The 1925 Washington Senators posted a decisive victory in their series against the 1919 Cincinnati Reds, winning three of four contests. The Senators improved to 9-7 while the Reds fell to 3-9.
The Senators won despite hitting just .190 over the four games. Muddy Ruel (4-for-11) hit a team-best .364. Stan Coveleski had a shutout in the opener and Sam Rice had a walk-off hit in game three. The Reds managed a .198 team average and were led by Jake Daubert at .385 (5-for-13). Slim Sallee tossed a shutout in game two for Cincinnati’s only win.
Game #1: Washington 3, Cincinnati 0
Stan Coveleski tossed a three-hit shutout for the Senators, giving him a miniscule 0.98 ERA after four starts, though just a 2-1 record. Washington got all three runs in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Ossie Bluege and a two-run single from Muddy Ruel, both coming with two outs.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 5 0 1 0 Morrie Rath 3 0 0 0
Bucky Harris 3 1 2 0 Jake Daubert 4 0 1 0
Sam Rice 3 1 0 0 Heinie Groh 3 0 0 0
Goose Goslin 4 0 0 0 Edd Roush 4 0 0 0
Joe Judge 4 0 0 0 Greasy Neale 3 0 1 0
Ossie Bluege 3 1 1 1 Larry Kopf 3 0 0 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 3 0 0 0 Sherry Magee 3 0 0 0
Muddy Ruel 4 0 2 2 Ivey Wingo 3 0 0 0
Stan Coveleski AZ 3 0 0 0 Dutch Ruether AYW 2 0 1 0
Bill Rariden 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 3 6 3 TOTALS 29 0 3 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 300 000 -- 3
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 7, 1919 CINCINNATI REDS 4.
2B--Dutch Ruether AYW, Jake Daubert. HBP--Roger Peckinpaugh,
Sam Rice. SB--Muddy Ruel.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Stan Coveleski AZ [W] 9.00 3 0 0 2 1 0
1919 CINCINNATI REDS
Dutch Ruether AYW [L] 8.00 6 3 3 3 3 0
Dolf Luque BYW 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
Game #2: Cincinnati 4, Washington 0
The Reds bounced back with a three-hit shutout of their own, courtesy of Slim Sallee. He outdueled Walter Johnson, who failed in his attempt to improve to 4-0. It was scoreless until the sixth when Cincinnati plated two on a Edd Roush triple, a Greasy Neale RBI single and a Sherry Magee sacrifice fly. The Reds got two more in the eight on an RBI single by Magee and an RBI double from Ivey Wingo.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 4 0 0 0 Morrie Rath 4 0 0 0
Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0 Jake Daubert 4 0 2 0
Sam Rice 3 0 1 0 Heinie Groh 4 0 0 0
Goose Goslin 4 0 1 0 Edd Roush 4 1 2 0
Joe Judge 4 0 0 0 Greasy Neale 3 2 1 1
Ossie Bluege 4 0 0 0 Larry Kopf 3 0 0 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 3 0 0 0 Sherry Magee 3 1 1 2
Muddy Ruel 1 0 1 0 Ivey Wingo 3 0 1 1
Walter Johnson AXY 1 0 0 0 Slim Sallee BRZ 3 0 0 0
Joe Harris 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 29 0 3 0 TOTALS 31 4 7 4
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 000 -- 0
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 000 002 02x -- 4
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 6, 1919 CINCINNATI REDS 9.
ERR--Joe Judge, Goose Goslin, Bucky Harris. 2B--Ivey Wingo.
3B--Edd Roush. SACF--Sherry Magee. SACB--Walter Johnson AXY,
Slim Sallee BRZ, Larry Kopf. SB--Greasy Neale.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Walter Johnson AXY [L] 7.00 5 2 2 2 4 0
Vean Gregg BW 1.00 2 2 2 1 1 0
1919 CINCINNATI REDS
Slim Sallee BRZ [W] 9.00 3 0 0 3 2 0
Game #3: Washington 4, Cincinnati 3
Cincinnati led 3-2 after six innings, but Washington tied it in the seventh on Goose Goslin’s RBI single. In the bottom of the ninth, Washington put runners on first and second with two out and Sam Rice came through with a game-ending RIB single.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Morrie Rath 4 0 1 0 Earl McNeely 3 1 0 0
Jake Daubert 1 0 0 0 Bucky Harris 3 1 1 0
Rube Bressler 3 1 1 0 Sam Rice 5 1 3 1
Heinie Groh 4 1 1 1 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 1
Edd Roush 4 1 1 0 Joe Judge 4 0 3 1
Greasy Neale 3 0 1 1 Ossie Bluege 3 0 1 1
Larry Kopf 4 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 0 0
Sherry Magee 3 0 0 1 Muddy Ruel 4 1 0 0
Ivey Wingo 4 0 0 0 Tom Zachary B 3 0 0 0
Hod Eller BKZ 3 0 1 0 Joe Harris 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 3 7 3 TOTALS 33 4 9 4
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 000 300 000 -- 3
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 200 000 101 -- 4
LOB--1919 CINCINNATI REDS 5, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 9.
ERR--Heinie Groh, Larry Kopf (2). 2B--Rube Bressler, Larry
Kopf, Joe Judge. SACF--Sherry Magee. SACB--Joe Harris, Bucky
Harris. SB--Sam Rice.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Hod Eller BKZ [L] 8.67 9 4 3 4 6 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Tom Zachary B [W] 9.00 7 3 3 1 3 0
Game #4: Washington 4, Cincinnati 2
The Reds scored first on Larry Kopf’s RBI single in the second inning, but the Senators scored four times in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Sam Rice had a sacrifice fly in the third, Roger Peckinpaugh had an RIB single in the fourth and Goose Goslin had a run-scoring double in the fifth. Edd Roush had an RBI single for the Reds in the eighth, and though they got the tying run on base, they couldn’t score any more.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Morrie Rath 3 0 0 0 Earl McNeely 3 1 1 0
Jake Daubert 4 1 2 0 Bucky Harris 3 0 0 0
Heinie Groh 4 0 2 0 Sam Rice 3 1 1 1
Edd Roush 4 1 2 1 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 1
Greasy Neale 4 0 0 0 Joe Judge 3 1 0 0
Larry Kopf 4 0 1 1 Ossie Bluege 4 0 0 0
Sherry Magee 4 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 1 1
Ivey Wingo 3 0 0 0 Muddy Ruel 2 1 1 0
Ray Fisher B 1 0 1 0 Dutch Ruether BY 1 0 0 0
Rube Bressler 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 2 8 2 TOTALS 27 4 5 3
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 010 000 010 -- 2
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 002 110 00x -- 4
LOB--1919 CINCINNATI REDS 7, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 6.
ERR--Heinie Groh, Larry Kopf. 2B--Edd Roush, Earl McNeely,
Goose Goslin. HBP--Earl McNeely, Bucky Harris. SACF--Sam
Rice. SACB--Dutch Ruether BY. SB--Larry Kopf, Sam Rice.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ray Fisher B [L] 7.00 5 4 1 2 1 0
Jimmy Ring BY 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Dutch Ruether BY [W] 8.00 8 2 2 2 2 0
Firpo Marberry BKY [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 2 0
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