Instant Classic - Reds at Braves (May 10, 1929)

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 5/10/1929

Cincinnati Reds (7-13) at Boston Braves (7-9)


Teams     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10   R  H  E

--------     -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --      -- -- --

Reds       0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0    1  6  0

Braves    1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1    2  6  1


Reds                            ab  r  h bi bb  k  p  a  bvg    

---------------                -- -- --  --  -- -- --   --  ----    

Evar SWANSON cf    5  0  1  0  0  0  2   0  259    

Hughie CRITZ 2b      4  0  2  0  1  0  1  5  241   

Curt WALKER rf       5  0  0  0  0  0  8  0  235   

Joe STRIPP 3b           5  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  100    

Ethan ALLEN lf         4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  311 

George KELLY 1b     2  0  0  0  2  0 10  0  338    

Hod FORD ss            3  1  0  0  1  1  3  4  231    

Johnny GOOCH c     4  0  2  0  0  0  2  1  286    

Red LUCAS p           4  0  0  1  0  2  0  1  188   

 Si JOHNSON p        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  000     

                                   -- -- -- -- -- -- --  --  ----     

                                   36  1  6  1  4  3  29  12 

Braves                               ab  r  h bi bb  k  p  a  bvg

--------------------                -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

Earl CLARK cf                 4  0  0  0  0  0  5  0  227

Freddie MAGUIRE 2b     4  1  1  0  0  0  2  2  205

George SISLER 1b           3  0  1  1  0  0  8  1  303

George HARPER rf          4  0  2  0  0  0  5  0  455

Les BELL 3b                     4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  292

Heinie MUELLER lf         2  1  0  0  2  0  1  0  259

Rabbit MARANVILLE ss 4  0  2  0  0  0  1  2  273

Al SPOHRER c                 4  0  0  0  0  0  4  0  171

Bob SMITH p                   3  0  0  0  0  2  1  3  000

Bruce CUNNINGHAM p   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  000

  Lance RICHBOURG ph   0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  214

                                          -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----

                                            32  2  6  2  2  2 30  9     

Bob Smith (BSN)

Reds               ip  h  r er  w  k    era                        Braves                    ip  h  r er  w  k    era

----------------- --- -- -- -- -- -- ------                        ------------------------ --- -- -- -- -- -- ------

Red LUCAS (L 3-1) 9.0  6  2  2  2  2   2.13          Bob SMITH                8.1  5  1  0  4  2   2.08

Si JOHNSON        0.2  0  0  0  0  0   0.00             Bruce CUNNINGHAM (W 2-1) 1.2  1  0  0  0  1   2.63

It was a shame that either pitcher had to lose this game - or, in fact, that neither pitcher actually got the win.  With pinch hitter Lance Richbourg's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Braves a 2-1 victory, two equally bravura pitching performances were ended.  The Braves' Bob Smith pitched 8.1 innings of 1-run baseball before being relieved by game winner Bruce Cunningham.  For the Reds, Red Lucas pitched 9-full innings of 1-run baseball himself (along with knocking in the Reds' only run) and went out to start the 10th inning but fell into trouble by allowing the first two hitters to get on base.  Reliever Si Johnson came in but was unable to keep the Braves from scoring.

The loss is particularly painful for the Reds, who after starting the season strong have now lost 6 straight games.

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