pinelli	4	0	1	0	0
Hod Ford	3	0	0	1	0
Eppa Rixey	4	0	0	0	3

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Bancroft	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Welsh	3	0	0	0	0	1
Les Mann	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Moore	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Brown	3	1	2	0	1	0
Andy High	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Burrus	2	0	0	0	1	0
Zack Taylor	1	0	0	0	2	0
Larry Benton	2	0	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	8.0	7	4	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry Benton	9.0	8	3	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hughie Critz: S8
Curt Walker: S7.1-2
Edd Roush: 6/P
Rube Bressler: K
Wally Pipp: 8/F

Bot 1

Dave Bancroft: 8/F
Jimmy Welsh: 13
Les Mann: 13

Top 2

Val Picinich: W
Babe Pinelli: 43.1-2
Hod Ford: W
Eppa Rixey: K
Hughie Critz: 5(2)/FO

Bot 2

Eddie Moore: 53
Eddie Brown: 8/F
Andy High: 3/G

Top 3

Curt Walker: K
Edd Roush: S1/L
Rube Bressler: K
Wally Pipp: 6/L

Bot 3

Dick Burrus: W
Zack Taylor: PO1(13)
Zack Taylor: W
Larry Benton: 24/SH.1-2
Dave Bancroft: 43

Top 4

Val Picinich: 6/P
Babe Pinelli: 4/P
Hod Ford: 6/P

Bot 4

Jimmy Welsh: 53
Les Mann: 8/F
Eddie Moore: 53

Top 5

Eppa Rixey: 9/F
Hughie Critz: 63
Curt Walker: S8
Edd Roush: S8.1-2
Rube Bressler: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Eddie Brown: S8
Andy High: 8/F
Dick Burrus: 5/P
Zack Taylor: SB2.1-2(PB)
Zack Taylor: IW
Larry Benton: S9.2-H;1-2
Dave Bancroft: 7/F

Top 6

Wally Pipp: W
Val Picinich: 64(1)/FO
Babe Pinelli: S9.1X3(95)
Hod Ford: 3/P

Bot 6

Jimmy Welsh: K
Les Mann: 2/FL
Eddie Moore: 7/L

Top 7

Eppa Rixey: K
Hughie Critz: S4
Curt Walker: S9.1-H(E5)(NR)(UR);B-2
Edd Roush: FC6.2X3(6545)
Rube Bressler: K

Bot 7

Eddie Brown: S
Andy High: 16(1)/FO/BG
Dick Burrus: 64(1)/FO
Zack Taylor: 6(1)/FO

Top 8

Wally Pipp: 43
Val Picinich: K/C
Babe Pinelli: 63

Bot 8

Larry Benton: 4/P
Dave Bancroft: S
Jimmy Welsh: 53/SH/DP.1X3(32)

Top 9

Hod Ford: 53
Eppa Rixey: K
Hughie Critz: 13

Bot 9

Les Mann: D9
Eddie Moore: S1.2-3
Eddie Brown: IW.1-2
Andy High: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

liner struck Larry Benton's hip
Dave Bancroft dropped the popup
Dave Bancroft tried to advance to an uncovered 3B

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