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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1941-09-26 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 717 · cloudy, dry · 1:58

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 2nd. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Bill Brandt SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Mattick	4	0	1	1	1	0
Eddie Lukon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frank McCormick	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dick West	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jim Gleeson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Chuck Aleno	3	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	0	1	0	0
Eddie Joost	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cox	5	0	0	1	0	0
Culley Rikard	3	0	0	0	0	1
Arky Vaughan	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	1	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	3	1	0	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	3	0	0	0
Ripper Collins	4	0	1	1	0	1
Vinnie Smith	3	0	2	0	1	1
Bill Brandt	1	0	0	0	0	1
Alf Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	1	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Baker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Leip	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	9	3	7

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Brandt	5.0	5	3	0
Nick Strincevich	2.0	0	2	1
Dick Conger	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Mattick: 8
Eddie Lukon: 2/FL
Lonny Frey: W
Frank McCormick: W.1-2
Dick West: 7

Bot 1

Billy Cox: 4
Culley Rikard: K
Arky Vaughan: 2/FL

Top 2

Mike McCormick: T7
Jim Gleeson: W
Chuck Aleno: 7/FL
Johnny Vander Meer: 8.3-H;1-2
Bobby Mattick: S8.2-H
Eddie Lukon: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 31
Maurice Van Robays: 7
Frankie Gustine: D7
Ripper Collins: 4/L

Top 3

Eddie Lukon: 8
Lonny Frey: S6
Frank McCormick: 8
Dick West: T8.1-H
Mike McCormick: 9

Bot 3

Vinnie Smith: S8
Bill Brandt: K/C
Billy Cox: 8
Culley Rikard: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Jim Gleeson: 7
Chuck Aleno: D7
Johnny Vander Meer: 9
Bobby Mattick: 4/L

Bot 4

Arky Vaughan: T8
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H
Maurice Van Robays: 36(1)/FO
Frankie Gustine: 9
Ripper Collins: 4/G

Top 5

Eddie Lukon: 3/G
Lonny Frey: 7/L
Frank McCormick: 9/L

Bot 5

Vinnie Smith: S4
Alf Anderson: K
Billy Cox: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Dick West: 53
Mike McCormick: K/C
Jim Gleeson: 31

Bot 6

Culley Rikard: 2/FL
Arky Vaughan: D7
Bob Elliott: 6
Maurice Van Robays: 43

Top 7

Chuck Aleno: W
Johnny Vander Meer: 24/SH.1-2
Bobby Mattick: W
Eddie Lukon: 46(1)/FO.2-H(NR)(UR);BX1(6E3)
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 7

Frankie Gustine: S7
Ripper Collins: K/C
Vinnie Smith: W.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Cox: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Bill Baker: SB2
Bill Baker: 3

Top 8

Eddie Joost: K/C
Dick West: S5
Mike McCormick: 54(1)/FO
Jim Gleeson: 43

Bot 8

Arky Vaughan: 43
Bob Elliott: 6
Maurice Van Robays: W
Frankie Gustine: S8.1-3
Ripper Collins: S8.3-H;1-3
Vinnie Smith: K/C

Top 9

Chuck Aleno: 63
Johnny Vander Meer: 53
Bobby Mattick: 9

Bot 9

Vince DiMaggio: K
Billy Cox: 53
Ed Leip: K/C