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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1944-09-07 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 4702 · 65°F, night, dry · 1:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Ed Heusser earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ed Heusser L: Fritz Ostermueller SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB
Pete Coscarart	4	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	2	0	1	2
Frank Colman	4	1	1	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0
Fritz Ostermueller	3	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dain Clay	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	3	1	1	1	1	1
Ray Mueller	4	0	2	1	0	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Mesner	4	0	3	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Heusser	3	0	2	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	8.0	10	2	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	6	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
Jim Russell: 13
Johnny Barrett: 8

Bot 1

Woody Williams: W
Dain Clay: 8
Gee Walker: 3/G.1-2
Frank McCormick: D7.2-H
Ray Mueller: S8.2-H
Eric Tipton: CS2(24)

Top 2

Frank Colman: D8
Vince DiMaggio: S8.2-3
Babe Dahlgren: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 2

Eric Tipton: 4
Steve Mesner: S8
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO
Ed Heusser: S8.1-2
Woody Williams: 53

Top 3

Al Lopez: 63
Fritz Ostermueller: S9
Pete Coscarart: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Dain Clay: 5/L
Gee Walker: 8
Frank McCormick: 7

Top 4

Jim Russell: 43
Johnny Barrett: S8
Frank Colman: 8
Vince DiMaggio: SB2
Vince DiMaggio: 5/FL

Bot 4

Ray Mueller: S5/BG
Eric Tipton: CS2(26)
Eric Tipton: K/C
Steve Mesner: S7
Eddie Miller: 8

Top 5

Babe Dahlgren: 7
Frankie Gustine: 43
Al Lopez: 6

Bot 5

Ed Heusser: K
Woody Williams: S8
Dain Clay: FC5.1X2(5E4)
Gee Walker: K
Frank McCormick: W.2-3;1-2
Ray Mueller: 8

Top 6

Fritz Ostermueller: 43
Pete Coscarart: D7
Jim Russell: 63.2-3
Johnny Barrett: W
Frank Colman: 7

Bot 6

Eric Tipton: 4
Steve Mesner: S9
Eddie Miller: 6
Ed Heusser: S8.1-3(E8)
Woody Williams: 7

Top 7

Vince DiMaggio: 7
Babe Dahlgren: S7
Frankie Gustine: 54(1)/FO
Al Lopez: 43

Bot 7

Dain Clay: S8
Gee Walker: 16(1)/FO
Frank McCormick: CS2(263)
Frank McCormick: K

Top 8

Fritz Ostermueller: 43
Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
Jim Russell: 7

Bot 8

Ray Mueller: 7
Eric Tipton: 8
Steve Mesner: 9

Top 9

Johnny Barrett: W
Frank Colman: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Vince DiMaggio: 63