Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
April 15, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1927 at Redland 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Grantham 1b 6 0 1 1
Waner L. lf 5 2 2 0
Cuyler cf 5 3 2 0
Waner P. rf 2 1 1 1
Wright ss 2 1 1 3
Traynor 3b 4 1 1 1
Rhyne 2b 4 1 1 2
Smith c 5 1 3 1
Mahaffey p 4 0 2 1
  Morrison p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Christensen cf 2 3 1 0
Dressen 3b 4 0 1 1
Walker rf 4 1 1 1
Pipp 1b 3 0 1 2
Kelly 2b 4 0 0 0
Hargrave c 4 1 2 0
Zitzmann lf 2 1 0 0
Ford ss 4 0 1 2
Rixey p 2 0 0 0
  Nehf p 1 0 0 0
  Lucas ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
Pittsburgh 000 271 00010140
Cincinnati 200 002 101671
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Mahaffey  W(1-0) 6.1 5 5 5 7 2
  Morrison  SV(1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
7
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rixey  L(0-1) 4.2 8 8 2 2 5
  Nehf   4.1 6 2 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
3
4
6

  E–Ford (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Rhyne-Wright-Grantham.  2B–Pittsburgh Grantham (1); Cuyler (3), Cincinnati Christensen (1); Pipp (1); Hargrave (1); Ford (1).  SH–P. Waner (2); Wright 2 (2); Rhyne (2); Dressen (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U–Lou Jorda, Charlie Moran, Ernie Quigley.
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