Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 8, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1926 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 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Zitzmann lf 4 1 3 0
Roush cf 4 0 2 0
Christensen rf 4 0 2 0
Pipp 1b 4 0 0 0
Dressen 3b 4 0 1 0
Critz 2b 4 0 1 0
Hargrave c 3 0 0 0
Ford ss 3 0 0 0
Donohue p 2 0 0 0
  Lucas p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brickell lf 5 1 3 0
Waner rf 5 0 2 1
Cuyler cf 4 2 1 0
Wright ss 4 2 1 1
Grantham 1b 5 0 1 1
Traynor 3b 5 0 3 3
Cronin 2b 4 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 2 0
Meadows p 4 1 2 0
Totals 39 6 15 6
Cincinnati 000 000 010192
Pittsburgh 100 011 03x6150
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Donohue  L(17-12) 7.0 11 3 2 1 2
  Lucas   1.0 4 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
6
5
2
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  W(18-7) 9.0 9 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
2

  E–Dressen (15), Ford (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Critz-Ford-Pipp, Pittsburgh 3. Brickell-Wright, Cronin-Wright-Grantham, Smith-Wright-Grantham-Traynor.  2B–Cincinnati Dressen (21), Pittsburgh Brickell (1); Waner (29); Traynor (23).  3B–Pittsburgh Wright (14).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Cuyler (9).  Team–12.  U–Bill Klem, Hank O'Day, Beans Reardon.
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