Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 26, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1929 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Swanson lf 3 0 0 0
Critz 2b 4 1 1 1
Walker rf 3 0 1 0
Allen cf 3 1 0 0
Kelly 1b 4 0 1 0
Pittenger 3b 4 0 1 1
Ford ss 3 0 0 0
Gooch c 3 0 0 0
Donohue p 1 0 0 0
  May p 1 0 0 0
  Purdy ph 1 0 0 0
  Rixey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 5 1 1 0
High 3b 5 2 2 0
Frisch 2b 4 2 3 2
Bottomley 1b 3 1 2 1
Hafey lf 4 0 2 2
Orsatti rf 1 0 1 0
  Roettger rf 4 1 2 1
Gelbert ss 4 1 1 0
Smith c 1 1 1 2
  Wilson c 2 0 1 1
Haines p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 9 17 9
Cincinnati 000 001 100242
St. Louis 220 010 31x9170
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Donohue  L (1-1) 2.1 8 4 4 0 0
  May   4.2 7 4 3 1 2
  Rixey   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals 8.0 17 9 8 2 3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haines  W (2-0) 9.0 4 2 2 4 3
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 4 3

  E–Walker (2), Kelly (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. High-Frisch-Bottomley.  PB–Gooch (1).  2B–Cincinnati Walker (1), St. Louis High (2); Frisch 2 (5); Bottomley (3); Hafey (2); Orsatti (1); Wilson (2).  HR–Cincinnati Critz (1,6th inning off Haines 0 on), St. Louis Smith (1,2nd inning off Donohue 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Frisch (2); Bottomley (2); Wilson (1).  Team–9.  U–Lou Jorda, Bill Klem, George Magerkurth.

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