Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
August 21, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1927 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Giants 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Dressen 3b 4 2 2 1
Allen cf 4 1 1 2
Bressler lf 5 0 1 1
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Pipp 1b 4 1 3 0
Ford ss 4 1 2 0
Critz 2b 4 2 1 3
Sukeforth c 4 0 1 0
Luque p 2 1 0 0
  Kolp p 2 0 0 0
  Nehf p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 7
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Ott lf 4 0 1 2
Lindstrom 3b 5 0 0 0
Roush cf 5 1 2 0
Hornsby 2b 5 2 4 1
Terry 1b 5 2 2 1
Jackson ss 4 1 1 2
Harper rf 3 2 1 0
  Mann ph 1 0 1 2
DeVormer c 1 0 1 0
  Cummings c 2 1 1 0
Fitzsimmons p 0 0 0 0
  Cantwell p 2 0 1 1
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  Clarkson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 15 9
Cincinnati 061 001 0008110
New York 010 230 0039152
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Luque   4.1 9 6 6 2 2
  Kolp  L(2-2) 3.2 5 3 3 1 0
  Nehf   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
4
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons   1.2 4 5 5 1 0
  Cantwell   3.1 4 2 2 1 3
  Benton   3.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Clarkson  W(3-9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
4

  E–Jackson (29), Harper (5).  2B–Cincinnati Allen (16); Sukeforth (2), New York Terry (23); Mann (5).  3B–New York Ott (3).  HR–Cincinnati Dressen (2,6th inning off Benton 0 on); Critz (4,2nd inning off Fitzsimmons 2 on), New York Hornsby (22,5th inning off Luque 0 on); Jackson (10,5th inning off Luque 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–Roush (13).  U–Lou Jorda, Bob Hart, Cy Rigler.  T–2:16.  A–40,000.
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