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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1942-08-20 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1324 · 1:57

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 1st. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win. Vince DiMaggio went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	6
CIN	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		5	10

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	4	1	2	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	0	2
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	1	3	0	1
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	1	0
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rip Sewell	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bud Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bert Haas	3	1	0	0	1	0
Max Marshall	4	1	2	1	0	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frankie Kelleher	4	1	1	2	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	1	2	0	1
Ray Lamanno	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dee Phillips	4	1	2	0	0	1
Johnny Vander Meer	2	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	8.0	10	1	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	6	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: 13
Jimmy Wasdell: S
Maurice Van Robays: S.1-2
Bob Elliott: K
Elbie Fletcher: 4

Bot 1

Lonny Frey: 43
Bert Haas: W
Max Marshall: E4.1-2
Eric Tipton: 53.1-2;2-3
Frankie Kelleher: S.2-H(UR);3-H(UR)
Frank McCormick: HR.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Ray Lamanno: 53

Top 2

Vince DiMaggio: K
Frankie Gustine: W
Al Lopez: 9
Rip Sewell: K

Bot 2

Dee Phillips: S
Johnny Vander Meer: 26(1)3/GDP
Lonny Frey: 2

Top 3

Pete Coscarart: S
Jimmy Wasdell: 46(1)/FO
Maurice Van Robays: 8
Bob Elliott: 3/G

Bot 3

Bert Haas: 8
Max Marshall: 7
Eric Tipton: K

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Vince DiMaggio: 53
Frankie Gustine: 3/G

Bot 4

Frankie Kelleher: 7
Frank McCormick: 8
Ray Lamanno: S
Dee Phillips: WP.1-2
Dee Phillips: K

Top 5

Al Lopez: 4/L
Rip Sewell: E4
Pete Coscarart: 9
Jimmy Wasdell: 43

Bot 5

Johnny Vander Meer: S
Lonny Frey: 9
Bert Haas: 9
Max Marshall: D.1-3
Eric Tipton: 9

Top 6

Maurice Van Robays: 5
Bob Elliott: S
Elbie Fletcher: K
Vince DiMaggio: 54(1)/FO

Bot 6

Frankie Kelleher: 7
Frank McCormick: 7
Ray Lamanno: 4

Top 7

Frankie Gustine: 8
Al Lopez: W
Rip Sewell: 9
Pete Coscarart: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Dee Phillips: S
Johnny Vander Meer: 364/SH.1-2
Lonny Frey: S.2-3
Bert Haas: PO1(E2).1-2
Bert Haas: 9
Max Marshall: S.3-H;2-3
Eric Tipton: 43

Top 8

Jimmy Wasdell: S
Maurice Van Robays: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: K
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Vince DiMaggio: HR.2-H;1-H
Frankie Gustine: 43

Bot 8

Frankie Kelleher: 6
Frank McCormick: K
Ray Lamanno: S
Dee Phillips: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Al Lopez: 1
Bud Stewart: 63
Pete Coscarart: 8