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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1943-09-12 · Day game · Crosley Field · 70°F, sunny, dry · 1:31

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0. Elmer Riddle earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Elmer Riddle L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	2
Jim Russell	3	0	0	1
Maurice Van Robays	3	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	3	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	1	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	0	0
Al Rubeling	3	0	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0
Rip Sewell	2	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	0	0	1	0
Johnny Barrett	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	4	0	2	0	0	1
Max Marshall	2	0	1	0	1	0
Gee Walker	3	0	0	0	1	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bert Haas	2	1	2	0	2	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	3	0	1	0	0	0
Elmer Riddle	3	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	8.0	10	4	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	9.0	1	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: K
Jim Russell: 7
Maurice Van Robays: 53

Bot 1

Lonny Frey: K
Max Marshall: D9
Gee Walker: FC6.2X3(65)
Eric Tipton: D7.1XH(7562)

Top 2

Vince DiMaggio: 7
Bob Elliott: 53
Elbie Fletcher: 5/FL

Bot 2

Bert Haas: S7
Steve Mesner: 64(1)3/GDP
Eddie Miller: 3/G

Top 3

Al Rubeling: 8
Al Lopez: 3/FL
Rip Sewell: 31

Bot 3

Ray Mueller: 53
Elmer Riddle: D7
Lonny Frey: 8
Max Marshall: 23

Top 4

Pete Coscarart: K
Jim Russell: 8
Maurice Van Robays: 8

Bot 4

Gee Walker: 3/G
Eric Tipton: 8
Bert Haas: W
Steve Mesner: S7.1-2
Eddie Miller: S8.2-H;1-2
Ray Mueller: S5.2-3;1-2
Elmer Riddle: 36(1)/FO

Top 5

Vince DiMaggio: 13
Bob Elliott: 8/L
Elbie Fletcher: 8

Bot 5

Lonny Frey: S5
Max Marshall: 13/SH.1-2
Gee Walker: 7
Eric Tipton: 8

Top 6

Al Rubeling: 7
Al Lopez: 9
Rip Sewell: 63

Bot 6

Bert Haas: S8
Steve Mesner: K
Eddie Miller: 8
Ray Mueller: 53

Top 7

Pete Coscarart: 43
Jim Russell: K/C
Maurice Van Robays: 63/G6M

Bot 7

Elmer Riddle: 53
Lonny Frey: S7
Max Marshall: W.1-2
Gee Walker: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
Gee Walker: IW
Eric Tipton: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 8

Vince DiMaggio: K/C
Bob Elliott: D7
Elbie Fletcher: 4/FL
Al Rubeling: 9

Bot 8

Bert Haas: W
Steve Mesner: POCS2(136)
Steve Mesner: 8
Eddie Miller: 53

Top 9

Al Lopez: 3/G
Tommy O'Brien: W
Johnny Barrett: 9(B)3(1)/LDP