Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
August 4, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1928 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 10
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Critz 2b 5 0 2 1
Zitzmann lf 5 0 2 0
  Sukeforth c 0 0 0 0
Purdy rf 4 2 1 0
Pipp 1b 5 2 2 0
Stripp 3b 5 1 3 2
Allen cf 5 2 4 2
Picinich c 4 0 2 2
  Callaghan lf 1 1 0 0
Ford ss 4 0 1 0
Appleton p 1 0 1 0
  May p 1 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 1 1 1
  Lucas p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 19 8
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Welsh cf 4 1 3 2
  Roush cf 2 0 0 0
O'Doul lf 5 1 2 2
Ott rf 6 2 2 0
Lindstrom 3b 5 1 3 0
Terry 1b 4 2 2 1
Jackson ss 4 1 2 1
Cohen 2b 5 1 3 2
Hogan c 3 1 3 2
  O'Farrell c 0 0 0 0
Fitzsimmons p 1 0 0 0
  Genewich p 2 0 0 0
  Wrightstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 20 10
Cincinnati 022 020 300–9192
New York 031 301 20x–10201
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Appleton   3.0 12 7 7 0 0
  May   3.0 4 1 1 2 3
  Lucas  L(10-5) 2.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
20
10
10
3
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons   4.0 12 6 6 1 1
  Genewich  W(8-9) 3.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Benton  SV(2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
19
9
9
2
3
  E–Stripp 2 (4), Ott (6).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Stripp-Picinich-Stripp, New York 2. Cohen-Terry, Lindstrom-Cohen-Terry.  2B–Cincinnati Critz (16); Zitzmann (6); Pipp (10); Allen 2 (21), New York Ott 2 (21); Lindstrom (22); Jackson (25).  3B–Cincinnati Allen (5); Walker (12).  HR–New York Welsh (5,4th inning off Appleton 0 on 0 out); O'Doul (4,4th inning off Appleton 0 on 0 out).  SH–Appleton (2); Terry (14); Jackson (25).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Fitzsimmons (1).  Team–14.  SB–Callaghan (5).  U–Beans Reardon, Charlie Moran, Sherry Magee.  T–2:20.  A–35,000.
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