Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 27, 1918 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1918 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Groh 3b 4 0 2 0
Magee L. 2b 2 1 1 0
Roush cf 4 0 1 0
Magee S. 1b 4 1 1 1
Griffith rf 4 1 2 0
Neale lf 3 1 1 1
Blackburne ss 3 0 1 2
Wingo c 4 0 0 0
Bressler p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Caton ss 3 0 0 0
Mollwitz 1b 2 0 2 0
Carey cf 3 1 2 0
Stengel rf 3 1 0 0
Cutshaw 2b 4 0 1 1
King lf 4 0 1 1
McKechnie 3b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt c 2 0 0 0
Sanders p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 2 8 2
Cincinnati 000 000 004491
Pittsburgh 000 002 000283
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bressler  W(2-0) 9.0 8 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sanders  L(0-2) 9.0 9 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
1

  E–Blackburne (3), Mollwitz 2 (2), McKechnie (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Blackburne-L. Magee-S. Magee, Pittsburgh 1. Mollwitz-Caton-Mollwitz.  2B–Cincinnati Groh 2 (2); Griffith (2); Neale (1), Pittsburgh Carey (2).  3B–Cincinnati Blackburne (1).  SH–L. Magee (3); Neale (1); Mollwitz (3); Stengel (2); Schmidt (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  U–Pete Harrison, Ernie Quigley.
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