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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 1925
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 4, 1925 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1925 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1925 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eppa Rixey |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lee Meadows |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 25,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Wilson |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Curt Walker | Left Fielder |
Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
Rube Bressler | First Baseman |
Ernie Krueger | Catcher |
Babe Pinelli | Third Baseman |
Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
Ike Caveney | Shortstop |
Eppa Rixey | Pitcher |
Jack Hendricks | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Carey | Center Fielder |
Eddie Moore | Second Baseman |
Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
Johnny Gooch | Catcher |
Lee Meadows | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 4, 1925
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Meadows
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Meadows
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Moore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Meadows
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Rixey
Carey hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Rixey
Moore hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Rixey
Cuyler is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Rixey
There goes Cuyler. The throw from Krueger and he is safe. Cuyler steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Rixey
Barnhart hits a popup towards short. Caveney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Meadows
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krueger vs. Meadows
Krueger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Meadows
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. Meadows
Critz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinelli moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Caveney vs. Meadows
There go the runners. The throw from Gooch to Traynor. The throw back to home, and Pinelli is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Rixey
Traynor hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Rixey
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Rixey
McInnis hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Roush. McInnis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gooch vs. Rixey
Gooch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meadows vs. Rixey
Meadows strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caveney vs. Meadows
Caveney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rixey vs. Meadows
Rixey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Meadows
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Meadows
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Rixey
Carey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Rixey
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bressler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Rixey
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Rixey
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cuyler moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Rixey
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cuyler scores. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Rixey
Wright hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Rixey
McInnis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooch vs. Rixey
Gooch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Meadows
Roush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Meadows
Bressler hits a line drive into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krueger vs. Meadows
Krueger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinelli vs. Meadows
Pinelli hits a fly ball towards right field. Cuyler fields the ball and throws to third. Traynor drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Traynor. Roush moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Critz vs. Meadows
Meadows fires to first and picks off Krueger. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Rixey
Meadows strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Rixey
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Rixey
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuyler vs. Rixey
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Meadows
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meadows fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caveney vs. Meadows
Caveney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rixey vs. Meadows
Rixey hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Meadows
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meadows fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Caveney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Meadows
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Rixey
Barnhart hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Traynor vs. Rixey
Traynor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Krueger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Rixey
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Meadows
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Meadows
Bressler hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krueger vs. Meadows
Krueger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gooch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Rixey
McInnis hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gooch vs. Rixey
Gooch hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meadows vs. Rixey
Meadows bunts towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Gooch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Rixey
Carey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pinelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Meadows
Pinelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. Meadows
Critz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinelli moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Caveney vs. Meadows
Caveney hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinelli tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niehaus vs. Meadows
Al Niehaus pinch hits for Eppa Rixey.
Niehaus hits a popup towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Meadows
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Critz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Meadows
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. May
Jakie May now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Caveney. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. May
Cuyler strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. May
There goes Moore. The throw from Krueger and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. May
The ball gets by Krueger for a passed ball. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barnhart vs. May
Barnhart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. May
Traynor takes first base on ball four. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. May
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barnhart moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McInnis vs. May
There goes Traynor. The throw from Krueger and he is safe. Traynor steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McInnis vs. May
McInnis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. McInnis reaches third base with a triple. Barnhart scores. Traynor scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gooch vs. May
Gooch hits a line drive towards the mound. May reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Meadows
Roush hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Meadows
Bressler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krueger vs. Meadows
Krueger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. May
Meadows hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. May
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. May
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush. Moore reaches second base with a double. Roush throws the ball in to Pinelli who tags Moore trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Meadows
Pinelli hits a line drive into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Meadows
Critz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caveney vs. Meadows
Caveney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1925, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Walker C, lf 4 0 3 0 Carey M, cf 5 0 0 0 Smith E, rf 4 0 0 0 Moore E, 2b 5 1 2 0 Roush E, cf 3 0 0 0 Cuyler K, rf 2 1 0 0 Bressler R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Barnhart C, lf 4 2 2 1 Krueger E, c 4 0 2 0 Traynor P, 3b 3 2 1 1 Pinelli B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Wright G, ss 4 1 1 3 Critz H, 2b 4 0 3 0 McInnis S, 1b 3 0 2 2 Caveney I, ss 3 0 1 1 Gooch J, c 3 0 1 0 Rixey E, p 2 0 0 0 Meadows L, p 3 0 1 0 Niehaus A, ph 1 0 0 0 May J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 9 1 32 7 10 7 Cincinnati 000 000 100 -- 1 Pittsburgh 004 000 30x -- 7 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Rixey E (L) 6.0 6 4 4 2 2 May J 2.0 4 3 0 1 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Meadows L (W) 9.0 9 1 1 3 1 E -- Traynor P, Caveney I DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 7 2B -- McInnis S, Moore E 2 3B -- McInnis S HR -- Wright G SB -- Cuyler K, Moore E, Traynor P CS -- Pinelli B SH -- Meadows L SF -- Caveney I HBP -- by Rixey E (Cuyler K), by Rixey E (McInnis S) PB -- Krueger E T -- 1:40 A -- 25000
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