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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds
1928-04-24 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 800 · cloudy, drizzle, wet · 1:48
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 3 in the 5th. Pete Alexander earned the win. Jim Bottomley went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
W: Pete Alexander L: Eppa Rixey SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Charlie Moran · 2B: (none) · 3B: Frank Wilson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taylor Douthit | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wattie Holm | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Frisch | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Bottomley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Chick Hafey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob O'Farrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Wally Roettger | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Thevenow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Alexander | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hughie Critz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pid Purdy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Pipp | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Zitzmann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Dressen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Val Picinich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hod Ford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eppa Rixey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Kolp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Appleton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eppa Rixey | 4.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Kolp | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Pete Appleton | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Taylor Douthit: S4
- Wattie Holm: 13/SH.1-2
- Frankie Frisch: S9.2-H
- Jim Bottomley: SB2
- Jim Bottomley: 43.2-3
- Chick Hafey: 63
Bot 1
- Hughie Critz: 8/L
- Pid Purdy: 63
- Wally Pipp: 5/P
Top 2
- Bob O'Farrell: 63
- Wally Roettger: S5
- Tommy Thevenow: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Curt Walker: 5/P
- Billy Zitzmann: S8
- Chuck Dressen: 8
- Val Picinich: SB2
- Val Picinich: 43
Top 3
- Pete Alexander: 2/FL
- Taylor Douthit: S7
- Wattie Holm: 9
- Frankie Frisch: S9.1-3
- Jim Bottomley: 3/FL
Bot 3
- Hod Ford: 5/P
- Eppa Rixey: K
- Hughie Critz: S3
- Pid Purdy: 13
Top 4
- Chick Hafey: 7/FL
- Bob O'Farrell: W
- Wally Roettger: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Wally Pipp: 9
- Curt Walker: K
- Billy Zitzmann: 13
Top 5
- Tommy Thevenow: 53
- Pete Alexander: S1
- Taylor Douthit: T9.1-H
- Wattie Holm: S9.3-H
- Frankie Frisch: 63.1-2
- Jim Bottomley: D9.2-H
- Chick Hafey: K/C
Bot 5
- Chuck Dressen: 2/FL
- Val Picinich: 8
- Hod Ford: 6/P
Top 6
- Bob O'Farrell: W
- Wally Roettger: 16(1)/FO
- Tommy Thevenow: CS2(26)
- Tommy Thevenow: W
- Pete Alexander: S8.1-3
- Taylor Douthit: 8
Bot 6
- Ray Kolp: 13
- Hughie Critz: 4/P
- Pid Purdy: S8
- Wally Pipp: S8.1-3
- Curt Walker: 6/P
Top 7
- Wattie Holm: S9
- Frankie Frisch: E3.1-3
- Jim Bottomley: T9.3-H;1-H(UR)
- Chick Hafey: 7/SF.3-H
- Bob O'Farrell: 7
- Wally Roettger: W
- Tommy Thevenow: 3/FL
Bot 7
- Billy Zitzmann: W
- Chuck Dressen: 8
- Val Picinich: 7
- Hod Ford: 7
Top 8
- Pete Alexander: S8
- Taylor Douthit: S9.1-2
- Wattie Holm: 25(2)/FO.1-2
- Frankie Frisch: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Pete Appleton: S9
- Hughie Critz: K/C
- Pid Purdy: 9
- Wally Pipp: S8.1-2
- Curt Walker: S9.2-H;1-3
- Billy Zitzmann: 8
Top 9
- Jim Bottomley: E6
- Chick Hafey: 5/FL
- Bob O'Farrell: K
- Wally Roettger: S9.1-3
- Tommy Thevenow: 8
Bot 9
- Chuck Dressen: HP
- Val Picinich: 13.1-2
- Hod Ford: D7.2-H
- Marty Callaghan: 43.2-3
- Hughie Critz: 43
Notes & reviews
- Cool, cloudy and wet