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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 21, 1950
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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 21, 1950 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Werle |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 32,685 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Beard | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Werle | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 21, 1950
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Werle
Usher 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, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Werle
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it 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: ---
Beard vs. Wehmeier
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beard for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Wehmeier
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wehmeier
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Wehmeier
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Werle
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Werle
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Wehmeier
Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Wehmeier
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Wehmeier
Rojek hits a line drive into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Wehmeier
McCullough hits a line drive into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Werle
Wehmeier hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton 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 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werle vs. Wehmeier
Werle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beard vs. Wehmeier
Beard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Werle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Wehmeier
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wyrostek throws the ball in to Kluszewski who tags Hopp trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Werle moves to third. Beard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kiner vs. Wehmeier
Kiner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Wehmeier
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westlake vs. Wehmeier
Westlake hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Litwhiler. Werle scores. Beard scores. Kiner moves to third. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murtaugh vs. Wehmeier
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Werle
Usher strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Werle
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Werle
Cooper hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Wehmeier
Rojek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Wehmeier
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werle vs. Wehmeier
Werle strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Werle
Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
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, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Werle
Wehmeier hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Wehmeier
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Wehmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Wehmeier
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wehmeier
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Wehmeier
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Wehmeier
Westlake hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Wehmeier
Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Rojek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murtaugh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Smith
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Werle
Usher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, 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 -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Werle
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werle vs. Smith
Werle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beard vs. Smith
Beard takes first base on ball four. Werle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Smith
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Smith
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. Werle moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Smith
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Werle
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Werle
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Werle
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Werle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Smith
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Smith
Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Smith
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. Murtaugh moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Smith
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werle vs. Smith
Werle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Werle
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Werle
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Werle
Hatton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Usher vs. Werle
Usher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Usher reaches second base with a double. Stallcup scores. Lowrey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Werle
Wyrostek hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Westlake. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Usher scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Gregg
Hal Gregg now pitching.
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Gregg
Litwhiler 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, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Beard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Erautt
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Erautt
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Erautt
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Gregg
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Gregg
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Gregg
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Gregg
Ron Northey pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
There's a wild pitch. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Gregg
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Lombardi
Marv Rackley pinch runs for Ron Northey. Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Beard 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 4/21/1950 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Beard T, rf 4 1 1 0
Usher B, cf 4 2 2 3 Hopp J, 1b 5 0 1 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 1 1 Kiner R, lf 3 2 2 1
Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Fernandez N, 3b 4 1 0 0
Litwhiler D, lf 4 1 1 1 Westlake W, cf 4 2 3 6
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rojek S, ss 4 0 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 1 2 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0 Werle B, p 4 1 2 0
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0 Gregg H, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 1 1 0 Lombardi V, p 0 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
Northey R, ph 0 0 0 0
Rackley M, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 5 35 7 11 7
Cincinnati 000 011 030 -- 5
Pittsburgh 112 030 00x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L) 4.2 8 7 7 3 3
Smith F 2.1 2 0 0 2 3
Erautt E 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Werle B (W) 7.1 8 5 5 1 3
Gregg H 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Lombardi V (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Litwhiler D, Smith F
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Usher B, Wyrostek J
HR -- Kiner R, Westlake W 2, Litwhiler D, Usher B
WP -- Gregg H
T -- 2:26
A -- 32685
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