Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Braves
August 8, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1928 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 1, Boston Braves 12
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Critz 2b 4 0 0 0
Callaghan lf 4 0 0 0
Walker rf 3 1 0 0
Pipp 1b 3 0 2 0
Stripp 3b 3 0 0 1
Allen cf 3 0 0 0
Hargrave c 3 0 0 0
Ford ss 3 0 0 0
Rixey p 1 0 0 0
  Kolp p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Richbourg rf 5 2 3 2
Freigau 2b 4 1 1 0
Sisler 1b 5 0 4 3
Clark cf 5 1 1 0
Brown lf 4 1 2 0
Bell 3b 2 2 1 1
Farrell ss 4 1 1 1
Spohrer c 4 2 3 1
Smith p 4 2 3 2
Totals 37 12 19 10
Cincinnati 000 000 100–122
Boston 011 720 01x–12191
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Rixey  L(14-12) 3.2 9 8 7 1 0
  Kolp   4.1 10 4 3 1 0
Totals
8.0
19
12
10
2
0
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  W(8-10) 9.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
1
  E–Walker (14), Stripp (5), Freigau (5).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Ford-Critz-Pipp, Kolp-Ford-Pipp, Stripp-Critz-Pipp, Boston 1. Farrell-Freigau-Sisler.  2B–Boston Sisler 2 (18); Clark (9); B. Smith (2).  HR–Boston Bell (8,2nd inning off Rixey 0 on).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Bell (12).  Team–4.  SB–Richbourg 2 (8); Freigau (1); Spohrer (1); B. Smith (1).  U–Lou Jorda, Cy Rigler, Bob Hart.
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