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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1926-06-20 · Day game · Crosley Field · 1:35

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 5–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 7th. Carl Mays earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
CIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0		5	10

W: Carl Mays L: Sheriff Blake SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Pfirman · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Hank O'Day · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Cooney	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Kelly	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hack Wilson	4	0	0	1	0	0
Riggs Stephenson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Howard Freigau	3	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Grimm	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sheriff Blake	3	0	1	0	0	0
Chick Tolson	3	0	2	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Dressen	3	1	0	0	1	0
Curt Walker	4	2	2	1	0	0
Cuckoo Christensen	2	0	1	1	1	0
Rube Bressler	4	0	2	1	0	1
Wally Pipp	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hughie Critz	4	1	2	0	0	1
Val Picinich	4	0	2	1	0	0
Frank Emmer	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Mays	2	1	1	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheriff Blake	8.0	10	4	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Mays	9.0	7	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: S8
Jimmy Cooney: S7.1-2
Joe Kelly: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Hack Wilson: WP.2-3;1-2
Hack Wilson: 43.3-H;2-3
Riggs Stephenson: 5/FL

Bot 1

Chuck Dressen: 63
Curt Walker: S4
Cuckoo Christensen: 43.1-2
Rube Bressler: T9.2-H
Wally Pipp: 3

Top 2

Howard Freigau: K
Charlie Grimm: W
Gabby Hartnett: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 2

Hughie Critz: D8
Val Picinich: S7.2-H;BX1(763)
Frank Emmer: 8
Carl Mays: S8
Chuck Dressen: PB.1-2
Chuck Dressen: 43

Top 3

Sheriff Blake: S4
Sparky Adams: 36(1)/FO
Jimmy Cooney: 13.1-2
Joe Kelly: S5.2-3
Hack Wilson: 43

Bot 3

Curt Walker: 3/G
Cuckoo Christensen: S8
Rube Bressler: 9
Wally Pipp: 8/L

Top 4

Riggs Stephenson: W
Howard Freigau: 64(1)3/GDP
Chick Tolson: D8
Gabby Hartnett: K

Bot 4

Hughie Critz: K
Val Picinich: D7
Frank Emmer: 9/SF.2-3
Carl Mays: 63

Top 5

Sheriff Blake: 63
Sparky Adams: 9
Jimmy Cooney: 63

Bot 5

Chuck Dressen: 53
Curt Walker: 13
Cuckoo Christensen: W
Rube Bressler: S8.1-3
Wally Pipp: SB2
Wally Pipp: K

Top 6

Joe Kelly: 63
Hack Wilson: 5
Riggs Stephenson: 43

Bot 6

Hughie Critz: S8
Val Picinich: 9
Frank Emmer: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Howard Freigau: 63
Chick Tolson: S8
Gabby Hartnett: 46(1)/FO
Sheriff Blake: 5/L

Bot 7

Carl Mays: W
Chuck Dressen: W.1-2
Curt Walker: D7.2-H;1-3
Cuckoo Christensen: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Rube Bressler: WP.3-H
Rube Bressler: K
Wally Pipp: W
Hughie Critz: OA.1X3(25)

Top 8

Sparky Adams: D7
Jimmy Cooney: 8
Joe Kelly: 43.2-3
Hack Wilson: 63

Bot 8

Hughie Critz: 3/FL
Val Picinich: 13
Frank Emmer: 13

Top 9

Riggs Stephenson: E2
Howard Freigau: 13/SH.1-2
Chick Tolson: 4
Gabby Hartnett: 53