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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 2, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 2, 1938 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cy Blanton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Cy Blanton | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Cooke | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 2, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Vander Meer
Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a line drive into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rizzo vs. Vander Meer
There's a wild pitch. Handley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Vander Meer
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Blanton
Goodman strikes out. Berres drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Goodman out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Blanton
Riggs strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Blanton
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooke for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Vander Meer
Suhr strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Vander Meer
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Blanton
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Blanton
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Blanton
Craft takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Blanton
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to third. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Blanton
Myers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vander Meer vs. Blanton
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Vander Meer
Berres hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanton vs. Vander Meer
Blanton hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Vander Meer
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berres moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a line drive into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Blanton
Goodman hits a popup in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Blanton
Riggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Blanton
Cooke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Riggs moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Blanton
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Vander Meer
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
There goes Rizzo. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Rizzo steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Vander Meer
Suhr bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Rizzo moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Vander Meer
Young hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rizzo scores. Vaughan moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Vander Meer
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Blanton
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Blanton
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Blanton
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Blanton
Myers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Myers reaches second base with a double. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vander Meer vs. Blanton
There's a wild pitch. Frey scores. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vander Meer vs. Blanton
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanton vs. Vander Meer
Blanton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Vander Meer
Handley hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Blanton
Goodman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Blanton
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Blanton
Cooke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Blanton
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooke moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooke moves to third. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Craft vs. Brown
Craft hits a line drive into right field. Waner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Cooke scores. Lombardi scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Brown
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a line drive towards short. Myers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Vander Meer
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman throws the ball in to Myers who tags Rizzo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
Vaughan hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Brown
Myers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Brown
Vander Meer bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Myers moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Brown
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Myers moves to third. Vander Meer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Riggs vs. Brown
Riggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooke vs. Brown
Cooke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Myers scores. Vander Meer scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Brown
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Vander Meer
Suhr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Vander Meer
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Vander Meer
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Brown
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Brown
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Brown
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Vander Meer
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Mace Brown.
Tobin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Vander Meer
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Klinger
Bob Klinger now pitching.
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Klinger
Goodman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Klinger
Riggs hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Klinger
Cooke hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Vander Meer
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Vander Meer
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suhr vs. Vander Meer
Suhr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Suhr reaches second base with a double. Waner scores. Rizzo scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Benge
Ray Benge now pitching.
Young hits a line drive into left field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berres vs. Benge
Berres hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Benge
Woody Jensen pinch hits for Bob Klinger.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Suhr scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lucas vs. Benge
Red Lucas pinch hits for Lee Handley.
Lucas hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1938 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Handley L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Goodman I, rf 5 2 3 2
Lucas R, ph 1 0 0 0 Riggs L, 3b 5 0 1 0
Waner L, cf 4 0 1 0 Cooke D, lf 5 1 2 2
Waner P, rf 4 1 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 1 1 0
Rizzo J, lf 4 2 3 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 1 1 0
Vaughan A, ss 3 1 1 0 Craft H, cf 3 0 1 1
Suhr G, 1b 3 1 2 2 Frey L, 2b 3 1 0 0
Young P, 2b 4 0 0 2 Myers B, ss 4 1 3 1
Berres R, c 4 0 1 0 Vander Meer J, p 3 1 0 0
Blanton C, p 2 0 0 0 Benge R, p 0 0 0 0
Brown M, p 0 0 0 0
Tobin J, ph 1 0 0 0
Klinger B, p 0 0 0 0
Jensen W, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 5 36 8 12 6
Pittsburgh 100 100 004 -- 6
Cincinnati 010 132 01x -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton C (L) 4.1 7 5 4 2 3
Brown M 2.2 4 2 2 0 1
Klinger B 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W)* 8.0 9 6 4 1 3
Benge R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Waner P, Frey L
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Myers B, Suhr G
HR -- Goodman I 2
SB -- Rizzo J
SH -- Suhr G, Vander Meer J
WP -- Vander Meer J, Blanton C
T -- 2:01
A -- 0
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