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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1925
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 26, 1925 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1925 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1925 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eppa Rixey |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Barnes |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Peter McLaughlin |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Zitzmann | Left Fielder |
Babe Pinelli | Third Baseman |
Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
Curt Walker | Right Fielder |
Walter Holke | First Baseman |
Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
Ike Caveney | Shortstop |
Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
Eppa Rixey | Pitcher |
Jack Hendricks | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Southworth | Center Fielder |
Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
High Pockets Kelly | Right Fielder |
Bill Terry | First Baseman |
Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
Frank Snyder | Catcher |
Virgil Barnes | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1925
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. Barnes
Zitzmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Barnes
Pinelli bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Zitzmann moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Barnes
Roush hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Southworth. Roush reaches second base with a double. Zitzmann scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Barnes
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Southworth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Southworth. Roush scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Barnes
Holke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Critz vs. Barnes
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Rixey
Southworth hits a fly ball into left field. Zitzmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Rixey
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. Zitzmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Rixey
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caveney vs. Barnes
Caveney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Barnes
Wingo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rixey vs. Barnes
Rixey hits a fly ball into center field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rixey
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Rixey
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Rixey
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. Barnes
Zitzmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Barnes
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Barnes
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Barnes
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Rixey
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Rixey
There goes Jackson. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Caveney applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rixey
Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Rixey
Barnes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Barnes
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Barnes
Critz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caveney vs. Barnes
Caveney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Rixey
Southworth hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Rixey
Frisch 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 -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Rixey
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Barnes
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rixey vs. Barnes
Rixey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. Barnes
Zitzmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Barnes
There goes Zitzmann. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Rixey
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Rixey
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Rixey
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Rixey
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney fields it and throws to second for the out. Terry scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Rixey
Snyder hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Rixey
Barnes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Barnes
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Barnes
Roush hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Barnes
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Rixey
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Rixey
Frisch hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Rixey
There goes Southworth. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Southworth steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Rixey
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Zitzmann. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Southworth scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Rixey
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rixey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Rixey
Terry hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Barnes
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Barnes
Critz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caveney vs. Barnes
Caveney hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Southworth. Caveney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Barnes
Elmer Smith pinch hits for Ivey Wingo.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressler vs. Barnes
Rube Bressler pinch hits for Eppa Rixey. Ollie Klee pinch runs for Elmer Smith.
Bressler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Biemiller
Ernie Krueger now catching. Harry Biemiller now pitching.
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Biemiller
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Biemiller
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lindstrom scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Biemiller
Barnes 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
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. Barnes
Zitzmann strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Barnes
Pinelli hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Pinelli moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roush vs. Barnes
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pinelli scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Barnes
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Barnes
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roush scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Critz vs. Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons now pitching. Chuck Dressen pinch runs for Walter Holke.
Critz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker scores. Dressen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caveney vs. Fitzsimmons
Caveney hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. May
Jakie May now pitching. Al Niehaus now playing first base.
Southworth hits a fly ball into left field. Zitzmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. May
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. May
Meusel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. May
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caveney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krueger vs. Fitzsimmons
Krueger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Fitzsimmons
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Jakie May.
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zitzmann vs. Fitzsimmons
Zitzmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Fitzsimmons
Pinelli hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1925, game 1 -- CIN at NY1 (D) CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI Billy Zitzmann, lf 4 1 2 0 Billy Southworth, cf 4 1 1 0 Babe Pinelli, 3b 4 1 1 0 Frankie Frisch, 2b 4 0 0 0 Edd Roush, cf 4 2 3 2 Irish Meusel, lf 4 1 2 2 Curt Walker, rf 4 1 2 1 George Kelly, rf 4 0 1 0 Walter Holke, 1b 3 0 1 1 Bill Terry, 1b 3 1 1 0 Chuck Dressen, pr 0 0 0 0 Freddy Lindstrom, 3b 3 1 2 0 Al Niehaus, 1b 0 0 0 0 Travis Jackson, ss 3 1 2 1 Hughie Critz, 2b 3 0 1 1 Frank Snyder, c 3 1 1 3 Ike Caveney, ss 4 0 1 0 Virgil Barnes, p 3 0 0 0 Ivey Wingo, c 2 0 0 0 Freddie Fitzsimmo, p 0 0 0 0 Elmer Smith, ph 0 0 0 0 Ollie Klee, pr 0 0 0 0 Ernie Krueger, c 1 0 0 0 Eppa Rixey, p 2 0 0 0 Rube Bressler, ph 1 0 0 0 Harry Biemiller, p 0 0 0 0 Jakie May, p 0 0 0 0 Joe Schultz, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 11 5 31 6 10 6 CIN 200 000 030 -- 5 NY1 000 031 11x -- 6 CIN IP H R ER BB SO Eppa Rixey 6.0 7 4 4 0 1 Harry Biemiller 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Jakie May (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 NY1 IP H R ER BB SO Virgil Barnes 7.1 10 5 5 3 1 Freddie Fitzsimmons (W) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Billy Southworth, Irish Meusel DP -- CIN 2, NY1 2 LOB -- CIN 6, NY1 1 2B -- Edd Roush, Irish Meusel, Ike Caveney HR -- Frank Snyder, Irish Meusel SB -- Billy Southworth CS -- Travis Jackson, Billy Zitzmann SH -- Babe Pinelli, Hughie Critz T -- 1:37 A -- 0
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