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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 23, 1942
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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 23, 1942 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lanning |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 4,533 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Joe Abreu | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Johnny Lanning | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 23, 1942
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lanning
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Lanning
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lanning
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Lanning
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Abreu moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Lanning
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman who is chasing the ball. Gustine reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wasdell vs. Vander Meer
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abreu scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lanning
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lanning
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Lanning
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Craft 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: ---
Vander Meer vs. Lanning
Vander Meer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lanning
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Lanning
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball 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: ---
Lanning vs. Vander Meer
Lanning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart bunts towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. Lanning moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lanning moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wasdell vs. Vander Meer
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abreu scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lanning
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanning covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lanning
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lanning
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lanning
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Elliott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio bunts towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Elliott scores. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanning vs. Vander Meer
Lanning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Abreu scoops it up 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: ---
Craft vs. Lanning
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Lanning
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Lanning
Vander Meer hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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: ---
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Vander Meer
Wasdell 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, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lanning
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Lanning
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lanning
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio 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: ---
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lanning
Haas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Haas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Lanning
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Lanning
McCormick bunts towards the mound. Lanning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haas moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. Lanning
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haas scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Lanning
Hemsley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. McCormick moves to third. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vander Meer vs. Lanning
Vander Meer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. Strincevich
Nick Strincevich now pitching.
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Fletcher who tags Joost trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McCormick scores. Hemsley scores. Vander Meer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Abreu vs. Strincevich
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vander Meer scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Strincevich
Goodman 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 7
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Vander Meer
Alf Anderson pinch hits for Nick Strincevich.
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Joost fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Klinger
Bob Klinger now pitching.
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Klinger
Walker 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 -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Klinger
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Klinger
Craft hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Vander Meer
Wasdell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a line drive off the glove of Abreu, and into shallow right field. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Wasdell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Van Robays vs. Vander Meer
Van Robays takes first base on ball four. Wasdell scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Klinger
Hemsley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Klinger
Vander Meer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Klinger
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Vander Meer
Stu Martin pinch hits for Bob Klinger.
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Vander Meer
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman 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 4/23/1942 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 5 0 1 2 Coscarart P, ss 4 0 0 0
Abreu J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Gustine F, 2b 5 1 1 0
Goodman I, rf 4 0 0 0 Wasdell J, rf 4 1 1 1
Haas B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 0
Walker G, lf 2 1 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 2 0 Fletcher E, 1b 2 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 4 0 0 1 Van Robays M, lf 1 0 0 1
Hemsley R, c 4 1 1 1 Lopez A, c 4 0 1 1
Vander Meer J, p 3 1 0 0 Lanning J, p 1 0 0 0
Strincevich N, p 0 0 0 0
Anderson A, ph 1 0 0 0
Klinger B, p 0 0 0 0
Martin S, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 5 7 5 31 3 5 3
Cincinnati 000 000 500 -- 5
Pittsburgh 100 100 010 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 5 3 3 6 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Lanning J (L) 6.1 4 5 5 4 2
Strincevich N 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Klinger B 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Elliott B, Haas B, DiMaggio V
3B -- Gustine F
SH -- Coscarart P
T -- 2:10
A -- 4533
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