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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
1938-05-02 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 2405 · 2:01
Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–6. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 5th. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win and Ray Benge picked up the save. Ival Goodman went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Cy Blanton SV: Ray Benge
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lee Handley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lloyd Waner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Waner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Rizzo | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Arky Vaughan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Suhr | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Pep Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Berres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cy Blanton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Woody Jensen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Lucas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ival Goodman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Lew Riggs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dusty Cooke | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank McCormick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Craft | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Lonny Frey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Myers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Vander Meer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Blanton | 4.1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Mace Brown | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Klinger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Vander Meer | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
 Ray Benge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lee Handley: S9
- Lloyd Waner: 3/G.1-2
- Paul Waner: 7/L.2-3
- Johnny Rizzo: WP.3-H
- Johnny Rizzo: 43
Bot 1
- Ival Goodman: K23
- Lew Riggs: K
- Dusty Cooke: 3/G
Top 2
- Arky Vaughan: 43
- Gus Suhr: K
- Pep Young: 4/P
Bot 2
- Ernie Lombardi: 7/FL
- Frank McCormick: S8
- Harry Craft: W.1-2
- Lonny Frey: 13.2-3;1-2
- Billy Myers: S1/G1S/THH.3-H;2-3
- Johnny Vander Meer: 13
Top 3
- Ray Berres: S8
- Cy Blanton: 2/P
- Lee Handley: 9/F
- Lloyd Waner: S8.1-3
- Paul Waner: 7/L
Bot 3
- Ival Goodman: 2/FL
- Lew Riggs: S7
- Dusty Cooke: 43.1-2
- Ernie Lombardi: 9/F
Top 4
- Johnny Rizzo: S7
- Arky Vaughan: SB2
- Arky Vaughan: W
- Gus Suhr: 3/BG/SH.2-3;1-2
- Pep Young: FC4/THH.3-H;2-3
- Ray Berres: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Frank McCormick: 53
- Harry Craft: 53
- Lonny Frey: W
- Billy Myers: D9.1-3
- Johnny Vander Meer: WP.3-H;2-3
- Johnny Vander Meer: K
Top 5
- Cy Blanton: K
- Lee Handley: 3/FL
- Lloyd Waner: 43
Bot 5
- Ival Goodman: HR/F9D
- Lew Riggs: 63
- Dusty Cooke: S8
- Ernie Lombardi: S9.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-3
- Frank McCormick: 63
- Harry Craft: S8/8S.3-H
- Lonny Frey: 43
Top 6
- Paul Waner: 7/F
- Johnny Rizzo: S9.BX2(96)
- Arky Vaughan: 2/FL
Bot 6
- Billy Myers: S9
- Johnny Vander Meer: FC3/SH/TH2.1-2
- Ival Goodman: S1/BG25.2-3;1-2
- Lew Riggs: 4/P
- Dusty Cooke: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Ernie Lombardi: 8/F.2-3
- Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Gus Suhr: S1/G
- Pep Young: 54(1)/FO
- Ray Berres: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Harry Craft: K
- Lonny Frey: 43
- Billy Myers: 53
Top 8
- Jim Tobin: K
- Lee Handley: 63
- Lloyd Waner: 31
Bot 8
- Johnny Vander Meer: K
- Ival Goodman: HR/F9D
- Lew Riggs: 7/F
- Dusty Cooke: 5/FL
Top 9
- Paul Waner: E4/G
- Johnny Rizzo: S7.1-2
- Arky Vaughan: S8.2-3;1-2
- Gus Suhr: D8/F8XD.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
- Pep Young: 7/F7D.3-H
- Ray Berres: 8/F8D
- Woody Jensen: S9.2-H(UR)
- Red Lucas: 6/P
Notes & reviews
- Rizzo: fine running catch
- Myers: amazing stop, leapt on 2B, and fired to 1B; spectacular play
- McCormick reached over the railing and fell into the stands
- Into RF bleachers
- P.Waner fumbled play,5,1,lombe101,??,,S9.1-3
- play,5,1,crafh101,??,,S9.2-H(E9)(UR)(NR);3-H
- Off Vandermeer's glove
- Into RF stands
- Handley picked it off the grandstand railing