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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
October 2, 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 October 2, 1949 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | October 2, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 2, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Werle |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 40,025 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Harry Walker | Left Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Dino Restelli | Center Fielder |
| Jack Phillips | First Baseman |
| Monty Basgall | Second Baseman |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Bill Werle | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
October 2, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Werle
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Werle
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Litwhiler vs. Werle
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup 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, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Raffensberger
Rojek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Raffensberger
Castiglione bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Castiglione for the out. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Raffensberger
Kiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojek scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Raffensberger
Westlake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Westlake reaches second base with a double. Kiner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Restelli vs. Raffensberger
Restelli is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Raffensberger
Phillips hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores. Westlake moves to third. Restelli moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Basgall vs. Raffensberger
Basgall hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Werle
Merriman hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Werle
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Raffensberger
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werle vs. Raffensberger
Werle hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Raffensberger
Rojek hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup catches it and throws to first to double up Masi. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Werle
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Werle
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Werle
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Raffensberger
Castiglione hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Raffensberger
Kiner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Raffensberger
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Werle
Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Raffensberger
Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Raffensberger
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basgall vs. Raffensberger
Basgall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Raffensberger
Masi takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werle vs. Raffensberger
Werle strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Werle
Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Werle
Howell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Werle
Raffensberger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Werle
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Adams reaches second base with a double. Howell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Werle
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Werle
Litwhiler is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Raffensberger
Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Raffensberger
Castiglione hits a line drive into center field. Merriman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Merriman. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Raffensberger
Kiner hits a line drive into center field. Merriman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Merriman. Castiglione scores. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Raffensberger
Westlake hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Westlake reaches second base with a double. Kiner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Restelli vs. Raffensberger
Restelli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Raffensberger
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Basgall vs. Raffensberger
Basgall hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Stallcup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Lombardi
Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Merriman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Lombardi
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Lombardi
Raffensberger hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Raffensberger
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Raffensberger
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Raffensberger
Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Raffensberger
Castiglione hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Lombardi
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lombardi
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Lombardi
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Lombardi
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Lombardi
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Raffensberger
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Raffensberger
Westlake hits a fly ball towards center. Merriman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Merriman. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Restelli vs. Raffensberger
Restelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Restelli reaches second base with a double. Westlake goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Raffensberger
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Basgall vs. Raffensberger
Basgall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Lombardi
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Lombardi
Merriman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Lombardi
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Raffensberger
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Raffensberger
Howell fires to first and picks off Masi. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Raffensberger
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Raffensberger
Rojek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Raffensberger
There's a wild pitch. Rojek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Raffensberger
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Lombardi
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Lombardi
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Bobby Adams.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lombardi
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Lombardi covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Raffensberger
Grady Hatton now playing third base.
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Raffensberger
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Restelli vs. Raffensberger
Restelli hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman 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 10/2/1949, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 4 2 2 1 Rojek S, ss 5 1 2 0
Hatton G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Castiglione P, 3b 4 1 1 0
Walker H, lf 5 0 1 1 Kiner R, lf 5 2 2 1
Litwhiler D, rf 2 1 1 2 Westlake W, rf 5 1 2 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 3 0 Restelli D, cf 4 0 2 1
Stallcup V, ss 4 1 1 0 Phillips J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 1 2 Basgall M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Merriman L, cf 4 0 1 0 Masi P, c 2 0 2 0
Howell D, c 4 1 1 0 Werle B, p 2 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 4 0 0 0 Lombardi V, p 2 0 0 0
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36 6 11 6 36 5 11 4
Cincinnati 100 122 000 -- 6
Pittsburgh 200 020 100 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (W) 9.0 11 5 3 4 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Werle B (L)* 5.0 9 6 6 1 1
Lombardi V 4.0 2 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Merriman L 3
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Adams B 2, Westlake W 2, Stallcup V, Restelli D
HR -- Litwhiler D, Bloodworth J
SH -- Castiglione P
WP -- Raffensberger K
T -- 2:02
A -- 40025
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