Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1928 at Forbes 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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Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Callaghan lf 6 1 2 2
Critz 2b 5 0 2 0
Pipp 1b 3 1 0 1
Dressen 3b 3 5 3 0
Hargrave c 3 1 2 2
Walker rf 3 1 2 2
Allen cf 3 0 0 2
Ford ss 5 1 1 1
Kolp p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 11 13 10
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 3 1 0 0
Scott lf 4 0 2 0
Waner P. rf 3 1 1 1
Wright ss 4 0 1 0
Traynor 3b 4 0 2 1
Grantham 1b 4 1 1 0
Adams 2b 4 0 1 0
Hargreaves c 4 0 1 0
Grimes p 3 0 1 1
  Tauscher p 0 0 0 0
  Brickell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Cincinnati 041 020 13011131
Pittsburgh 010 001 0103105
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kolp  W(6-7) 9.0 10 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes  L(12-8) 7.2 13 11 7 3 1
  Tauscher   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
11
7
3
1

  E–Allen (3), P. Waner (5), Wright (23), Traynor (13), Hargreaves 2 (4).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Critz-Pipp, Pipp, Pittsburgh 1. L. Waner-Adams.  2B–Cincinnati Callaghan (8), Pittsburgh P. Waner (22).  SH–Pipp (4); Dressen (14); Hargrave (5); Walker 2 (17); Allen 2 (6); P. Waner (5).  HBP–Dressen (5).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U–Cy Pfirman, Dolly Stark, Ernie Quigley.
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