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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 29, 1939
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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 29, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,913 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Klem |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 29, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Tobin
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Tobin
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Tobin
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a line drive towards short. Myers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Walters
Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Berger 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: ---
McCormick vs. Tobin
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker juggles the ball. That's an error on Brubaker. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Tobin
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Tobin
Berger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Tobin
Myers hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walters vs. Tobin
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Walters
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 -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Walters
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Walters
Young strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Walters
Brubaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Walters
Berres takes first base on ball four. Suhr moves to third. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tobin vs. Walters
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Suhr scores. There goes Brubaker trying to get to home. Walters throws to Lombardi who tags Brubaker for the out. Berres moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Tobin
Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo who is chasing the ball. Werber reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. Tobin
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Tobin
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Werber tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Tobin
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Tobin
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Walters
Rizzo strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Tobin
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Tobin
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Tobin
Walters hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Walters reaches second base with a double. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Werber vs. Tobin
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner throws the ball in to Young who tags Werber trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Myers scores. Walters scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Tobin
Frey hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Walters
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Walters
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Walters
Young takes first base on ball four. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brubaker vs. Walters
Brubaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berres vs. Walters
Berres hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan tags and scores. Suhr tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manush vs. Walters
Heinie Manush pinch hits for Jim Tobin.
Manush strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bowman
Joe Bowman now pitching.
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Bowman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Bowman
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger. Waner reaches second base with a double. Waner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Walters
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Walters
Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suhr vs. Walters
Suhr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Bowman
Craft hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Bowman
Berger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Berger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Bowman
Myers bunts towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walters vs. Bowman
Walters hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Werber vs. Bowman
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Bowman
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Walters
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Walters
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Walters
Bowman takes first base on ball four. Berres moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Walters's glove, towards Frey, who fields it, throws to second, with Myers covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bowman
Goodman hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Bowman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Bowman
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Walters
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Walters
Vaughan hits a line drive towards third. Werber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Walters
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Bowman
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Bowman
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Bowman
Myers hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Bowman
Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Walters
Brubaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Walters
Berres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Walters
Woody Jensen pinch hits for Joe Bowman.
Jensen hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Walters
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Werber strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Swift
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 -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Swift
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Walters
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Walters
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Walters
Vaughan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Walters
Suhr 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 4/29/1939 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Waner L, cf 5 1 1 0
Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 2 1
Goodman I, rf 3 0 0 1 Rizzo J, lf 5 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 0 0 Vaughan A, ss 5 1 0 0
Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 3 1 2 0
Craft H, cf 4 1 2 1 Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0
Berger W, lf 3 0 1 0 Brubaker B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Myers B, ss 3 1 1 1 Berres R, c 1 0 0 1
Walters B, p 4 1 1 0 Tobin J, p 1 0 1 1
Manush H, ph 1 0 0 0
Bowman J, p 0 0 0 0
Jensen W, ph 1 0 0 0
Swift B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 7 5 33 3 8 3
Cincinnati 011 201 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 010 110 000 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 8 3 2 7 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J (L) 4.0 4 4 3 2 0
Bowman J 4.0 3 1 1 2 0
Swift B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Brubaker B, Vaughan A, McCormick F
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Walters B, Waner P, Berger W
3B -- Werber B
HR -- Craft H
SH -- Myers B
SF -- Goodman I, Berres R
HBP -- by Tobin J (Berger W)
T -- 2:05
A -- 5913
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