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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1945
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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 August 25, 1945 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,402 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Kermit Wahl | Second Baseman |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Al Gionfriddo | Center Fielder |
| Frank Colman | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 25, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Roe
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Roe
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Roe
Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Roe
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Kennedy
Handley 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: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Kennedy
Gionfriddo 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: ---
Colman vs. Kennedy
Colman hits a fly ball into center field. Clay 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: ---
Mesner vs. Roe
Mesner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colman. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lakeman vs. Roe
Lakeman hits a fly ball into left field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wahl vs. Roe
Wahl hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld 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: ---
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Kennedy
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Kennedy
Barrett hits a popup in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Kennedy
Coscarart strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Roe
Kennedy 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Roe
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Roe
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Kennedy
Roe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Kennedy
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Kennedy
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Roe
Libke hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Roe
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Roe
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lakeman vs. Roe
Lakeman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Kennedy
Colman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Kennedy
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Kennedy
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 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Roe
Wahl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colman. Wahl reaches second base with a double. Colman throws the ball in to Handley who tags Wahl trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Roe
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Roe
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Kennedy
Coscarart 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Kennedy
Roe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Kennedy
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gionfriddo vs. Kennedy
Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Kennedy covering. Safe. Roe moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colman vs. Kennedy
Colman hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Roe
Tipton hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Roe
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Roe
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Kennedy
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Kennedy
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Roe
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Roe
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Roe
Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Kennedy
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Kennedy
Roe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Kennedy
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Handley for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Roe
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Roe
Kennedy 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Roe
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gionfriddo vs. Kennedy
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colman vs. Kennedy
Colman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Roe
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Roe
Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Roe
Gee Walker pinch runs for Al Libke.
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Roe
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Roe
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Kennedy
Gee Walker now playing right field.
Salkeld strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Kennedy
Barrett hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Dahlgren vs. Kennedy
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1945 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 4 0 0 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Tipton E, lf 4 0 0 0 Gionfriddo A, cf 3 0 1 0
Libke A, rf 4 0 2 0 Colman F, lf 4 0 0 0
Walker G, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Gustine F, ss 4 0 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 2 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 4 0 2 1 Barrett J, rf 4 0 0 0
Miller E, ss 4 0 1 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lakeman A, c 3 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wahl K, 2b 3 0 1 0 Roe P, p 3 0 2 0
Kennedy V, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 9 1 32 0 6 0
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (L) 9.0 9 1 1 0 4
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Miller E, Wahl K
T -- 1:38
A -- 3402
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