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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 28, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clarence Mitchell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Pete Harrison 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Second Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Frank Emmer | Shortstop |
| Tommy Clarke | Catcher |
| Clarence Mitchell | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Buck Herzog | Shortstop |
| Dave Robertson | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Fred Merkle | First Baseman |
| Hans Lobert | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1916
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards second. Doyle can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Benton
Griffith hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Robertson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Benton
There goes Roush. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Roush steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chase vs. Benton
Chase takes first base on ball four. Roush moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neale vs. Benton
Neale is hit by the pitch. Chase moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McKechnie vs. Benton
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle is hit by the pitch. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Emmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Mitchell
Robertson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Emmer vs. Benton
Emmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog misplays the ball. That's an error on Herzog. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Benton
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Emmer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Benton
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groh vs. Benton
Groh takes first base on ball four. Emmer scores. Clarke moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog has Clarke trapped. There's the throw to Rariden and over to Lobert, who tags Clarke for the out. Groh moves to third. Roush moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Griffith vs. Benton
Griffith hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Mitchell
Merkle hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Mitchell
Lobert hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Mitchell
Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Benton
Chase hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Benton
Neale hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Benton
McKechnie hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Mitchell
Benton hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Mitchell
There goes Doyle. The throw from Clarke and he is safe. Doyle steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robertson vs. Mitchell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chase scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Emmer vs. Benton
Emmer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Benton
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Benton
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog misplays the ball. That's an error on Herzog. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Benton
Groh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Mitchell
Merkle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lobert vs. Mitchell
There goes Merkle. The throw from Clarke and he is out, Emmer applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Mitchell
Lobert hits a popup towards short. Emmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Benton
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Benton
Chase hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Chase reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neale vs. Benton
Neale strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKechnie vs. Benton
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Mitchell
Rariden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Mitchell
Benton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Emmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Emmer vs. Benton
Emmer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Benton
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Benton
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Mitchell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Groh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Benton
Groh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Benton
Griffith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merkle vs. Mitchell
Merkle hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Mitchell
Lobert hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Mitchell
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie juggles the ball. That's an error on McKechnie. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Mitchell
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Emmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Benton
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards first. Merkle scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Benton
Neale hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Benton
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Emmer vs. Benton
Emmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Mitchell
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Mitchell
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Mitchell
There goes Burns. The throw from Clarke and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Mitchell
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Emmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robertson vs. Mitchell
Robertson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Mitchell
There goes Robertson. The throw from Clarke and he is safe. Robertson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Mitchell
Kauff hits a line drive into right field. Griffith picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffith. Robertson scores. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merkle vs. Mitchell
Merkle hits a line drive into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Benton
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Benton
Bob Fisher pinch hits for Clarence Mitchell.
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog misplays the ball. That's an error on Herzog. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Benton
Pete Schneider pinch runs for Bob Fisher.
Groh takes first base on ball four. Schneider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Benton
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schneider moves to third. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Louden vs. Benton
Baldy Louden pinch hits for Tommy Griffith.
There's a wild pitch. Schneider scores. Groh moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Louden vs. Benton
Louden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobert vs. Schulz
Al Schulz now pitching. Emil Huhn now playing right field.
Lobert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Schulz
Rariden strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Schulz
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Benton
Chase hits a popup, foul, towards first. Merkle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Benton
Neale hits a popup towards short. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Benton
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Emmer vs. Benton
Emmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Schulz
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Schulz
Doyle bunts in front of the plate. Clarke fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clarke. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Schulz
There's a wild pitch. Burns scores. Doyle moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1916 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 2b 2 0 2 0 George Burns, lf 4 2 2 0
Edd Roush, cf 5 0 0 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 1 0
Tommy Griffith, rf 4 0 0 0 Buck Herzog, ss 3 0 0 0
Baldy Louden, ph 1 0 0 0 Dave Robertson, rf 4 1 1 1
Emil Huhn, rf 0 0 0 0 Benny Kauff, cf 4 0 1 1
Hal Chase, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fred Merkle, 1b 3 0 0 0
Greasy Neale, lf 4 0 0 0 Hans Lobert, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bill McKechnie, 3b 5 0 2 0 Bill Rariden, c 4 0 0 0
Frank Emmer, ss 5 1 0 0 Rube Benton, p 4 0 1 0
Tommy Clarke, c 4 0 1 0
Clarence Mitchell, p 3 0 0 0
Tom Fisher, ph 1 0 0 0
Pete Schneider, pr 0 1 0 0
Al Schulz, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 6 0 33 3 6 2
CIN 010 000 001 0 -- 2
NY1 000 000 020 1 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Clarence Mitchell 8.0 5 2 2 3 1
Al Schulz (L) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 10.0 6 2 0 4 4
E -- Buck Herzog 3, Bill McKechnie, Tommy Griffith, Tommy Clarke
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CIN 11, NY1 8
2B -- Hal Chase
SB -- Edd Roush, Larry Doyle, George Burns, Dave Robertson
CS -- Fred Merkle
SH -- Larry Doyle
HBP -- by Rube Benton (Greasy Neale), by Clarence Mitchell (Larry Doyle)
WP -- Rube Benton 3, Al Schulz
T -- 2:00
A -- 6000
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