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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1941-09-03 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 18428 · cloudy, dry · 1:53

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 4th. Johnny Lanning earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Lanning L: Elmer Riddle SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Lloyd Waner	4	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	4	0	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	4	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	2	2	0
Harry Craft	4	0	3	0	0
Eddie Joost	4	0	3	0	1
Elmer Riddle	3	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alf Anderson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Handley	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Stewart	3	1	2	1	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	2	0	0	0	1	1
Stu Martin	3	1	1	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Baker	2	0	1	2	1	0
Johnny Lanning	3	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	8.0	6	2	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Lanning	9.0	9	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 7
Mike McCormick: 43
Lonny Frey: 8

Bot 1

Alf Anderson: 63
Lee Handley: S1
Bob Elliott: SB2
Bob Elliott: 8
Bud Stewart: S9.2-H
Elbie Fletcher: CS2(1363)

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 5
Billy Werber: 53
Ernie Lombardi: S1/BG
Harry Craft: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Elbie Fletcher: W
Stu Martin: 46(1)/FO
Vince DiMaggio: 23/SH.1-2
Bill Baker: W
Johnny Lanning: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Eddie Joost: T7
Elmer Riddle: FC5.3XH(52)
Lloyd Waner: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 3

Alf Anderson: 53
Lee Handley: 6
Bob Elliott: 8

Top 4

Mike McCormick: 8
Lonny Frey: 43
Frank McCormick: 8/L

Bot 4

Bud Stewart: S9
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Stu Martin: S9.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: S6.2-3;1-2
Bill Baker: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Johnny Lanning: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Billy Werber: 7
Ernie Lombardi: 13
Harry Craft: D5
Eddie Joost: K

Bot 5

Alf Anderson: 6
Lee Handley: 53
Bob Elliott: 7/L

Top 6

Elmer Riddle: 7
Lloyd Waner: 53
Mike McCormick: 5

Bot 6

Bud Stewart: K23
Elbie Fletcher: K
Stu Martin: 43

Top 7

Lonny Frey: S6
Frank McCormick: 54(1)/FO
Billy Werber: 54(1)/FO
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.1-H
Harry Craft: S7
Eddie Joost: S7.1-3
Elmer Riddle: 2/FL

Bot 7

Vince DiMaggio: 53
Bill Baker: 8
Johnny Lanning: 63

Top 8

Lloyd Waner: 7
Mike McCormick: 8
Lonny Frey: E5/TH1
Frank McCormick: 7

Bot 8

Alf Anderson: 63
Lee Handley: 63
Bob Elliott: 9

Top 9

Billy Werber: 7
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Harry Craft: S8
Eddie Joost: S7.1XH(72)