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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 26, 1941
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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 September 26, 1941 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Brandt |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 717 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Eddie Lukon | Right Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Dick West | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gleeson | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Aleno | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Culley Rikard | Center Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
| Vinnie Smith | Catcher |
| Bill Brandt | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 26, 1941
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Brandt
Mattick hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Brandt
Lukon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Brandt
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Brandt
McCormick takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Brandt
West hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays 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: ---
Cox vs. Vander Meer
Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Vander Meer
Rikard strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. West settles under it 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. Brandt
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays who is chasing the ball. McCormick reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gleeson vs. Brandt
Gleeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aleno vs. Brandt
Aleno hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vander Meer vs. Brandt
Vander Meer hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick scores. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattick vs. Brandt
Mattick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gleeson scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Brandt
There goes Mattick. The throw from Smith and he is out, Cox applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott 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 -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Vander Meer
Collins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Brandt
Lukon hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Brandt
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Brandt
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Brandt
West hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rikard who is chasing the ball. West reaches third base with a triple. Frey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Brandt
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Vander Meer
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brandt vs. Vander Meer
Brandt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Vander Meer
Cox hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rikard vs. Vander Meer
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Brandt
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Brandt
Aleno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Aleno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vander Meer vs. Brandt
Vander Meer hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattick vs. Brandt
Mattick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Vander Meer
Collins 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
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Brandt
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lukon for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Brandt
Frey hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Brandt
McCormick hits a line drive into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Vander Meer
Eddie Joost now playing first base.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Vander Meer
Alf Anderson pinch hits for Bill Brandt.
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Vander Meer
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frey scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Strincevich
Nick Strincevich now pitching.
West hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Strincevich
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Vander Meer
Rikard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Vander Meer
Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Vaughan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays 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
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Strincevich
Aleno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Strincevich
Vander Meer bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Aleno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattick vs. Strincevich
Mattick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lukon vs. Strincevich
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gustine throws to second for one, and Cox throws to first, and Collins drops the ball. Aleno scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Strincevich
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Vander Meer
Collins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Vander Meer
Smith takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
Vince DiMaggio pinch hits for Nick Strincevich.
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Vander Meer
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. Gustine scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Vander Meer
Bill Baker pinch hits for Culley Rikard.
There goes Cox. The throw from West and he is safe. Cox steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Vander Meer
Baker hits a popup towards first. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Conger
Dick Conger now pitching. Vince DiMaggio now playing center field.
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Conger
West hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Conger
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Conger
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
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 -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Robays moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Vander Meer
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Robays scores. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Vander Meer
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Conger
Aleno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Conger
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Conger
Mattick hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Vander Meer
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aleno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leip vs. Vander Meer
Ed Leip pinch hits for Dick Conger.
Leip is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1941 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Mattick B, ss 4 0 1 1 Cox B, ss 5 0 0 1
Lukon E, rf 4 0 0 0 Rikard C, cf 3 0 0 0
Frey L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Baker B, ph 1 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 2 0 0 0 Conger D, p 0 0 0 0
Joost E, 1b 1 0 0 0 Leip E, ph 1 0 0 0
West D, c 4 0 2 1 Vaughan A, 3b 4 1 2 0
McCormick M, cf 4 1 1 0 Elliott B, rf 4 0 1 1
Gleeson J, lf 3 1 0 0 Van Robays M, lf 3 1 0 0
Aleno C, 3b 3 1 1 0 Gustine F, 2b 4 1 3 0
Vander Meer J, p 3 0 0 1 Collins R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Smith V, c 3 0 2 0
Brandt B, p 1 0 0 0
Anderson A, ph 1 0 0 0
Strincevich N, p 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, ph-cf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 6 3 35 3 9 3
Cincinnati 021 000 100 -- 4
Pittsburgh 000 100 110 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt B (L) 5.0 5 3 3 3 0
Strincevich N 2.0 0 1 0 2 1
Conger D 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Collins R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Gustine F, Aleno C, Vaughan A
3B -- McCormick M, West D, Vaughan A
SB -- Cox B
CS -- Mattick B
SH -- Vander Meer J
T -- 1:58
A -- 717
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