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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 7, 1944
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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 7, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy de la Cruz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 17,161 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Tommy de la Cruz | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Frankie Zak | Shortstop |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 7, 1944
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sewell
Williams hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sewell
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a line drive to center field. DiMaggio throws towards third. Elliott fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Elliott. Marshall goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Sewell
Tipton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Sewell
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball 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: ---
Barrett vs. de la Cruz
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. de la Cruz
There goes Barrett. The throw from Mueller and he is safe. Barrett steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. de la Cruz
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gustine for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. de la Cruz
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. de la Cruz
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. de la Cruz
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. de la Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Sewell
Mesner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sewell
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sewell
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. de la Cruz
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. de la Cruz
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zak vs. de la Cruz
Zak hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Cruz vs. Sewell
de la Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Sewell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Sewell
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Williams trying to get to third. Barrett throws the ball in to Elliott, who tags Williams for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. de la Cruz
Sewell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. de la Cruz
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off de la Cruz, and towards Williams, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. de la Cruz
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. de la Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Sewell
Tipton hits a popup towards short. Zak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Sewell
McCormick hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Sewell
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Sewell
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. de la Cruz
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. de la Cruz
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. de la Cruz
Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. de la Cruz
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. de la Cruz
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sewell
Mueller hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Cruz vs. Sewell
de la Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sewell
Williams 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, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. de la Cruz
Zak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. de la Cruz
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. de la Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. de la Cruz
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Zak moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gustine vs. de la Cruz
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zak scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. de la Cruz
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sewell
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Sewell
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Walker moves to third. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Sewell
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mesner vs. Sewell
Mesner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Sewell
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Sewell
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. de la Cruz
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. de la Cruz
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. de la Cruz
DiMaggio 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Cruz vs. Sewell
de la Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. de la Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Sewell
Williams bunts towards the mound. Sewell juggles the ball. That's an error on Sewell. de la Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Sewell
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tipton vs. Sewell
Tipton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Sewell
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. de la Cruz
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. de la Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zak vs. de la Cruz
Zak strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. de la Cruz
Sewell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Sewell
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Sewell
Miller bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Sewell
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
de la Cruz vs. Sewell
de la Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. de la Cruz
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. de la Cruz
Gustine bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. de la Cruz
Russell hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Mueller settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mueller. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. de la Cruz
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. de la Cruz
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. de la Cruz
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. de la Cruz
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Elliott scores. Dahlgren moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Lohrman
Bill Lohrman now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Williams 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, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Rescigno
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Rescigno
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1944 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Williams W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Barrett J, rf 3 2 1 0
Marshall M, rf 4 2 2 0 Gustine F, 2b 3 0 1 1
Walker G, cf 3 0 1 0 Russell J, lf 2 0 0 1
Tipton E, lf 4 0 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Mesner S, 3b 2 0 1 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 1 2
Miller E, ss 3 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0
Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0 Zak F, ss 3 1 1 0
de la Cruz T, p 4 0 2 0 Sewell R, p 3 0 1 0
Lohrman B, p 0 0 0 0 Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 7 1 29 4 8 4
Cincinnati 100 001 000 -- 2
Pittsburgh 100 010 02x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
de la Cruz T (L) 7.2 8 4 2 4 3
Lohrman B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W) 8.0 7 2 1 5 3
Rescigno X (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Elliott B, Sewell R, Mueller R
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- de la Cruz T
SB -- Barrett J
SH -- Williams W, Miller E, Gustine F
T -- 2:03
A -- 17161
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