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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1929-07-16 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 15000 · 1:35

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Robins 7–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 5th. Eppa Rixey earned the win. Pinky Pittenger went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eppa Rixey L: Johnny Morrison SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bob Hart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Evar Swanson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Chuck Dressen	5	1	1	0	0	0
Curt Walker	3	1	1	0	2	1
High Pockets Kelly	4	2	1	2	0	0
Ethan Allen	4	1	2	1	0	1
Pinky Pittenger	4	0	1	3	0	0
Hod Ford	3	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde Sukeforth	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eppa Rixey	4	1	2	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Johnny Frederick	4	1	1	0	0
Wally Gilbert	4	0	0	0	0
Babe Herman	4	0	2	0	0
Del Bissonette	4	0	0	0	0
Rube Bressler	4	1	1	0	0
Eddie Moore	4	0	1	0	0
Dave Bancroft	3	0	2	0	1
Butch Henline	4	0	1	1	0
Johnny Morrison	2	0	0	0	0
Glenn Wright	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eppa Rixey	9.0	8	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Morrison	7.0	9	3	3
Ray Moss	2.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Evar Swanson: 7/FL
Chuck Dressen: S8
Curt Walker: W.1-2
High Pockets Kelly: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Ethan Allen: CSH(26E2)(UR).1-2
Ethan Allen: T8.2-H(UR)
Pinky Pittenger: 2/P2

Bot 1

Johnny Frederick: S3/3D.B-H(E3/TH2)(UR)
Wally Gilbert: 9/F9DW
Babe Herman: 7
Del Bissonette: 53

Top 2

Hod Ford: 8
Clyde Sukeforth: 43
Eppa Rixey: K

Bot 2

Rube Bressler: S8
Eddie Moore: FC3.1-2(E3/TH2)
Dave Bancroft: W.2-3;1-2
Butch Henline: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-3
Johnny Morrison: 4/P

Top 3

Evar Swanson: W
Chuck Dressen: 8
Curt Walker: SB2
Curt Walker: K
High Pockets Kelly: 53

Bot 3

Johnny Frederick: 6/P
Wally Gilbert: 43
Babe Herman: S4
Del Bissonette: CS2(26)

Top 4

Ethan Allen: K/C
Pinky Pittenger: 63
Hod Ford: 43

Bot 4

Del Bissonette: 2/FL
Rube Bressler: 43
Eddie Moore: 13

Top 5

Clyde Sukeforth: S8
Eppa Rixey: S1/BG.1-2
Evar Swanson: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Chuck Dressen: 43.2-3;1-2
Curt Walker: IW
High Pockets Kelly: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Ethan Allen: S6.2-3;1-2
Pinky Pittenger: D7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Hod Ford: 8

Bot 5

Dave Bancroft: 7
Butch Henline: 8
Johnny Morrison: 2/P

Top 6

Clyde Sukeforth: 6/P
Eppa Rixey: 7
Evar Swanson: S1.B-2(E1/TH)
Chuck Dressen: 2/FL

Bot 6

Johnny Frederick: 3/FL
Wally Gilbert: 43
Babe Herman: 7

Top 7

Curt Walker: S8
High Pockets Kelly: 16(1)3/GDP
Ethan Allen: 7

Bot 7

Del Bissonette: 7
Rube Bressler: 3/FL
Eddie Moore: S8
Dave Bancroft: S9.1-2
Butch Henline: S9.2-3;1-2
Glenn Wright: 8

Top 8

Pinky Pittenger: 5/P
Hod Ford: W
Clyde Sukeforth: 56(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Johnny Frederick: 6/P
Wally Gilbert: 7
Babe Herman: T/78
Del Bissonette: 53

Top 9

Eppa Rixey: S7
Evar Swanson: 46(1)/FO
Chuck Dressen: SB2
Chuck Dressen: 8
Curt Walker: 63

Bot 9

Rube Bressler: 8
Eddie Moore: 53
Dave Bancroft: S8
Butch Henline: 7

Notes & reviews

Attempted double steal
1-hand catch against RF wall
Kelly's throw hit Bressler
Moore, after turning 3B, ran back to that base. He would have scored easily.

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