Cincinnati Reds 5 – 9 Boston Braves
20 September 1928 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | final score 9–5 | 1 in 125 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Les Bell | 1 in 492 player-games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Ben Cantwell | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Boston Braves | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughie Critz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Dressen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Pipp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ethan Allen | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Stripp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Pockets Kelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Val Picinich | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Hod Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Si Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ash | 0.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Si Johnson | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jack Smith | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| George Sisler | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rogers Hornsby | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heinie Mueller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Les Bell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Doc Farrell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zack Taylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Cantwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Cantwell | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |