Cincinnati Reds 1 – 18 Chicago Cubs
23 April 1926 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | final score 18–1 | 1 in 8,679 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Carl Mays | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 12 | 4 hits | Charlie Grimm | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | – | 18 | 20 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bohne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Emmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Babe Pinelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Edd Roush | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Rube Bressler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Springer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Pipp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curt Walker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hughie Critz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Val Picinich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bubbles Hargrave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carl Mays | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Cuckoo Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Mays | 5.1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Pea Ridge Day | 0.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rufus Meadows | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Springer | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Red Lucas | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparky Adams | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Cliff Heathcote | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Munson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Hack Wilson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Howard Freigau | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Grimm | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Cooney | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Mike Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Charlie Root | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 43 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Root | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |