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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1938-09-07 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 8839 · cloudy, rain, wet · 1:44

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Bob Klinger earned the win. Johnny Rizzo went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	7	14
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6

W: Bob Klinger L: Paul Derringer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Tiny Parker · 2B: Charlie Moran · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	5	1	2	1	0	0
Paul Waner	4	2	4	1	1	0
Johnny Rizzo	5	2	2	3	0	1
Gus Suhr	4	1	2	0	1	0
Pep Young	5	0	1	2	0	1
Lee Handley	3	0	0	0	2	0
Tommy Thevenow	5	1	2	0	0	0
Al Todd	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Klinger	4	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Berger	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ival Goodman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	1	1	1	0
Harry Craft	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lew Riggs	3	0	1	0	0	1
Nolen Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dusty Cooke	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Schott	2	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Myers	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Klinger	9.0	6	1	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	4.0	9	2	2
Gene Schott	5.0	5	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 8/F8S
Paul Waner: D7/L7L
Johnny Rizzo: S7/G5L.2-H
Gus Suhr: S9.1-3
Pep Young: 7/L.3-H
Lee Handley: W.1-2
Tommy Thevenow: 9/F

Bot 1

Lonny Frey: E6/G
Wally Berger: S7/7S.1-2
Ival Goodman: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Frank McCormick: 53

Top 2

Al Todd: 8/F
Bob Klinger: 63
Lloyd Waner: D8/89
Paul Waner: S/78.2-H
Johnny Rizzo: 9/F89XDW

Bot 2

Ernie Lombardi: 53
Harry Craft: 53
Lew Riggs: K

Top 3

Gus Suhr: 5/FL
Pep Young: K
Lee Handley: 43

Bot 3

Nolen Richardson: 31
Paul Derringer: 13
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Top 4

Tommy Thevenow: S/78S
Al Todd: S5/G.1-2
Bob Klinger: K/BF
Lloyd Waner: D7.2-H;1-3
Paul Waner: IW
Johnny Rizzo: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Wally Berger: 23/G2
Ival Goodman: 9/F9D
Frank McCormick: 6/P

Top 5

Gus Suhr: T9/9L
Pep Young: S7/L.3-H
Lee Handley: W.1-2
Tommy Thevenow: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Al Todd: 6/P
Bob Klinger: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Ernie Lombardi: W
Harry Craft: 64(1)/FO
Lew Riggs: S9/9L.1-3
Dusty Cooke: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Lloyd Waner: 3/G
Paul Waner: S/78
Johnny Rizzo: K+E2.1-2
Gus Suhr: FC5.2X3(5)

Bot 6

Gene Schott: 13
Lonny Frey: K
Wally Berger: K/C

Top 7

Pep Young: 5/P
Lee Handley: 7/L
Tommy Thevenow: S8
Al Todd: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Ival Goodman: 4/L
Frank McCormick: S7.B-2(E7)
Ernie Lombardi: S8/G46.2-H(UR)
Harry Craft: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Bob Klinger: 4/P
Lloyd Waner: 7/F
Paul Waner: S8
Johnny Rizzo: HR/F7D.1-H
Gus Suhr: W
Pep Young: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Lew Riggs: 2/FL
Billy Myers: 2/P
Gene Schott: S9/G3L
Lonny Frey: 5/P

Top 9

Lee Handley: 5/P
Tommy Thevenow: 6/P
Al Todd: 13

Bot 9

Wally Berger: K
Ival Goodman: 43
Frank McCormick: S1/G
Ernie Lombardi: 13

Notes & reviews

9,896 Ladies' Day guests also attended.
Through Thevenow's legs and into LF
Goodman: running catch up on the terrace in front of the bleachers near the flagpole.
Off Riggs' glove
Lombardi missed the third strike
Rizzo fumbled
Over the far side of LF wall
The ball caromed off the bag, over Suhr, and into RF
Off Klinger's glove

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