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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 18, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 18, 1928 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 18, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 18, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eppa Rixey |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doug McWeeny |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
Billy Zitzmann | Right Fielder |
Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
High Pockets Kelly | Left Fielder |
Ethan Allen | Center Fielder |
Chuck Dressen | Third Baseman |
Bubbles Hargrave | Catcher |
Hod Ford | Shortstop |
Eppa Rixey | Pitcher |
Jack Hendricks | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
Max West | Center Fielder |
Joe Harris | Right Fielder |
Rube Bressler | Left Fielder |
Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
Jake Flowers | Second Baseman |
Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
Hank DeBerry | Catcher |
Doug McWeeny | Pitcher |
Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 18, 1928
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. McWeeny
Critz hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bressler throws the ball in to Bancroft who tags Critz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. McWeeny
Zitzmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. McWeeny
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. McWeeny
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zitzmann moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. McWeeny
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zitzmann scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dressen vs. McWeeny
Dressen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Rixey
Gilbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Rixey
West hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Rixey
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Zitzmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Rixey
Bressler hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. McWeeny
Hargrave hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McWeeny
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rixey vs. McWeeny
Rixey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Critz vs. McWeeny
Critz hits a fly ball towards center. West settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on West. Ford scores. Critz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zitzmann vs. McWeeny
Zitzmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Critz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. McWeeny
Pipp hits a line drive to right field. Harris throws towards the plate. DeBerry fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DeBerry. Zitzmann goes all the way around to score. Pipp moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Koupal
Lou Koupal now pitching.
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Rixey
Bissonette strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Rixey
Flowers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zitzmann. Flowers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Zitzmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeBerry vs. Rixey
DeBerry hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Koupal
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koupal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Koupal
Dressen hits a fly ball into left field. Bressler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Koupal
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koupal vs. Rixey
Koupal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Rixey
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Rixey
West hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Rixey
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rixey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Koupal
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rixey vs. Koupal
Rixey bunts towards the mound. Koupal fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Critz vs. Koupal
Critz hits a fly ball towards center. West catches it and throws to second to double up Ford. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Rixey
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dressen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Rixey
Bissonette hits a line drive into center field. Allen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Allen. Bressler moves to third. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flowers vs. Rixey
Flowers hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Zitzmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bressler tags and scores. Bissonette tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeBerry vs. Rixey
DeBerry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. Koupal
Zitzmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Koupal
Pipp bunts towards the mound. Koupal fields it and throws to first for the out. Zitzmann moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Koupal
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West throws the ball in to Bancroft who tags Kelly trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Zitzmann scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Koupal
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koupal vs. Rixey
Koupal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Rixey
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out. Koupal moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Rixey
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Rixey
Harris takes first base on ball four. Koupal moves to third. West moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bressler vs. Rixey
Bressler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bissonette vs. Rixey
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Koupal
Dressen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Koupal
Hargrave hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dressen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Koupal
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dressen moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rixey vs. Koupal
Rixey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flowers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Rixey
Flowers bunts towards the mound. Rixey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flowers moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeBerry vs. Rixey
DeBerry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herman vs. Rixey
Babe Herman pinch hits for Lou Koupal.
Herman strikes out. There goes Bancroft. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gilbert vs. Rixey
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Clark
Watty Clark now pitching.
Critz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. Clark
Zitzmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Clark
Joe Stripp pinch runs for Billy Zitzmann.
Pipp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Clark
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flowers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stripp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Clark
Allen takes first base on ball four. Stripp moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dressen vs. Clark
Dressen hits a fly ball into left field. Bressler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Rixey
Joe Stripp now playing right field.
West hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Rixey
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Rixey
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz misplays the ball. That's an error on Critz. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bissonette vs. Rixey
Bissonette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flowers vs. Rixey
Flowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris scores. Bressler moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Rixey
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bressler moves to third. Flowers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrick vs. Kolp
Ray Kolp now pitching. Harvey Hendrick pinch hits for Hank DeBerry.
Hendrick strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Clark
Harry Riconda now playing shortstop. Johnny Gooch now catching.
Hargrave hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Clark
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolp vs. Clark
Kolp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Kolp
Max Carey pinch hits for Watty Clark.
Carey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Kolp
Gilbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Kolp
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Kolp
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dressen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Petty
Jesse Petty now pitching.
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Riconda fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Petty
There goes Critz. The throw from Gooch and he is out, Riconda applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Petty
Stripp strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Petty
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette scoops it up and throws to first, with Petty covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Kolp
Bressler hits a fly ball into right field. Stripp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Kolp
Bissonette hits a popup towards short. Ford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flowers vs. Kolp
Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/18/1928 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Critz H, 2b 5 1 2 0 Gilbert W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Zitzmann B, rf 3 3 2 1 West M, cf 3 0 1 0 Stripp J, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Harris J, rf 4 1 1 0 Pipp W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bressler R, lf 5 1 1 0 Kelly H, lf 4 0 3 1 Bissonette D, 1b 5 0 1 0 Allen E, cf 3 0 1 1 Flowers J, 2b 5 0 3 1 Dressen C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 0 2 1 Hargrave B, c 4 0 2 0 Riconda H, ss 0 0 0 0 Ford H, ss 4 1 2 0 DeBerry H, c 3 0 0 0 Rixey E, p 2 0 0 0 Hendrick H, ph 1 0 0 0 Kolp R, p 1 0 0 0 Gooch J, c 0 0 0 0 McWeeny D, p 0 0 0 0 Koupal L, p 2 0 1 0 Herman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Clark W, p 0 0 0 0 Carey M, ph 1 0 0 0 Petty J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 14 3 37 2 10 2 Cincinnati 130 010 000 -- 5 Brooklyn 000 100 100 -- 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Rixey E (W) 6.2 10 2 1 3 3 Kolp R (S) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO McWeeny D (L) 1.2 6 4 1 1 0 Koupal L 4.1 4 1 0 0 1 Clark W 2.0 3 0 0 1 2 Petty J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- West M, DeBerry H, Allen E, Bancroft D, Critz H DP -- Brooklyn 3 LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 13 2B -- Flowers J SB -- Bancroft D CS -- Critz H SH -- Rixey E, Pipp W SF -- Bancroft D T -- 1:55 A -- 0
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