Pittsburgh Pirates 8 – 1 Cincinnati Reds
16 April 1928 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | final score 8–1 | 1 in 108 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Burleigh Grimes | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
| 4 | 1 triple | Lloyd Waner | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Sparky Adams | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Waner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Glenn Wright | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Pie Traynor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| George Grantham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Clyde Barnhart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Gooch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burleigh Grimes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Grimes | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Dressen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marty Callaghan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pid Purdy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Pockets Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Curt Walker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hughie Critz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hod Ford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bubbles Hargrave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Sukeforth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eppa Rixey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Edwards | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eppa Rixey | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| James Edwards | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |