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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1915-04-22 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 20000 · 1:52

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 3rd. Babe Adams earned the win. Bill Hinchman went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Babe Adams L: Phil Douglas SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Mal Eason · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Leach	4	1	2	1	0	1
Buck Herzog	4	0	2	0	0	0
Red Killefer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Griffith	4	0	0	0	0	1
Heinie Groh	3	0	2	1	1	0
Ivy Olson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Fritz Mollwitz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Clarke	2	1	1	0	0	0
Phil Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Curly Brown	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ivey Wingo	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Carey	4	1	2	0	1	1
Doc Johnston	5	1	1	2	0	0
Jim Viox	2	2	0	1	2	0
Honus Wagner	4	1	2	2	0	0
Bill Hinchman	3	1	1	3	0	0
Sheldon Lejeune	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Gerber	4	0	0	0	0	1
George Gibson	3	1	2	0	1	0
Babe Adams	4	1	1	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Douglas	2.1	4	1	1
Curly Brown	4.2	5	2	3
Gene Dale	1.0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Babe Adams	9.0	9	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Leach: 6/P
Buck Herzog: 43
Red Killefer: 13

Bot 1

Max Carey: K
Doc Johnston: 31
Jim Viox: 63

Top 2

Tommy Griffith: 63
Heinie Groh: W
Ivy Olson: PO1(13)
Ivy Olson: K/C

Bot 2

Honus Wagner: E6/TH.B-1
Bill Hinchman: 13/SH.1-2
Sheldon Lejeune: 63.2-3
Wally Gerber: 2/FL

Top 3

Fritz Mollwitz: 8
Tommy Clarke: S8
Phil Douglas: 23.1-2
Tommy Leach: D7.2-H
Buck Herzog: S9.2XH(92)

Bot 3

George Gibson: W
Babe Adams: S9.1-2
Max Carey: S5/25.2-3;1-2
Doc Johnston: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jim Viox: 43.3-H;2-3
Honus Wagner: S8.3-H
Bill Hinchman: 54(1)/FO
Sheldon Lejeune: 8

Top 4

Red Killefer: 53
Tommy Griffith: 13
Heinie Groh: D7
Ivy Olson: 23

Bot 4

Wally Gerber: 9
George Gibson: D8/78
Babe Adams: K
Max Carey: 4/P

Top 5

Fritz Mollwitz: D7/5
Tommy Clarke: 8
Curly Brown: CS3(25)
Curly Brown: 3/G

Bot 5

Doc Johnston: 43/BG
Jim Viox: W
Honus Wagner: WP.1-2
Honus Wagner: T8/8D.2-H
Bill Hinchman: 53.3-H
Sheldon Lejeune: 3/FL

Top 6

Tommy Leach: S7/7L
Buck Herzog: S9.1-2
Red Killefer: 7
Tommy Griffith: K/C
Heinie Groh: D8.2-H;1-3
Ivy Olson: 23

Bot 6

Wally Gerber: K/C
George Gibson: S8/89
Babe Adams: K/C
Max Carey: S5.1-2
Doc Johnston: 4/P

Top 7

Fritz Mollwitz: 2
Ivey Wingo: 9
Curly Brown: D8/78
Tommy Leach: K

Bot 7

Jim Viox: W
Honus Wagner: 4/P
Bill Hinchman: HR8/IPHR.1-H
Sheldon Lejeune: 3/FL
Wally Gerber: 7

Top 8

Buck Herzog: 63
Red Killefer: 8
Tommy Griffith: 43

Bot 8

George Gibson: 8
Babe Adams: 53
Max Carey: W
Doc Johnston: PO1(E1).1-2
Doc Johnston: 41

Top 9

Heinie Groh: 53
Ivy Olson: 53
Fritz Mollwitz: K

Notes & reviews

Opening day at Forbes Field
Catcher Clarke was injured as Wagner slid into home

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