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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 29, 1943
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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, 1943 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Gornicki |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,146 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
| Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Tommy O'Brien | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Huck Geary | Shortstop |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Hank Gornicki | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 29, 1943
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Gornicki
Frey hits a popup towards short. Geary settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Gornicki
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gornicki
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it 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: ---
Russell vs. Vander Meer
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Vander Meer
O'Brien bunts towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gornicki
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gornicki
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McCormick moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Gornicki
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tipton vs. Gornicki
Walker is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geary vs. Vander Meer
Geary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Gornicki
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Gornicki
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coscarart. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vander Meer vs. Gornicki
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Geary fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Tipton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Gornicki
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gornicki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Gornicki
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gornicki vs. Vander Meer
Gornicki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Vander Meer
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Vander Meer
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gornicki
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gornicki
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Geary scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gornicki
Walker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Gornicki
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Gornicki
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Gornicki
Mueller bunts towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tipton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vander Meer vs. Gornicki
Vander Meer bunts towards the mound. Gornicki fields it and throws to third for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Gornicki
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. Vander Meer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Gornicki
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Vander Meer scores. Frey moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Hallett
Jack Hallett now pitching.
Marshall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Hallett
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Geary fields it and throws to second for the out. Frey scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Hallett
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Hallett
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geary vs. Vander Meer
Geary 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, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart 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, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Hallett
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hallett
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Hallett
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hallett vs. Vander Meer
Hallett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Vander Meer
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Vander Meer
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher 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, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hallett
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hallett
Miller bunts towards the mound. Hallett fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hallett
McCormick hits a line drive to center field. DiMaggio throws towards Geary. Geary fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Geary. Marshall moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Butcher
Max Butcher now pitching.
Walker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haas vs. Butcher
Haas hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tipton vs. Butcher
Tipton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geary vs. Vander Meer
Geary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Butcher
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Butcher
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Butcher
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Vander Meer
Butcher 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, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Vander Meer
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Vander Meer
O'Brien 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, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Butcher
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Butcher
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Butcher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Butcher
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Vander Meer
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Vander Meer
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Elliott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Geary vs. Vander Meer
Geary hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Vander Meer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1943 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 5 2 3 0 Russell J, lf 2 0 1 0
Miller E, ss 4 1 2 2 O'Brien T, rf 3 0 1 0
Marshall M, rf 4 0 1 1 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Walker G, cf 3 0 1 1 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 1 0
Haas B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Geary H, ss 4 0 1 0
Tipton E, lf 4 1 2 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 1 1
Mueller R, c 3 1 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 4 1 0 0 Gornicki H, p 1 0 0 0
Hallett J, p 1 0 0 0
Butcher M, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 5 31 1 6 1
Cincinnati 001 040 100 -- 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 001 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Gornicki H (L) 4.1 5 5 4 1 0
Hallett J 2.0 4 1 1 1 1
Butcher M 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Coscarart P 2, Geary H
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Elliott B
SH -- O'Brien T, Mueller R, Miller E
HBP -- by Gornicki H (Walker G)
T -- 1:50
A -- 3146
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