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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1926-09-06 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 12297 · cloudy, dry · 1:54

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–0. Charlie Root earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Charlie Root L: Roy Meeker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Barry McCormick · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Rigler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sparky Adams	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cliff Heathcote	4	1	0	0	0	0
Pete Scott	2	0	0	0	1	0
Hack Wilson	2	1	1	0	2	0
Charlie Grimm	2	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde Beck	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Cooney	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Root	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Kelly	0	0	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Cuckoo Christensen	2	1	1	0
Edd Roush	3	0	1	0
Curt Walker	4	0	0	1
Wally Pipp	4	0	0	0
Chuck Dressen	4	0	0	0
Hughie Critz	3	0	1	0
Val Picinich	3	0	0	1
Hod Ford	3	2	0	0
Babe Pinelli	0	0	0	0
Roy Meeker	1	0	0	0
Billy Zitzmann	1	0	0	0
Red Lucas	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	4	3	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jakie May	3.0	0	3	1
Roy Meeker	5.0	2	0	2
Pete Donohue	1.0	0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sparky Adams: K
Cliff Heathcote: 6/P
Pete Scott: W
Hack Wilson: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Cuckoo Christensen: W
Edd Roush: 2/FL/BP
Curt Walker: 7
Wally Pipp: 13

Top 2

Hack Wilson: W
Charlie Grimm: 9/L
Clyde Beck: 3/FL
Jimmy Cooney: PO1(E2).1-3
Jimmy Cooney: W
Mike Gonzalez: 63

Bot 2

Chuck Dressen: 2
Hughie Critz: 63
Val Picinich: K/C

Top 3

Charlie Root: 53
Sparky Adams: 63
Cliff Heathcote: 313

Bot 3

Hod Ford: HP
Babe Pinelli: 23/SH.1-2
Cuckoo Christensen: 9/SF.2-3
Edd Roush: 9

Top 4

Pete Scott: 8/8S
Hack Wilson: 9
Charlie Grimm: 3/G

Bot 4

Curt Walker: 3/G
Wally Pipp: 7/L
Chuck Dressen: 3/P

Top 5

Clyde Beck: 9
Jimmy Cooney: K/C
Mike Gonzalez: 6/P

Bot 5

Hughie Critz: 9
Val Picinich: 63
Hod Ford: S8
Roy Meeker: 4/P

Top 6

Charlie Root: E4
Sparky Adams: S1/BG.1-2
Cliff Heathcote: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Pete Scott: 4

Bot 6

Cuckoo Christensen: 63
Edd Roush: 8
Curt Walker: 3/G

Top 7

Hack Wilson: S8
Charlie Grimm: 34/SH.1-2
Clyde Beck: 9
Jimmy Cooney: E5.2-H(UR)(NR)
Mike Gonzalez: POCS2(136)

Bot 7

Wally Pipp: 7
Chuck Dressen: 7/7D
Hughie Critz: W
Val Picinich: 13

Top 8

Mike Gonzalez: 63
Charlie Root: K
Sparky Adams: 43

Bot 8

Hod Ford: S7
Billy Zitzmann: 5/P
Cuckoo Christensen: S8.1-2
Edd Roush: W.2-3;1-2
Curt Walker: K/C
Wally Pipp: 7/L

Top 9

Cliff Heathcote: E4.B-2
Pete Scott: 54/SH.2-3
Hack Wilson: W
Charlie Grimm: IW.1-2
Joe Kelly: 9/SF.1-2;2-3;3-H(UR)
Jimmy Cooney: 3/L

Bot 9

Chuck Dressen: 7/L
Hughie Critz: 8/L
Red Lucas: S8
Hod Ford: 8

Notes & reviews

Labor Day morning game
Jakie May injured on the play
Sparky Adams dropped the ball trying for a double play; Umpire Cy Rigler ruled the batter was out and Hod Ford was permitted to remain at 1B
Hod Ford slipped rounding 2B

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