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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1918-06-05 · Day game · Baker Bowl · Att: 4000 · 1:54

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 7–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 8th. Rube Bressler earned the win. Gavvy Cravath went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	7	16
PHI	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	10

W: Rube Bressler L: Erskine Mayer SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Groh	5	2	1	0	0	0
Lee Magee	5	1	2	1	0	0
Edd Roush	5	0	2	2	0	0
Hal Chase	5	1	3	1	0	0
Sherry Magee	5	0	2	1	0	0
Greasy Neale	5	0	1	0	0	1
Lena Blackburne	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ivey Wingo	4	2	2	0	0	0
Rube Bressler	2	1	2	2	2	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dave Bancroft	5	0	1	0	0
Cy Williams	5	0	0	0	2
Milt Stock	5	0	1	0	0
Fred Luderus	4	1	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	4	1	2	2	0
Irish Meusel	4	1	1	0	0
Patsy McGaffigan	4	1	2	1	0
Ed Burns	4	0	1	0	0
Erskine Mayer	2	0	0	1	0
Bert Adams	1	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Bressler	9.0	10	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erskine Mayer	7.2	16	2	1
Milt Watson	1.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Heinie Groh: 8/F
Lee Magee: 31
Edd Roush: D9
Hal Chase: 8/L

Bot 1

Dave Bancroft: 143
Cy Williams: 3/P
Milt Stock: S7
Fred Luderus: CS2(26)

Top 2

Sherry Magee: S7
Greasy Neale: S8.1-2
Lena Blackburne: 3/FL
Ivey Wingo: 6(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 2

Fred Luderus: 8/L
Gavvy Cravath: HR/7
Irish Meusel: S6/G
Patsy McGaffigan: E4/G.1-2
Ed Burns: S1/G.2-3;1-2
Erskine Mayer: 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dave Bancroft: 63

Top 3

Rube Bressler: W
Heinie Groh: D7.1-3
Lee Magee: 3/G.3-H;2-3
Edd Roush: 2/FL
Hal Chase: S6.3-H
Sherry Magee: E6/TH.1-3
Greasy Neale: SB2
Greasy Neale: K/C

Bot 3

Cy Williams: K
Milt Stock: 13
Fred Luderus: D9
Gavvy Cravath: D8.2-H
Irish Meusel: 7/F

Top 4

Lena Blackburne: S9
Ivey Wingo: 7/F
Rube Bressler: W.1-2
Heinie Groh: 9/F
Lee Magee: 3/P

Bot 4

Patsy McGaffigan: S8
Ed Burns: 53.1-2
Erskine Mayer: 8/F.2-3
Dave Bancroft: 9/F

Top 5

Edd Roush: 3/G
Hal Chase: D8
Sherry Magee: S9.2-H;BX2(96)
Greasy Neale: 43

Bot 5

Cy Williams: 3/G
Milt Stock: E5/TH.B-2
Fred Luderus: 63.2-3
Gavvy Cravath: 7/F

Top 6

Lena Blackburne: 53
Ivey Wingo: D7
Rube Bressler: S8.2-H
Heinie Groh: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Irish Meusel: 7/F
Patsy McGaffigan: HR/7
Ed Burns: 8/L
Erskine Mayer: 63

Top 7

Lee Magee: S4
Edd Roush: 54(1)/FO
Hal Chase: S5/G.1-2
Sherry Magee: OA.2X2(13E5);1-1
Sherry Magee: 6/P
Greasy Neale: 13

Bot 7

Dave Bancroft: 2/FL
Cy Williams: K/C
Milt Stock: 13

Top 8

Lena Blackburne: 7/L
Ivey Wingo: S8
Rube Bressler: D8.1-H
Heinie Groh: FC5.2X3(5);B-1
Lee Magee: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Edd Roush: D8.3-H;2-H
Hal Chase: 63

Bot 8

Fred Luderus: 63
Gavvy Cravath: 1/G
Irish Meusel: E9/F.B-2
Patsy McGaffigan: 53

Top 9

Sherry Magee: 6/P
Greasy Neale: 63
Lena Blackburne: 63

Bot 9

Ed Burns: 4/P
Bert Adams: S8
Dave Bancroft: S7.1-2
Cy Williams: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Milt Stock: 53

Notes & reviews

Bounce HR
When Chase was trapped off 1st Roush broke for 3rd and returned safely to 2nd when 3Bman made errant throw to 2nd during rundown

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