Boston Braves 1 – 7 Cincinnati Reds
18 July 1912 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | final score 7–1 | 1 in 75 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Jimmy Esmond | 1 in 138 player-games |
| 5 | 6 strikeouts | Rube Benton | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 14 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McDonald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vin Campbell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Sweeney | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Titus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Houser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bill Rariden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otto Hess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Walt Dickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Art Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Hess | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt Dickson | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bescher | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Armando Marsans | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoblitzell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Art Phelan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Egan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Esmond | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Clarke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rube Benton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Benton | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |