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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1939-08-15 Β· Day game Β· Crosley Field Β· Att: 7941 Β· 2:11

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 5th. Johnny Niggeling earned the win.

Line score

123456789RHE
PIT20000010258
CIN10023000610

W: Johnny Niggeling   L: Joe Bowman   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Babe Pinelli Β· 1B: Beans Reardon Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Larry Goetz Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lloyd Waner511000
Arky Vaughan311011
Johnny Rizzo401200
Chuck Klein400001
Elbie Fletcher310011
Bill Brubaker300012
Pep Young422000
Ray Mueller402200
Joe Bowman201000
Jim Tobin100001
Paul Waner000100

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Billy Werber200020
Lonny Frey512001
Ival Goodman433100
Frank McCormick412200
Willard Hershberger200100
Wally Berger302110
Dick West400001
Billy Myers400000
Johnny Niggeling411001

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Joe Bowman4.1703
Bill Swift0.1200
Jim Tobin3.1130

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Johnny Niggeling9.0836

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Lloyd Waner: D
  • Arky Vaughan: W
  • Johnny Rizzo: D.1-H;2-H
  • Chuck Klein: 31
  • Elbie Fletcher: K
  • Bill Brubaker: K

Bot 1

  • Billy Werber: 1/L
  • Lonny Frey: 53
  • Ival Goodman: T
  • Frank McCormick: E4.3-H(NR)(UR)
  • Willard Hershberger: 53

Top 2

  • Pep Young: 53
  • Ray Mueller: 63
  • Joe Bowman: S
  • Lloyd Waner: 3/G

Bot 2

  • Wally Berger: 53
  • Dick West: 43
  • Billy Myers: 43

Top 3

  • Arky Vaughan: K
  • Johnny Rizzo: 53
  • Chuck Klein: 9

Bot 3

  • Johnny Niggeling: K
  • Billy Werber: 13
  • Lonny Frey: K23

Top 4

  • Elbie Fletcher: 43
  • Bill Brubaker: W
  • Pep Young: 7
  • Ray Mueller: 7

Bot 4

  • Ival Goodman: D
  • Frank McCormick: S.2-H
  • Willard Hershberger: 54/SH.1-2
  • Wally Berger: S.2-H
  • Dick West: K
  • Billy Myers: 3

Top 5

  • Joe Bowman: 2
  • Lloyd Waner: 9/L
  • Arky Vaughan: 3/G

Bot 5

  • Johnny Niggeling: S
  • Billy Werber: 13/SH.1-2
  • Lonny Frey: S.2-3
  • Ival Goodman: S.1-2;3-H
  • Frank McCormick: S.1-3;2-H
  • Willard Hershberger: 7/SF.3-H
  • Wally Berger: S.1-2
  • Dick West: 7

Top 6

  • Johnny Rizzo: 9
  • Chuck Klein: 8
  • Elbie Fletcher: 9/L

Bot 6

  • Billy Myers: 53
  • Johnny Niggeling: 8
  • Billy Werber: W
  • Lonny Frey: S.1-2
  • Ival Goodman: 9

Top 7

  • Bill Brubaker: 5
  • Pep Young: S
  • Ray Mueller: D.1-H
  • Jim Tobin: K
  • Lloyd Waner: 3/G

Bot 7

  • Frank McCormick: 8/L
  • Willard Hershberger: 43
  • Wally Berger: W
  • Dick West: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

  • Arky Vaughan: S
  • Johnny Rizzo: 54(1)3/GDP
  • Chuck Klein: K

Bot 8

  • Billy Myers: 2
  • Johnny Niggeling: 9
  • Billy Werber: W
  • Lonny Frey: 9

Top 9

  • Elbie Fletcher: W
  • Bill Brubaker: K
  • Pep Young: S.1-2
  • Ray Mueller: S.1-3;2-H
  • Paul Waner: 8/SF.3-H
  • Lloyd Waner: 9/L