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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 26, 1945
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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 September 26, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nick Strincevich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Harrist |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 715 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Nick Strincevich | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lukon | Center Fielder |
| Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Earl Harrist | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 26, 1945
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Harrist
Gionfriddo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Harrist
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Harrist
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Harrist
Gustine is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Strincevich
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Strincevich
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Wahl moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Libke vs. Strincevich
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wahl moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Harrist
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harrist
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Harrist
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Harrist
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strincevich vs. Harrist
Strincevich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Strincevich
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Strincevich
Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Strincevich
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Harrist
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Harrist
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Harrist
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Harrist
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Harrist
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrist vs. Strincevich
Harrist is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Strincevich
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Strincevich
Wahl hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harrist
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Harrist
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Harrist
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strincevich vs. Harrist
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Strincevich
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Strincevich
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Harrist
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Harrist covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Harrist
Barrett bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Gionfriddo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Harrist
There's a wild pitch. Gionfriddo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Harrist
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Harrist
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Gionfriddo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Harrist
There goes Gustine. The throw from Lakeman and he is safe. Gustine steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Harrist
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Strincevich
Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Strincevich
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrist vs. Strincevich
Harrist hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrist for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Harrist
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Harrist
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harrist
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Strincevich
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields the ball and throws to Strincevich covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Strincevich
Wahl bunts towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wahl for the out. Lukon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Libke vs. Strincevich
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lukon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett throws the ball in to Gustine who tags McCormick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lukon scores. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Harrist
Strincevich hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Harrist
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Harrist
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Harrist
There goes Barrett. The throw from Lakeman and he is safe. Barrett steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Harrist
Russell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Harrist
Gustine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Strincevich
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Strincevich
Lakeman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Harrist
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Harrist
The ball gets by Lakeman for a passed ball. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Harrist
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Dahlgren reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Harrist
Coscarart hits a line drive towards first. McCormick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Harrist
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strincevich vs. Harrist
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Strincevich
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Strincevich
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Earl Harrist.
Sipek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Strincevich
Dain Clay pinch runs for Dick Sipek.
Lukon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Strincevich
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Carter
Arnold Carter now pitching.
Gionfriddo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Carter
Barrett bunts towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. Gionfriddo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Carter
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl fields it and has Gionfriddo trapped. There's the throw to Mesner and over to Williams, who tags Gionfriddo for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Carter
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Strincevich
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Strincevich
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Strincevich
Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Hank Sauer. Gee Walker pinch hits for Woody Williams.
Walker hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1945, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Gionfriddo A, cf 5 1 2 0 Lukon E, cf 4 1 1 0
Barrett J, rf 3 0 1 0 Wahl K, ss 3 0 0 0
Russell J, lf 2 0 1 0 Libke A, rf 4 0 0 0
Gustine F, ss 5 0 1 1 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 2 1
Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 2 1 Wehmeier H, pr 0 0 0 0
Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 2 0 Williams W, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0 Walker G, ph 1 0 0 0
Strincevich N, p 4 0 0 0 Lakeman A, c 3 0 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Harrist E, p 2 0 0 0
Sipek D, ph 1 0 1 0
Clay D, pr 0 0 0 0
Carter A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 10 2 32 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 000 010 010 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 001 000 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich N (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Harrist E (L) 8.0 9 2 2 3 4
Carter A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Gustine F, Elliott B
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Russell J, Dahlgren B
SB -- Gustine F, Barrett J
SH -- Barrett J 2, Wahl K
WP -- Harrist E
PB -- Lakeman A
T -- 1:37
A -- 715
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