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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 8, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves, played on May 8, 1928 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Kolp |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Moore | Left Fielder |
| Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Brown | Center Fielder |
| Les Bell | Third Baseman |
| Doc Farrell | Shortstop |
| Dick Burrus | First Baseman |
| Luke Urban | Catcher |
| Ed Brandt | Pitcher |
| Jack Slattery | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
| Marty Callaghan | Left Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Ethan Allen | Center Fielder |
| Val Picinich | Catcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Third Baseman |
| Curt Walker | Right Fielder |
| Hod Ford | Shortstop |
| Ray Kolp | Pitcher |
| Jack Hendricks | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 8, 1928
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Kolp
Richbourg hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kolp
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dressen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Kolp
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Brandt
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaghan vs. Brandt
Callaghan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Brandt
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Brandt
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kolp
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kolp
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Kolp
Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burrus vs. Kolp
Burrus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kolp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Urban vs. Kolp
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Brandt
Picinich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dressen vs. Brandt
Dressen takes first base on ball four. Picinich moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Brandt
Walker bunts towards first. Burrus scoops it up and throws to first, with Hornsby covering, for the out. Picinich moves to third. Dressen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ford vs. Brandt
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kolp vs. Brandt
Kolp hits a line drive towards first. Burrus catches it and steps on first to double up Ford. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kolp
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Kolp
Richbourg hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Kolp
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Brandt
Critz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callaghan vs. Brandt
Callaghan hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Brandt
There goes Critz. The throw from Urban and he is out, Farrell applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Brandt
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Brandt
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Kolp
Hornsby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kolp
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kolp
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Brandt
Picinich hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dressen vs. Brandt
Dressen hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Brandt
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Brandt
There goes Walker. The throw from Urban and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Kolp
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrus vs. Kolp
Burrus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Urban vs. Kolp
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Brandt
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolp vs. Brandt
Kolp hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Brandt
Critz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaghan vs. Brandt
Callaghan hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Kolp
Brandt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Kolp
Richbourg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Kolp
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Kolp
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richbourg scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Kolp
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kolp
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Picinich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Brandt
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Brandt
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Picinich vs. Brandt
Picinich hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dressen vs. Brandt
Dressen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Brandt
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pipp scores. Dressen moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ford vs. Brandt
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kolp vs. Brandt
Kolp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Walker is safe. Dressen scores. Walker moves to third. Ford moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Critz vs. Brandt
Critz takes first base on ball four. Walker scores. Ford moves to third. Kolp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Callaghan vs. Brandt
Callaghan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ford scores. Kolp moves to third. Critz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pipp vs. Brandt
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Kolp
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrus vs. Kolp
Burrus hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Kolp
Urban hits a popup towards short. Ford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Wertz
Johnny Wertz now pitching.
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Wertz
Picinich hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dressen vs. Wertz
Dressen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg who is chasing the ball. Dressen reaches third base with a triple. Allen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Wertz
Walker hits a popup towards short. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Wertz
Ford hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kolp
Jack Smith pinch hits for Johnny Wertz.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richbourg vs. Kolp
Richbourg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Kolp
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Kolp
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dressen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Kolp
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolp vs. Edwards
Foster Edwards now pitching.
Kolp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Edwards
Critz hits a line drive into center field. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Critz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callaghan vs. Edwards
Callaghan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Critz scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Edwards
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Farrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Callaghan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Edwards
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Callaghan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picinich vs. Edwards
There go the runners. The throw from Urban to Farrell covering second. The throw back to home, and Callaghan is out at the plate. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kolp
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Kolp
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dressen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrus vs. Kolp
Burrus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1928 -- Boston at Cincinnati (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 4 1 2 0 Critz H, 2b 4 2 3 2
Moore E, lf 4 1 1 0 Callaghan M, lf 5 0 2 2
Hornsby R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Pipp W, 1b 4 1 3 0
Brown E, cf 3 0 1 1 Allen E, cf 5 1 1 0
Bell L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Picinich V, c 3 0 0 0
Farrell D, ss 4 0 0 0 Dressen C, 3b 2 1 1 1
Burrus D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Walker C, rf 2 1 1 1
Urban L, c 3 0 0 0 Ford H, ss 2 1 0 0
Brandt E, p 2 0 0 0 Kolp R, p 4 0 0 1
Wertz J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith J, ph 0 0 0 0
Edwards F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 31 7 11 7
Boston 000 002 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 014 11x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E (L) 6.0 6 5 5 8 1
Wertz J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Edwards F 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Kolp R (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 2
E -- Brown E
DP -- Boston 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Cincinnati 9
3B -- Dressen C
HR -- Critz H
CS -- Critz H, Walker C, Callaghan M
SH -- Walker C
SF -- Brown E
T -- 1:49
A -- 0
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