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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 15, 1938
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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 August 15, 1938 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Grissom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,143 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Don Lang | Third Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Lee Grissom | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 15, 1938
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Tobin
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Tobin
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Tobin
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Tobin
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Grissom
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Grissom
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 -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Grissom
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Tobin
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lang vs. Tobin
Lang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Tobin
Myers hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Grissom
Suhr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Grissom
Rizzo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Grissom
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Grissom
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Tobin
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Tobin
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Tobin
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Tobin
Goodman hits a popup towards first. Suhr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Grissom
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Grissom
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Grissom
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Tobin
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Tobin
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Grissom
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Grissom
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Grissom
Suhr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Grissom
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Grissom
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Grissom
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Tobin
Lang hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Tobin
Myers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Tobin
Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Tobin
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Grissom
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Grissom
Tobin hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Grissom
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Grissom
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Tobin
Berger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Tobin
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Tobin
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Grissom
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Grissom
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suhr for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Grissom
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Grissom
Vaughan bunts between the mound and first base. Grissom scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Tobin
Craft hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lang vs. Tobin
Lang hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo who is chasing the ball. Lang reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gamble vs. Tobin
Lee Gamble pinch hits for Billy Myers.
Gamble hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Lang scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooke vs. Tobin
Dusty Cooke pinch hits for Lee Grissom.
Cooke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gamble scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Brown
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Cascarella
Nolen Richardson now playing shortstop. Joe Cascarella now pitching.
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cascarella
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cascarella
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Brown
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Brown
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. Brown
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to home to get Goodman. Lombardi moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lang vs. Brown
Lang is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Cascarella
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Cascarella
Waner hits a fly ball towards right. Goodman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Goodman. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Cascarella
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suhr vs. Cascarella
Suhr hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Cascarella covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Brown
Richardson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Richardson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Riggs vs. Brown
Lew Riggs pinch hits for Joe Cascarella.
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brown. Richardson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Brown
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown juggles the ball. That's an error on Brown. Richardson scores. Riggs moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berger vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berger vs. Brown
Berger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Riggs scores. Frey scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Goodman bunts towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Berger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Swift
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berger scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Swift
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Walters
Bucky Walters now pitching.
Rizzo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Walters
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todd vs. Davis
Peaches Davis now pitching.
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to second for the out. Rizzo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Davis
Johnny Dickshot pinch runs for Al Todd.
Young hits a line drive towards short. Richardson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brubaker vs. Davis
Bill Brubaker pinch hits for Bill Swift.
Brubaker hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1938 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 5 1 0 1 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Berger W, lf 5 1 3 2 Waner L, cf 4 0 0 0
Goodman I, rf 3 0 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 0 2 1 Suhr G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 5 0 1 0 Rizzo J, lf 4 1 4 2
Craft H, cf 4 0 1 0 Vaughan A, ss 2 0 0 0
Lang D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Todd A, c 4 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 2 0 0 0 Dickshot J, pr 0 0 0 0
Gamble L, ph 1 1 1 1 Young P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Richardson N, ss 1 1 1 0 Tobin J, p 2 0 0 0
Grissom L, p 2 0 1 0 Brown M, p 1 0 0 0
Cooke D, ph 1 0 1 1 Swift B, p 0 0 0 0
Cascarella J, p 0 0 0 0 Brubaker B, ph 1 0 0 0
Riggs L, ph 1 1 0 0
Walters B, p 0 0 0 0
Davis P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 13 6 34 2 6 2
Cincinnati 000 000 204 -- 6
Pittsburgh 010 100 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom L 6.0 5 2 2 1 1
Cascarella J (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Walters B* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Davis P (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J 6.1 8 2 2 1 2
Brown M (L)+ 1.2 4 4 1 0 1
Swift B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Goodman I, Brown M 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Waner P, Gamble L, Richardson N
3B -- Lang D
HR -- Rizzo J
SH -- Goodman I
WP -- Brown M
T -- 1:44
A -- 6143
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