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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1918-08-07 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2000 · 1:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 4–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Rube Bressler earned the win. Art Fletcher went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
NY1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12

W: Rube Bressler L: Al Demaree SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Groh	4	1	1	1	1	0
Greasy Neale	4	0	0	0	0	0
Edd Roush	4	1	1	1	0	0
Sherry Magee	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Griffith	4	0	1	1	0	0
Manuel Cueto	4	1	2	0	0	1
Lena Blackburne	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ivey Wingo	3	0	1	1	0	0
Rube Bressler	4	1	2	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ross Youngs	1	1	0	0	1	0
Joe Wilhoit	3	0	2	0	2	0
Art Fletcher	5	0	3	1	0	0
Larry Doyle	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Thorpe	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jay Kirke	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Sicking	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Rariden	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Demaree	1	1	1	0	0	0
Lew McCarty	1	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Compton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Toney	2	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Zimmerman	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Bressler	9.0	12	3	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Demaree	4.0	6	1	0
Fred Toney	5.0	3	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Heinie Groh: E6/G
Greasy Neale: 6/P
Edd Roush: SB2
Edd Roush: S9.2-H(UR)
Sherry Magee: 5/FL
Tommy Griffith: SB2
Tommy Griffith: S7.2-H;B-2
Manuel Cueto: SB3
Manuel Cueto: 63

Bot 1

Ross Youngs: W
Joe Wilhoit: W.1-2
Art Fletcher: S8.2-3;1-2
Larry Doyle: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jim Thorpe: K
Jay Kirke: 3/G

Top 2

Lena Blackburne: 53
Ivey Wingo: S9
Rube Bressler: 64(1)/FO
Heinie Groh: W.1-2
Greasy Neale: 6(1)/FO

Bot 2

Ed Sicking: K
Bill Rariden: D8
Al Demaree: S6.2-3
Ross Youngs: FC4.3XH(42);1-2
Joe Wilhoit: W.2-3;1-2
Art Fletcher: S8.3-H;2XH(82);1-2

Top 3

Edd Roush: 8/F
Sherry Magee: 63
Tommy Griffith: 43

Bot 3

Larry Doyle: 3/G
Jim Thorpe: S7
Jay Kirke: 13/SH.1-2
Ed Sicking: 31

Top 4

Manuel Cueto: D7
Lena Blackburne: 43.2-3
Ivey Wingo: 8/SF.3-H
Rube Bressler: D9
Heinie Groh: S9.2-H;B-2(E9)
Greasy Neale: 7/F

Bot 4

Bill Rariden: 8/F
Lew McCarty: S8
Pete Compton: 36(1)/FO
Joe Wilhoit: S7.1-2
Art Fletcher: 7/F

Top 5

Edd Roush: 8/F
Sherry Magee: S7
Tommy Griffith: 9/F
Manuel Cueto: S.1-2
Lena Blackburne: K

Bot 5

Larry Doyle: S
Jim Thorpe: 6/P
Jay Kirke: 9/F
Ed Sicking: S9.1-2
Bill Rariden: 8/F

Top 6

Ivey Wingo: 6/L
Rube Bressler: 63
Heinie Groh: 8/F

Bot 6

Fred Toney: 6/P
Pete Compton: 3/G
Joe Wilhoit: S8
Art Fletcher: D7.1-3
Larry Doyle: 13

Top 7

Greasy Neale: 99
Edd Roush: 99
Sherry Magee: 99

Bot 7

Jim Thorpe: 99
Heinie Zimmerman: S6
Ed Sicking: 99
Bill Rariden: 99

Top 8

Tommy Griffith: 99
Manuel Cueto: K
Lena Blackburne: K

Bot 8

Fred Toney: 99
Pete Compton: 99
Joe Wilhoit: 99

Top 9

Ivey Wingo: 99
Rube Bressler: S
Heinie Groh: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 9

Art Fletcher: 99
Larry Doyle: 99
Jim Thorpe: 99

Notes & reviews

Griffith made third while Rariden argued call at plate, credited with stolen base
Young injured ankle on play and left game
pbp account ends here, rest deduced

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