Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 30, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1928 at Sportsman's Park III. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Critz 2b 5 2 1 1
Purdy lf 5 1 0 0
Kelly 1b 4 1 2 2
Walker rf 4 2 1 0
Zitzmann cf 1 0 0 0
  Allen cf 3 0 0 0
Dressen 3b 3 0 0 0
Picinich c 4 0 0 0
Ford ss 3 0 2 1
May p 1 0 0 0
  Kolp p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 6 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 5 1 2 0
High 3b 5 0 1 1
Frisch 2b 4 1 2 1
Bottomley 1b 3 1 1 1
Hafey rf 2 0 1 0
  Martin rf 0 0 0 0
Roettger lf 4 0 1 1
Davis c 2 0 0 0
  Blades ph 0 0 0 0
  Mancuso c 1 0 1 0
Thevenow ss 4 0 0 0
Sherdel p 3 1 2 0
  Toporcer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
Cincinnati 003 001 110662
St. Louis 101 011 0004117
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
May   5.1 9 4 4 1 1
  Kolp  W(1-1) 3.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sherdel  L(1-2) 9.0 6 6 1 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
6
1
3
3

  E–Zitzmann (1), Kolp (1), Frisch (2), Bottomley 2 (3), Hafey (1), Davis 2 (2), Sherdel (1).  DP–Cincinnati 4. Dressen-Critz-Kelly, Ford-Kelly, Allen-Kelly, Ford-Critz-Dressen, St. Louis 1. Thevenow-Frisch-Bottomley.  2B–Cincinnati Kelly (2); Walker (4), St. Louis Douthit 2 (3); Frisch (5); Roettger (3).  HR–Cincinnati Critz (1,7th inning off Sherdel 0 on).  SH–May (1); Hafey (4).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Blades (1).  Team–7.  SB–Kelly (1); Walker (1); Frisch (4).  U–Cy Rigler, Bob Hart, Lou Jorda.
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