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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 20, 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 June 20, 1943 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Hallett |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 27,392 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Tony DePhillips | Catcher |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Bill Baker | Catcher |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jack Hallett | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 20, 1943
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hallett
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Hallett
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frey scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Hallett
Mesner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Heusser
Gustine hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Heusser
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Heusser
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Hallett
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hallett
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DePhillips vs. Hallett
DePhillips hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. DePhillips reaches second base with a double. Miller scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heusser vs. Hallett
Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Hallett
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Heusser
Elliott hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Heusser
Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Heusser
Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Heusser
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. DePhillips settles under it 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: ---
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hallett
There's a wild pitch. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Hallett
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Hallett
McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mesner vs. Hallett
Mesner is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Heusser
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hallett vs. Heusser
Hallett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Heusser
Gustine is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Heusser
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Hallett
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hallett
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DePhillips vs. Hallett
DePhillips is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Heusser
Barrett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Heusser
Elliott hits a line drive towards third. Mesner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Heusser
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Hallett
Heusser hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett 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. Hallett
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Hallett
There goes Frey. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Frey steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hallett
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Hallett
Woody Williams pinch runs for Lonny Frey.
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Heusser
Woody Williams now playing second base.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Heusser
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Heusser
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. DePhillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hallett vs. Heusser
Hallett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Heusser
Gustine hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Hallett
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Hallett
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hallett
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DePhillips vs. Hallett
Tipton is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DePhillips vs. Hallett
DePhillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heusser vs. Hallett
Heusser hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Heusser
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Heusser covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Heusser
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Heusser
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hallett
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hallett
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hallett
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Heusser
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Heusser
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Heusser
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colman vs. Heusser
Frank Colman pinch hits for Pete Coscarart.
Colman hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Heusser
Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Jack Hallett.
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Rescigno
Johnny Wyrostek now playing second base. Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Rescigno
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wyrostek misplays the ball. That's an error on Wyrostek. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Rescigno
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Rescigno
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Beggs
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Beggs
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Beggs
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Barrett scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Shoun
Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Baker reaches second base with a double. Elliott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Shoun
Johnny Podgajny pinch runs for Bill Baker.
DiMaggio is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Stone
Rocky Stone now pitching. Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Xavier Rescigno.
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Podgajny scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wyrostek vs. Stone
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lanning
Al Lopez now catching. Johnny Lanning now pitching. Bert Haas pinch hits for Tony DePhillips.
Haas hits a fly ball towards right. Barrett settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Barrett. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crabtree vs. Lanning
Estel Crabtree pinch hits for Rocky Stone.
Crabtree hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Lanning
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wyrostek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Lanning
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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 6/20/1943, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 2 1 1 0 Gustine F, ss 4 0 1 0
Williams W, pr-2b 2 0 0 0 Russell J, lf 4 1 0 0
Marshall M, rf 4 0 1 0 Barrett J, rf 4 1 1 0
Walker G, cf 4 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 1
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 1 1
Mesner S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Baker B, c 4 0 2 1
Tipton E, lf 4 0 1 0 Podgajny J, pr 0 1 0 0
Miller E, ss 4 1 2 0 Lopez A, c 0 0 0 0
DePhillips T, c 2 0 1 1 DiMaggio V, cf 2 0 1 0
Haas B, ph 1 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 3 0 0 0 Colman F, ph 1 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0 O'Brien T, ph 1 0 1 1
Stone R, p 0 0 0 0 Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0
Crabtree E, ph 1 0 0 0 Hallett J, p 1 0 1 0
Wyrostek J, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
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35 2 7 2 33 4 9 4
Cincinnati 110 000 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 000 000 04x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E 7.0 4 0 0 2 1
Beggs J (L) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
Shoun C 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Stone R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Hallett J 7.0 7 2 2 3 2
Rescigno X (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Lanning J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Gustine F, Wyrostek J, Barrett J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Miller E, DePhillips T, Marshall M, Baker B
SB -- Frey L
CS -- Tipton E
WP -- Hallett J
T -- 2:02
A -- 27392
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