Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 5, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1920 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Rath 2b 5 0 0 1
Groh 3b 5 1 1 0
Roush 1b,cf 4 0 0 0
Duncan lf 5 1 3 1
Kopf ss 4 1 2 1
Neale rf 5 0 0 0
See cf 4 0 1 0
  Allen ph 0 0 0 1
  Daubert 1b 0 0 0 0
Wingo c 5 2 2 0
Luque p 3 0 1 0
Totals 40 5 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 4 1 1 0
Carey cf 6 1 1 0
Southworth rf 4 0 0 0
Whitted 3b 6 1 3 2
Cutshaw 2b 5 1 1 0
Grimm 1b 5 0 1 2
Caton ss 5 0 1 0
Schmidt c 3 1 1 0
Ponder p 2 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 1 1 2
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
  Barbare ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 10 6
Cincinnati 200 010 100 015101
Pittsburgh 000 000 220 026102
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Luque  L(4-4) 10.2 10 6 6 5 5
Totals
10.2
10
6
6
5
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ponder   7.0 7 4 4 1 0
  Hamilton  W(3-4) 4.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
11.0
10
5
5
2
1

  E–Roush (6), Cutshaw (7), Caton (26).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Cutshaw-Grimm.  2B–Cincinnati Groh (14); Wingo (3).  3B–Cincinnati Kopf (3); Wingo (3).  HR–Pittsburgh Nicholson (2,7th inning off Luque 1 on).  SH–Rath (15); Kopf (6); Allen (1); Luque (3).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Schmidt (3).  Team–11.  SB–Groh (6); Luque (1); Carey (26).  U–Bill Klem, Bob Emslie.
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