Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
May 23, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1928 at Redland Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 0 2 1
Mulligan 2b 3 0 1 0
Waner P. rf 4 1 1 1
Wright ss 4 1 2 0
Grantham 1b 4 0 1 0
Traynor 3b 5 0 0 0
Comorosky lf 4 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 2 0
  Brickell pr 0 0 0 0
  Gooch c 1 0 1 0
  Bartell pr 0 1 0 0
  Hemsley c 0 0 0 0
Hill p 4 0 2 0
Totals 37 3 12 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Critz 2b 4 0 1 1
Purdy lf 5 1 2 1
Kelly 1b 5 0 3 0
  Pittenger ss 0 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 1 2 1
Allen cf 5 0 1 1
Dressen 3b 4 1 1 0
Picinich c 5 0 2 0
Ford ss 3 0 1 0
  Zitzmann pr 0 1 0 0
  Pipp 1b 1 0 0 0
Luque p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Pittsburgh 100 000 011 0–3122
Cincinnati 100 000 011 1–4131
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  L(4-1) 9.2 13 4 3 4 2
Totals
9.2
13
4
3
4
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Luque  W(4-4) 10.0 12 3 2 3 1
Totals
10.0
12
3
2
3
1
  E–P. Waner (2), Traynor (10), Walker (7).  2B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (5); Wright (6); Gooch (2), Cincinnati Kelly (9); Allen (6).  HR–Pittsburgh P. Waner (1,1st inning off Luque 0 on).  SH–Mulligan 2 (3); Critz (6); Walker (8); Luque 3 (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–13.  SB–Pittenger (1); Dressen (4).  U–Sherry Magee, Bill Klem, Barry McCormick.
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