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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 22, 1949
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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 22, 1949 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Fox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Chesnes |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 32,167 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Howie Fox | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Bockman | Third Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bob Chesnes | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 22, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Chesnes
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops it up and throws to first, with Chesnes covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Chesnes
Wyrostek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Chesnes
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Chesnes
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Chesnes
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Chesnes
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field. Westlake picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Westlake. Sauer scores. Kluszewski goes all the way around to score. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Chesnes
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hopp. Bloodworth scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Chesnes
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Fox
Rojek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fox
Hopp hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Fox
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Chesnes
Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Chesnes
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wyrostek vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to home to get Fox. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Werle
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Fox
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Fox
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Fox
Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bockman vs. Fox
Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Werle
Howell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Werle
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Fox
McCullough is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werle vs. Fox
Werle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Fox
Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Fox
Hopp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Werle moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Fox
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kiner vs. Fox
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Fox
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Werle
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Werle
Wyrostek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Murtaugh. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Werle
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Werle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Fox
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Fox
Bockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Fox
McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. McCullough reaches third base with a triple. Bockman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Werle vs. Fox
Werle hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojek vs. Fox
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Werle
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fox
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Fox
Walker bunts in front of the plate. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Fox
Kiner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Fox
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Werle
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Werle
Baumholtz bunts, foul, towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Werle
Wyrostek strikes out. The ball gets by McCullough. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Werle
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Fox
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Fox
Bockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Fox
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Bockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Werle vs. Fox
Werle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Werle
Howell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Fox
Rojek hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Fox
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Fox
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Werle
Ted Beard now playing right field. Bobby Adams pinch hits for Howie Fox.
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Werle
Baumholtz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Werle
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Erautt
Westlake strikes out. There goes Kiner. The throw from Howell to second, and Kiner is out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Erautt
Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Murtaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bockman vs. Erautt
Bockman hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Werle
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Werle
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Ted Kluszewski.
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields it and throws to third for the out. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek throws to second for one, and Murtaugh throws to first, and Hopp drops the ball. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howell vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching. Dixie Howell pinch hits for Virgil Stallcup.
Howell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1949 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf 5 0 1 0 Rojek S, ss 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, cf 5 1 1 1 Hopp J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Walker D, rf 2 1 0 0
Sauer H, lf 4 1 2 0 Beard T, rf 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 1 1 0 Kiner R, lf 3 1 1 4
Kress C, ph 1 0 0 0 Westlake W, cf 4 0 0 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 2 0 Bockman E, 3b 3 1 1 0
Howell D, ph 1 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 2 0 1 1
Howell D, c 4 0 0 0 Chesnes B, p 0 0 0 0
Fox H, p 3 0 2 0 Werle B, p 3 1 0 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0 Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 11 2 27 5 5 5
Cincinnati 400 000 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh 004 100 00x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fox H (L) 7.0 4 5 5 4 2
Erautt E 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Chesnes B* 1.0 5 4 2 1 1
Werle B (W) 7.2 6 0 0 2 5
Casey H (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Westlake W, Hopp J 2, Murtaugh D, McCullough C
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Pittsburgh 5
2B -- Fox H, Hopp J, Murtaugh D
3B -- McCullough C
HR -- Wyrostek J, Kiner R
SB -- Fox H
CS -- Kiner R
SH -- Walker D
HBP -- by Fox H (McCullough C)
T -- 3:18
A -- 32167
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