Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 26, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 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 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Critz 2b 4 0 0 0
Purdy lf 4 2 2 1
Kelly 1b 5 3 4 2
Walker rf 4 2 2 2
Allen cf 5 0 3 2
Dressen 3b 5 1 2 1
Picinich c 5 1 2 1
Ford ss 4 1 2 1
Rixey p 3 0 0 0
  Callaghan ph 0 0 0 0
  Luque p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 17 10
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 5 1 3 3
High 3b 5 0 0 0
Frisch 2b 2 0 0 1
Bottomley 1b 4 1 2 0
Hafey lf 3 0 0 1
Roettger rf 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 2 1 0
Maranville ss 3 1 1 1
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Littlejohn p 0 0 0 0
  Frankhouse p 0 0 0 0
  Holm ph 1 1 1 1
  Kaufmann p 0 0 0 0
  Haid p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Cincinnati 000 204 22010174
St. Louis 021 000 301790
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rixey  W(6-4) 7.0 7 6 6 3 2
  Luque  SV(1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
3
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(1-3) 5.1 6 5 5 1 0
  Littlejohn   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Frankhouse   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Kaufmann   0.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Haid   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
10
10
1
0

  E–Purdy (3), Dressen (13), Picinich (1), Rixey (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Maranville-Wilson-Frisch.  2B–Cincinnati Kelly (10); Allen 2 (8), St. Louis Douthit 2 (12); Wilson (6).  3B–Cincinnati Kelly (2); Walker (7); Dressen (2), St. Louis Bottomley (5).  HR–Cincinnati Picinich (1,8th inning off Kaufmann 0 on).  SH–Critz (7); Walker (9); Callaghan (4); Frisch (7); Hafey (6).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Frisch (10).  U–Frank Wilson, Beans Reardon.
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