Reds 2, Pirates 0: Ray Fisher twirled a two-hitter and Heinie Groh and Larry Kopf delivered runs that allowed Cincinnati to come out on top of a pitching duel at Forbes Field. The Reds got off to a bright start, as Jake Daubert tripled with one out in the 1st and Groh immediately followed with an RBI single. Greasy Neale started the Cincinnati 7th with a three-bagger, and Kopf pushed him across with a fly ball to medium-deep center field. Fisher (6-8), meanwhile, was giving nothing to the Pirate batters - he retired the first nine and the final eight men, and allowed a runner into scoring position only twice. Carson Bigbee led off the 4th with a single and was bunted to second, and Billy Southworth singled and stole second to start the 5th, but Fisher got two groundouts in the first instance and two popups in the second to thwart the visitors on his way to facing only two batters over the minimum. [box]
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| Ray Fisher, Cincinnati |
Cardinals 6, Cubs 3: Milt Stock had three hits and knocked in two runs while Bill Bolden (1-0) was pitching 6.2 solid innings in his first starting assignment of the season. Trailing 1-0 as they came to bat in the top of the 3rd, the first two St Louis batters went quietly against Phil Douglas (5-6), but the next five men stroked safe hits; Stock and Rogers Hornsby drove in runs with singles and Austin McHenry doubled home Stock. The teams traded runs in the late innings, and matters still hung in the balance with a 4-3 Cardinal lead going into the final inning, but Fred Merkle's error kept the top of the inning alive long enough for the Cards to score two more runs and Red Ames polished off two-plus innings of relief with a 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th against the heart of the Cubs' order for his third save. [box]
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