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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1941-09-21 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 10248 · 85°F, sunny, dry · 1:48

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Elmer Riddle earned the win. Eddie Joost went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Elmer Riddle L: Dutch Dietz SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	0
Culley Rikard	4	2	0	0
Bud Stewart	4	1	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	1	0	0
Stu Martin	4	2	0	0
Billy Cox	3	0	0	1
Bill Baker	2	0	1	0
Dutch Dietz	3	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	3	1	1	1	1	0
Eddie Lukon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	1	1	0	0	0
Elmer Riddle	2	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Dietz	8.0	6	2	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	9.0	6	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Gustine: 2/FL
Culley Rikard: S8
Bud Stewart: 8
Vince DiMaggio: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: 2
Eddie Lukon: 13
Billy Werber: HP
Frank McCormick: 4(1)/FO

Top 2

Vince DiMaggio: 2/FL
Elbie Fletcher: 6
Stu Martin: D7
Billy Cox: K/C

Bot 2

Ernie Lombardi: 13
Mike McCormick: 1
Jim Gleeson: S9
Lonny Frey: 5/FL

Top 3

Bill Baker: 9
Dutch Dietz: K/C
Frankie Gustine: 7

Bot 3

Elmer Riddle: K
Eddie Joost: W
Eddie Lukon: FC3.1-2(E3/TH2)
Billy Werber: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Culley Rikard: 6
Bud Stewart: 13
Vince DiMaggio: 2/FL

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: 7/L
Ernie Lombardi: 8
Mike McCormick: S8
Jim Gleeson: 8

Top 5

Elbie Fletcher: S4
Stu Martin: D8.1-3
Billy Cox: 63
Bill Baker: IW
Dutch Dietz: K/C
Frankie Gustine: 9/FL

Bot 5

Lonny Frey: S5/BP
Elmer Riddle: E2/SH/TH1.1-H(NR)(UR);BX3(935)
Eddie Joost: 7/L
Eddie Lukon: 13

Top 6

Culley Rikard: S1/BG
Bud Stewart: 343.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 53
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Bot 6

Billy Werber: 9
Frank McCormick: D7
Ernie Lombardi: 4
Mike McCormick: 3/FL

Top 7

Stu Martin: 13
Billy Cox: 6
Bill Baker: 9

Bot 7

Jim Gleeson: 7
Lonny Frey: 31
Elmer Riddle: 7

Top 8

Dutch Dietz: 53
Frankie Gustine: 8
Culley Rikard: 43

Bot 8

Eddie Joost: HR/7
Eddie Lukon: 8
Billy Werber: D7
Frank McCormick: 8
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Mike McCormick: 43

Top 9

Bud Stewart: S9
Vince DiMaggio: 6/FL
Elbie Fletcher: 9
Stu Martin: 4