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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1942-04-15 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 3628 · 83°F, sunny, dry · Wind to RF · 2:16

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 1st. Dutch Dietz earned the win. Bob Elliott went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

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

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	5	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	5	2	3	1	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	2	1	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	1	1	0	0	3	0
Bud Stewart	4	1	1	2	0	1
Frankie Gustine	4	0	0	1	1	1
Al Lopez	3	0	1	1	2	0
Dutch Dietz	4	0	1	0	1	2
Babe Phelps	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	3	1	2	0	2	0
Lonny Frey	4	0	0	0	1	0
Ival Goodman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	1	1	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bert Haas	2	1	1	0	2	0
Mike McCormick	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rollie Hemsley	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ray Starr	1	0	0	0	1	0
Chuck Aleno	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch Dietz	9.0	6	7	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	0.2	5	1	0
Ray Starr	8.1	4	7	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: 53
Johnny Barrett: S4
Bob Elliott: S8.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: S8.2-H;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: W.2-3;1-2
Bud Stewart: D9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Frankie Gustine: 8.3-H;2-3
Al Lopez: D8.3-H
Dutch Dietz: 2/FL

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: W
Lonny Frey: 8
Ival Goodman: 3/G.1-2
Gee Walker: S7.2-H
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Pete Coscarart: 6
Johnny Barrett: 5
Bob Elliott: S7
Vince DiMaggio: K

Bot 2

Bert Haas: T9
Mike McCormick: 6
Rollie Hemsley: S8.3-H
Ray Starr: 3/SH.1-2
Eddie Joost: 8

Top 3

Elbie Fletcher: W
Bud Stewart: K
Frankie Gustine: 13.1-2
Al Lopez: IW
Dutch Dietz: K

Bot 3

Lonny Frey: W
Ival Goodman: 16(1)3/GDP
Gee Walker: K

Top 4

Pete Coscarart: K
Johnny Barrett: 43
Bob Elliott: 9

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: 43
Bert Haas: 9
Mike McCormick: W
Rollie Hemsley: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Vince DiMaggio: W
Elbie Fletcher: HP.1-2
Bud Stewart: 8.2-3;1-2
Frankie Gustine: W
Al Lopez: 52(3)3/GDP

Bot 5

Ray Starr: W
Eddie Joost: D7.1-3
Lonny Frey: 9/FDP.3XH(92);2-3
Ival Goodman: 5/FL

Top 6

Dutch Dietz: W
Pete Coscarart: FC2/SH.1X2(2E6);B-1
Johnny Barrett: K
Bob Elliott: 5/FL
Vince DiMaggio: 5/FL

Bot 6

Gee Walker: 7/L
Frank McCormick: S8
Bert Haas: W.1-2
Mike McCormick: 13.2-3;1-2
Rollie Hemsley: 7/L

Top 7

Elbie Fletcher: W
Bud Stewart: 53/SH.1-2
Frankie Gustine: K/C
Al Lopez: IW
Dutch Dietz: S3.2-3;1-2
Babe Phelps: 43

Bot 7

Ray Starr: 9
Eddie Joost: S7
Lonny Frey: 4
Ival Goodman: 7/L

Top 8

Johnny Barrett: 8
Bob Elliott: HR/7
Vince DiMaggio: S7
Elbie Fletcher: 4
Bud Stewart: 43

Bot 8

Gee Walker: 53
Frank McCormick: 7
Bert Haas: W
Mike McCormick: 8

Top 9

Frankie Gustine: 13
Al Lopez: 7
Dutch Dietz: K/C

Bot 9

Rollie Hemsley: 13
Chuck Aleno: 53
Eddie Joost: W
Lonny Frey: 43