Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
May 14, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1928 at Redland Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sothern cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 5 0 1 0
Hurst 1b 3 1 1 0
Leach lf 2 1 2 0
Whitney 3b 4 1 1 1
Nixon rf 3 1 1 2
  Williams rf 1 0 0 0
Sand ss 4 0 3 1
Davis c 3 0 0 0
  Schulte ph 1 0 0 0
  Lerian c 0 0 0 0
Ferguson p 2 0 0 0
  Wrightstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Benge p 0 0 0 0
  Sweetland ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Critz 2b 3 2 2 1
Callaghan lf 4 2 3 1
Kelly 1b 4 1 2 3
Walker rf 4 0 2 2
Allen cf 4 0 1 0
Dressen 3b 2 0 2 0
Hargrave c 3 1 0 0
Ford ss 4 1 1 0
Luque p 3 1 0 1
Totals 31 8 13 8
Philadelphia 400 000 000490
Cincinnati 040 103 00x8131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ferguson  L(0-4) 6.0 12 8 8 2 1
  Benge   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
3
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Luque  W(3-3) 9.0 9 4 4 5 5
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
5

  E–Ford (7).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Leach-Davis, Whitney-Thompson-Hurst, Cincinnati 4. Walker-Ford, Ford-Critz-Kelly, Luque-Ford-Kelly, Ford-Kelly.  2B–Philadelphia Whitney (7); Nixon (2); Sand 2 (3), Cincinnati Callaghan (4); Dressen (6); Ford (5).  3B–Cincinnati Critz (5); Kelly (1).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Callaghan (3); Kelly (5); Walker (6); Dressen (5).  HBP–Hargrave (2); Luque (2).  Team–8.  U–Sherry Magee, Bill Klem, Barry McCormick.
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