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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 27, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on April 27, 1918 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Bressler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Sanders |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Pete Harrison 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Lee Magee | Second Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Sherry Magee | First Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Lena Blackburne | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Rube Bressler | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Howdy Caton | Shortstop |
| Fritz Mollwitz | First Baseman |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Casey Stengel | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Lee King | Left Fielder |
| Bill McKechnie | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Roy Sanders | Pitcher |
| Hugo Bezdek | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 27, 1918
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Sanders
Groh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Groh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roush vs. Sanders
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Bressler
Caton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Bressler
Mollwitz bunts in front of the plate. Wingo fields it and throws to first for the out. Caton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carey vs. Bressler
Carey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush. Carey reaches second base with a double. Caton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stengel vs. Bressler
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to home to get Caton. Carey moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cutshaw vs. Bressler
There go the runners. The throw from Wingo to Blackburne covering second. The throw back to home, and Carey is out at the plate. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Sanders
Griffith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey. Griffith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neale vs. Sanders
Neale bunts towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. Griffith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blackburne vs. Sanders
Blackburne bunts towards first. Mollwitz fields it and throws to home to get Griffith. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Sanders
There goes Blackburne. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Caton applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Bressler
Cutshaw hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Bressler
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne misplays the ball. That's an error on Blackburne. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKechnie vs. Bressler
McKechnie hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Bressler
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bressler, and towards Blackburne, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Sanders
Wingo hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Sanders
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Sanders
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Bressler
Sanders hits a popup, foul, towards first. Magee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caton vs. Bressler
Caton hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Bressler
Mollwitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Bressler
There goes Mollwitz. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Blackburne applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Sanders
Roush bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Sanders
Sanders fires over to first and Mollwitz drops the ball. That's an error on Mollwitz. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Sanders
There goes Roush. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, McKechnie applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Bressler
Carey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stengel vs. Bressler
Stengel bunts towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Bressler
Cutshaw hits a popup, foul, towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Bressler
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Sanders
Griffith hits a fly ball into left field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Sanders
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Sanders
Blackburne hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Bressler
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Bressler
Schmidt bunts in front of the plate. Wingo fields it and throws to first for the out. McKechnie moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Bressler
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. McKechnie moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caton vs. Bressler
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Sanders
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Sanders
Bressler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Sanders
Groh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King. Groh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Sanders
Roush hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Bressler
Mollwitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Bressler
Carey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mollwitz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stengel vs. Bressler
Stengel bunts towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to third for the out. Carey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Bressler
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carey scores. Stengel moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Bressler
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stengel scores. Cutshaw moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKechnie vs. Bressler
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee hits a fly ball into right field. Stengel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Sanders
Griffith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Sanders
Neale hits a line drive towards third. McKechnie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Bressler
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Bressler
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caton vs. Bressler
Caton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mollwitz vs. Bressler
There goes Caton. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Blackburne applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Sanders
Blackburne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Sanders
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Sanders
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKechnie fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McKechnie. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Sanders
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cutshaw scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mollwitz vs. Bressler
Mollwitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. Bressler
Carey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stengel vs. Bressler
There goes Mollwitz. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Blackburne applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Bressler
Stengel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mollwitz picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Mollwitz. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Sanders
Roush hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mollwitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Sanders
Magee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magee scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Sanders
Griffith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neale vs. Sanders
Neale hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey. Neale reaches second base with a double. Magee scores. Griffith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blackburne vs. Sanders
Blackburne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of King who is chasing the ball. Blackburne reaches third base with a triple. Griffith scores. Neale scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wingo vs. Sanders
Wingo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bressler vs. Sanders
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Bressler
Cutshaw hits a line drive into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Bressler
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKechnie vs. Bressler
McKechnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1918 -- CIN at PIT (D)
CIN AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 3b 4 0 2 0 Howdy Caton, ss 3 0 0 0
Lee Magee, 2b 2 1 1 0 Fritz Mollwitz, 1b 2 0 2 0
Edd Roush, cf 4 0 1 0 Max Carey, cf 3 1 2 0
Sherry Magee, 1b 4 1 1 1 Casey Stengel, rf 3 1 0 0
Tommy Griffith, rf 4 1 2 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 1 1
Greasy Neale, lf 3 1 1 1 Lee King, lf 4 0 1 1
Lena Blackburne, ss 3 0 1 2 Bill McKechnie, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ivey Wingo, c 4 0 0 0 Walter Schmidt, c 2 0 0 0
Rube Bressler, p 4 0 0 0 Roy Sanders, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 9 4 28 2 8 2
CIN 000 000 004 -- 4
PIT 000 002 000 -- 2
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Bressler (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 1
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Roy Sanders (L) 9.0 9 4 4 2 1
E -- Lena Blackburne, Fritz Mollwitz 2, Bill McKechnie
DP -- CIN 1, PIT 1
LOB -- CIN 5, PIT 5
2B -- Heinie Groh 2, Max Carey, Tommy Griffith, Greasy Neale
3B -- Lena Blackburne
CS -- Max Carey, Lena Blackburne, Fritz Mollwitz 2, Edd Roush, Howdy Caton
SH -- Lee Magee, Fritz Mollwitz, Greasy Neale, Casey Stengel, Walter Schmidt
T -- 1:51
A -- 8000
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