Pirates @ Reds
September 4, 1940

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Bottom 12 R H E
Pirates 2 10 0
Reds 2 7 2
Bottom 12 R H E
Pirates 2 10 0
Reds 3 8 2

Billy Werber Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .273
OBP .200 .359
At Bats 5 509
Hits 1 139
• Singles 1 92
• Doubles 0 33
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 62
RBI’s 0 45

Dick Lanahan Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Crosley Field - September 4, 1940
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Single
Dick Lanahan
Al Lopez
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Debs Garms
Arky Vaughan
Maurice Van Robays
Vince DiMaggio
Bob Elliott
Billy Werber
Joe Beggs
Eddie Joost

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 10 0 7
Cincinnati Reds 3 8 2 9
Winning Pitcher Joe Beggs
Losing Pitcher Dick Lanahan
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Billy Werber
Attendance 30,543
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Joost scores. Beggs moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Beggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanahan fields it and throws to home to get Frey. Joost moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 12 Dick Lanahan now pitching. Joost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Frey moves to third.
Bottom 12 Frey takes first base on ball four.
Top 12 Brown strikes out.
Top 12 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 12 Eddie Joost now playing shortstop. Joe Beggs now pitching. Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Mace Brown now pitching. Ripple is hit by the pitch. McCormick scores. Goodman moves to third. McCormick moves to second.
Bottom 11 Danny MacFayden now pitching. McCormick takes first base on ball four. Werber scores. McCormick moves to third. Goodman moves to second.
Bottom 11 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. McCormick moves to second.
Bottom 11 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second.
Bottom 11 Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Bucky Walters. Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Lew Riggs pinch hits for Billy Myers. Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. That run is unearned.
Top 11 Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garms scores. Elliott moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 11 Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Garms moves to third. Elliott moves to second.
Top 11 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garms moves to second.
Top 11 Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey.
Bottom 10 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Butcher strikes out.
Top 10 There goes Lopez. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Lopez steals second.
Top 10 Lopez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Gustine strikes out.
Top 10 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Goodman strikes out.
Bottom 9 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Walters hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Vaughan hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Garms takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second.
Top 8 Butcher hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 DiMaggio strikes out.
Top 7 Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Walters hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Butcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gustine strikes out.
Top 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walters. DiMaggio moves to second.
Top 5 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Walters, and towards Myers, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Goodman takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first, with Butcher covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Werber hits a line drive towards short. Vaughan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Garms. The throw from Walters and he is out, Frey applying the tag.
Top 3 Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Butcher hits a popup towards the mound. Walters catches it and steps on first to double up Lopez.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. DiMaggio steals second.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out.
Bottom 1 McCormick strikes out.
Bottom 1 Werber strikes out.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 There goes Garms. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Myers applying the tag.
Top 1 Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.