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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 15, 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 September 15, 1944 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nick Strincevich |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 12,198 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Jo-Jo White | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
| Frank Colman | Right Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Al Rubeling | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Nick Strincevich | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 15, 1944
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Strincevich
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Strincevich
White hits a fly ball into right field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Strincevich
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Russell 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: ---
Coscarart vs. Walters
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Walters
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Walters
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball 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: ---
Tipton vs. Strincevich
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Strincevich
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Strincevich
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Strincevich
Walters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Walters
Colman hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Walters
Dahlgren takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Walters
Rubeling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Walters
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Walters
There goes Rubeling. The throw from Mueller to Williams and they have Rubeling trapped. The throw over to McCormick, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Strincevich
Clay strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Strincevich
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Walters
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Walters
Strincevich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Walters
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Walters
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Strincevich
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rubeling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Strincevich
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Walters
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colman vs. Walters
Colman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Walters
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rubeling vs. Walters
Rubeling hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barrett scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Walters
Gustine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White throws the ball in to Miller who tags Gustine trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Colman moves to third. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Strincevich
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Strincevich
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Strincevich
Walters 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, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Strincevich
There goes Walters. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Coscarart applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Walters
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Walters
Strincevich hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Walters
Coscarart 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, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Strincevich
Clay bunts towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Strincevich
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Strincevich
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Walters
Russell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Walters
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colman vs. Walters
Colman hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Walters
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Walters
Rubeling 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 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Strincevich
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Strincevich
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Strincevich
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dahlgren. Mueller moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Strincevich
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mueller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Strincevich
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Coscarart fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Walters
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Walters
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strincevich vs. Walters
Strincevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Walters
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Walters
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Strincevich moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Walters
Barrett 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, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Strincevich
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Strincevich
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Walters
Colman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Walters
Dahlgren hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Walters
Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Walters
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Strincevich
Vince DiMaggio now playing center field. Johnny Barrett now playing right field.
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Strincevich
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crabtree vs. Strincevich
Estel Crabtree pinch hits for Eric Tipton.
Crabtree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Criscola vs. Strincevich
Arnold Carter pinch runs for Estel Crabtree. Tony Criscola pinch hits for Steve Mesner.
Criscola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. McCormick scores. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Strincevich
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walters vs. Strincevich
Walters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carter scores. Criscola moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Strincevich
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Coscarart fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Walters
Chuck Aleno now playing third base. Tony Criscola now playing right field. Jo-Jo White now playing left field.
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Walters
Bob Elliott pinch hits for Nick Strincevich.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Walters
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Rescigno
Xavier Rescigno now pitching.
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rescigno
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Rescigno
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Rescigno
Mueller bunts towards the mound. Rescigno fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aleno vs. Rescigno
Aleno hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Criscola vs. Rescigno
Criscola hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Walters
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Walters
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Walters
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1944 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Williams W, 2b 5 0 2 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Clay D, cf 4 1 2 0 Russell J, lf 4 1 2 2
White J, rf-lf 5 1 1 0 Barrett J, cf-rf 5 1 2 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 2 1 Colman F, rf 4 0 1 0
Mueller R, c 4 1 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 1 0 0 0
Tipton E, lf 2 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Crabtree E, ph 1 0 1 0 Rubeling A, 3b 4 0 1 1
Carter A, pr 0 1 0 0 Gustine F, ss 4 0 1 0
Aleno C, 3b 1 0 0 1 Lopez A, c 4 1 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Strincevich N, p 3 0 1 0
Criscola T, ph-rf 2 0 0 1 Elliott B, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller E, ss 4 0 1 1 Rescigno X, p 0 0 0 0
Walters B, p 4 0 1 1
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38 5 10 5 37 3 9 3
Cincinnati 000 000 102 2 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 101 100 0 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 10.0 9 3 2 3 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich N 9.0 7 3 1 3 5
Rescigno X (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
E -- Gustine F, Dahlgren B, Miller E, Coscarart P
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 7
HR -- Russell J
CS -- Rubeling A, Walters B
SH -- Clay D, Mueller R
T -- 2:05
A -- 12198
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