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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1941-09-24 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1701 · 94°F, sunny, dry · 1:21

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 2–0. Bucky Walters earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bucky Walters L: Walt Lanfranconi SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Johnny Hudson	3	1	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	0	1
Barney Olsen	3	1	0	0
Lou Novikoff	3	0	0	1
Frank Jelincich	3	0	1	1
Lou Stringer	4	1	0	1
Bob Scheffing	3	2	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	0	0
Walt Lanfranconi	1	0	0	1
Charlie Gilbert	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	1	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	1	0	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	0	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	3	1	0	0	1	1
Eddie Lukon	3	0	2	0	1	0
Lonny Frey	4	0	0	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	3	0	1	0	0	1
Chuck Aleno	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bucky Walters	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walt Lanfranconi	5.0	4	2	0
Emil Kush	2.0	0	0	1
Vern Olsen	1.0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	6	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Hudson: 13
Eddie Waitkus: 63
Barney Olsen: S8.BX2(86)

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: W
Eddie Lukon: S8.1-3
Lonny Frey: 9.3-H
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: 9
Ernie Lombardi: 3

Top 2

Lou Novikoff: K/C
Frank Jelincich: K
Lou Stringer: 8

Bot 2

Mike McCormick: 7/L
Jim Gleeson: 2/FL
Chuck Aleno: 6

Top 3

Bob Scheffing: 9
Lennie Merullo: 6
Walt Lanfranconi: K/C

Bot 3

Bucky Walters: 8
Eddie Joost: 8
Eddie Lukon: S9
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Top 4

Johnny Hudson: 3/G
Eddie Waitkus: K
Barney Olsen: 9

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: 53
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Mike McCormick: S4
Jim Gleeson: S8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-3
Chuck Aleno: 53

Top 5

Lou Novikoff: 43
Frank Jelincich: 3
Lou Stringer: S7
Bob Scheffing: S8.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 43

Bot 5

Bucky Walters: 8
Eddie Joost: 63
Eddie Lukon: W
Lonny Frey: 8

Top 6

Charlie Gilbert: 43
Johnny Hudson: S3
Eddie Waitkus: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Frank McCormick: 8
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Mike McCormick: 8

Top 7

Barney Olsen: 63
Lou Novikoff: 53
Frank Jelincich: 8

Bot 7

Jim Gleeson: K
Chuck Aleno: 8
Bucky Walters: 4

Top 8

Lou Stringer: 53
Bob Scheffing: S8
Lennie Merullo: 8
Bill Nicholson: K23

Bot 8

Eddie Joost: K
Eddie Lukon: E4
Lonny Frey: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Phil Cavarretta: 31
Eddie Waitkus: S8
Dom Dallessandro: W.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 43.2-3;1-2
Frank Jelincich: W
Lou Stringer: K