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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1939-04-17 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 30644 · 2:16

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 8th. Cy Blanton earned the win and Mace Brown picked up the save. Frank McCormick went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	7	15
CIN	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	10

W: Cy Blanton L: Bucky Walters SV: Mace Brown

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	4	1	1	0	1	0
Fern Bell	5	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	3	1	0	0	2	2
Arky Vaughan	5	2	2	0	0	0
Gus Suhr	4	1	3	3	0	0
Pep Young	5	1	3	2	0	1
Bill Brubaker	4	0	2	1	1	1
Ray Mueller	3	0	0	0	0	1
Cy Blanton	3	1	1	0	0	2
Heinie Manush	1	0	0	1	0	0
Paul Waner	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Berres	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Billy Werber	4	1	2	0	1
Wally Berger	4	0	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	5	1	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	2	3	3	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	1	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	1	1	0
Eddie Joost	4	0	0	0	0
Billy Myers	1	0	1	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	1	0	0	0	0
Nolen Richardson	3	0	0	0	0
Bucky Walters	2	1	1	0	0
Les Scarsella	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cy Blanton	7.0	9	1	0
Mace Brown	2.0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	2.2	4	3	2
Bucky Walters	4.1	7	1	4
Peaches Davis	1.0	2	0	0
Lee Grissom	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: E6.BX2(74)
Fern Bell: S.BX2(86)
Johnny Rizzo: K

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 53
Wally Berger: 53
Ival Goodman: S
Frank McCormick: HR.1-H
Ernie Lombardi: 3

Top 2

Arky Vaughan: 43
Gus Suhr: 9
Pep Young: D
Bill Brubaker: W
Ray Mueller: K

Bot 2

Harry Craft: 53
Eddie Joost: 63
Billy Myers: S5/G
Johnny Vander Meer: 13

Top 3

Cy Blanton: S
Lloyd Waner: W.1-2
Fern Bell: 9
Johnny Rizzo: W.2-3;1-2
Arky Vaughan: 6
Gus Suhr: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
Pep Young: 8

Bot 3

Billy Werber: S
Wally Berger: 54(1)/FO
Ival Goodman: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Bill Brubaker: D
Ray Mueller: 63
Cy Blanton: K
Lloyd Waner: 5

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: 5
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Harry Craft: 53

Top 5

Fern Bell: S
Johnny Rizzo: CS2(26)
Johnny Rizzo: K
Arky Vaughan: 5

Bot 5

Eddie Joost: 8
Nolen Richardson: 3
Bucky Walters: D
Billy Werber: E5.2-3
Wally Berger: E5.1-2;3-H(UR)
Ival Goodman: 43

Top 6

Gus Suhr: S
Pep Young: S.1-2
Bill Brubaker: K
Ray Mueller: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Frank McCormick: S
Ernie Lombardi: S.1-2
Harry Craft: S.1-2;2-H
Eddie Joost: WP.1-2;2-3
Eddie Joost: 53
Nolen Richardson: 53
Bucky Walters: 13

Top 7

Cy Blanton: K
Lloyd Waner: 43
Fern Bell: 9

Bot 7

Billy Werber: W
Wally Berger: 14/SH.1-2
Ival Goodman: 3
Frank McCormick: S.2-H
Ernie Lombardi: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

Johnny Rizzo: W
Arky Vaughan: D.1-3
Gus Suhr: S.2-3;3-H
Pep Young: D.3-H;1-H
Bill Brubaker: 53.2-3
Heinie Manush: FC.3-H
Paul Waner: S.1-2
Lloyd Waner: S.1-2;2-3
Fern Bell: 4
Johnny Rizzo: 5(2)/FO

Bot 8

Harry Craft: 8
Eddie Joost: 9
Nolen Richardson: 63

Top 9

Arky Vaughan: S
Gus Suhr: FC/SH.1-2
Pep Young: K
Bill Brubaker: S.2-H;1X3(75)
Ray Berres: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Les Scarsella: 3/G
Billy Werber: D
Wally Berger: 8
Ival Goodman: 6

Notes & reviews

The expected surge of water over the OF from nearby swollen streams didn't happen.
Brubaker's long throw struck Myers behind L ear. Myers, unconscious, was taken to hospital. Myers awakened in time to hear end of game on radio.

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