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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1944-04-28 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1080 · 61°F, sunny, dry · 1:34

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Ed Heusser 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	7
CIN	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	7

W: Ed Heusser L: Max Butcher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	3	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	0	0
Johnny Barrett	3	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	2	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	0	2
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0
Max Butcher	3	0	0	1
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Tony Criscola	4	0	1	0	0
Woody Williams	4	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	1	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	2	2	0	0
Eric Tipton	3	0	1	0	0
Buck Fausett	3	0	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	1	1	0
Ray Mueller	3	0	0	0	1
Ed Heusser	3	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	8.0	7	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	7	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 53
Frankie Gustine: 53
Jim Russell: D7
Bob Elliott: 8

Bot 1

Tony Criscola: 9
Woody Williams: 53
Gee Walker: S8
Frank McCormick: CS2(16)

Top 2

Johnny Barrett: W
Babe Dahlgren: S6.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: K/C
Al Lopez: 9
Max Butcher: K

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)
Eric Tipton: S8.2-3
Buck Fausett: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Eddie Miller: 8
Ray Mueller: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Lee Handley: 6/L
Frankie Gustine: 4
Jim Russell: 3/G

Bot 3

Ed Heusser: 43
Tony Criscola: T7
Woody Williams: 2/FL
Gee Walker: 53

Top 4

Bob Elliott: 7
Johnny Barrett: 3
Babe Dahlgren: 9

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: D7
Eric Tipton: 9
Buck Fausett: 5/FL
Eddie Miller: S8.2-H
Ray Mueller: 7

Top 5

Vince DiMaggio: 8
Al Lopez: 63
Max Butcher: 9

Bot 5

Ed Heusser: 8
Tony Criscola: 2/FL
Woody Williams: 53

Top 6

Lee Handley: 3/G
Frankie Gustine: W
Jim Russell: S7.1-2
Bob Elliott: 7
Johnny Barrett: 4/L

Bot 6

Gee Walker: K
Frank McCormick: 53
Eric Tipton: E6
Buck Fausett: 13

Top 7

Babe Dahlgren: 7
Vince DiMaggio: D8
Al Lopez: 53
Max Butcher: 7

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 6/FL
Ray Mueller: K
Ed Heusser: S4
Tony Criscola: 3/G

Top 8

Lee Handley: 9
Frankie Gustine: 6
Jim Russell: S9
Bob Elliott: D7.1-3
Johnny Barrett: 43

Bot 8

Woody Williams: 53
Gee Walker: 4
Frank McCormick: 3/L

Top 9

Babe Dahlgren: S7
Vince DiMaggio: K
Frank Colman: 2/FL
Tommy O'Brien: 53