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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1925-07-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4000 · 1:57

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 2nd. Wayland Dean earned the win. Bubbles Hargrave went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	10
NY1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	13

W: Wayland Dean L: Eppa Rixey SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Barry McCormick · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Zitzmann	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Pinelli	4	1	2	0	0	0
Edd Roush	4	0	1	0	0	0
Curt Walker	3	0	2	1	0	0
Walter Holke	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hughie Critz	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ike Caveney	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bubbles Hargrave	4	2	2	3	0	0
Eppa Rixey	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ross Youngs	5	0	2	1	0
Frankie Frisch	5	1	2	1	0
Irish Meusel	5	1	4	2	0
High Pockets Kelly	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Terry	4	1	3	0	0
Frank Walker	4	0	0	0	0
Freddie Lindstrom	4	1	1	0	1
Frank Snyder	4	0	0	0	1
Wayland Dean	3	1	1	2	0
Hack Wilson	1	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	8.2	13	0	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wayland Dean	9.0	10	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Zitzmann: 5/FL
Babe Pinelli: S8/89
Edd Roush: 8/F
Curt Walker: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Ross Youngs: 43
Frankie Frisch: S8/89
Irish Meusel: 8/F78
High Pockets Kelly: 8/F8XD

Top 2

Curt Walker: 53
Walter Holke: 9/F89D
Hughie Critz: 63

Bot 2

Bill Terry: S9
Frank Walker: 4/P/FL
Freddie Lindstrom: S7.1-2
Frank Snyder: 7/L+
Wayland Dean: T8/78XD.2-H;1-H
Ross Youngs: S8.3-H
Frankie Frisch: SB2
Frankie Frisch: 8/F8S

Top 3

Ike Caveney: T9/9DW
Bubbles Hargrave: S7.3-H
Eppa Rixey: 2/BP/FL
Billy Zitzmann: S5/L.1-2
Babe Pinelli: 14(1)/FO.2-3
Edd Roush: CS2(24343).3-H

Bot 3

Irish Meusel: S56/G
High Pockets Kelly: 3/P/FL.1-2
Bill Terry: 43.2-3
Frank Walker: 8/F

Top 4

Edd Roush: E7/L7S
Curt Walker: S8/G46.1-2
Walter Holke: 8/F.2-3
Hughie Critz: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Freddie Lindstrom: K/C
Frank Snyder: 13
Wayland Dean: E5/G
Ross Youngs: S8.1-2
Frankie Frisch: 3/FL

Top 5

Ike Caveney: W
Bubbles Hargrave: 3/FL
Eppa Rixey: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Irish Meusel: HR/F7D
High Pockets Kelly: 153
Bill Terry: S1/G1+
Frank Walker: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Billy Zitzmann: 13
Babe Pinelli: S8/8S
Edd Roush: S9/G4.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Curt Walker: 7/F/SF.3-H;2-3(E5/THH)
Walter Holke: 43

Bot 6

Freddie Lindstrom: 8/F
Frank Snyder: K
Wayland Dean: 2/FL

Top 7

Hughie Critz: S8
Ike Caveney: 53.1-2
Bubbles Hargrave: HR/F7D.2-H
Eppa Rixey: K
Billy Zitzmann: 6/P

Bot 7

Ross Youngs: 3/BP/FL
Frankie Frisch: 3/G
Irish Meusel: S7
High Pockets Kelly: 8/F

Top 8

Babe Pinelli: 43
Edd Roush: 7/F
Curt Walker: S9
Walter Holke: 8/F

Bot 8

Bill Terry: S7
Frank Walker: 3/FL
Freddie Lindstrom: 16(1)/FO
Frank Snyder: CS2(24)

Top 9

Hughie Critz: K
Ike Caveney: 63
Bubbles Hargrave: 4/P

Bot 9

Frank Snyder: E6/G
Hack Wilson: K/C
Ross Youngs: 9/F9S
Frankie Frisch: T9/L9D.1-H(UR)
Irish Meusel: S9/L.3-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

Wonderful running catch
Liner handcuffed Lindstrom; off his glove
Attempted double steal
Off Pinelli's glove
Fine 1-handed catch close to grandstand
Lined through the box
Pretty DP
Into upper LF stands
Liner off Rixey's thigh
Through Kelly
Into upper LF stands
Walker played it off the wall poorly
Meusel let a couple of fancy curves go by then nailed one off the end of his bat.

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