Philadelphia Phillies vs Cincinnati Reds
August 14, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1928 at Redland Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sothern cf 4 0 2 3
Thompson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Friberg 2b 2 0 0 0
Hurst 1b 4 1 0 0
Klein rf 5 1 2 0
Leach lf 3 1 2 0
Whitney 3b 5 1 2 3
Sand ss 4 0 0 0
Davis c 3 2 1 0
Benge p 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Critz 2b 4 0 0 0
Zitzmann lf 4 1 2 1
Walker rf 4 1 1 0
Kelly 1b 3 1 1 0
Stripp 3b 4 1 2 2
Allen cf 4 0 0 0
Picinich c 4 0 2 0
Ford ss 3 0 0 0
Luque p 2 0 0 0
  Appleton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
Philadelphia 030 100 2006101
Cincinnati 022 000 000480
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Benge  W(5-12) 9.0 8 4 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
1
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Luque  L(8-7) 6.2 8 6 6 6 3
  Appleton   2.1 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
7
5

  E–Thompson (21).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Sand-Friberg-Hurst, Cincinnati 1. Kelly-Ford.  2B–Cincinnati Walker (14); Stripp (2).  3B–Philadelphia Whitney (1), Cincinnati Kelly (5); Stripp (2).  HR–Cincinnati Zitzmann (3,3rd inning off Benge 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–Leach (3).  U–Charlie Moran, Sherry Magee, Beans Reardon.
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