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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1944-09-15 · Night game · Forbes Field · 10 innings · Att: 12198 · night, dry · 2:05

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 9th. Bucky Walters earned the win. Jim Russell went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bucky Walters L: Xavier Rescigno SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	5	0	2	0	0	0
Dain Clay	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jo-Jo White	5	1	1	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	1	2	1	1	0
Ray Mueller	4	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	2	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Mesner	2	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	1	0	2
Bucky Walters	4	0	1	1	0	0
Estel Crabtree	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Criscola	2	0	0	1	0	0
Chuck Aleno	1	0	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	1	2	2	1	0
Johnny Barrett	5	1	2	0	0	0
Frank Colman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	1	0	1	1
Al Rubeling	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Lopez	4	1	0	0	0	0
Nick Strincevich	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	10.0	9	3	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	9.0	7	3	5
Xavier Rescigno	1.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody Williams: S7
Dain Clay: S5.1-2
Jo-Jo White: 9
Frank McCormick: 7
Ray Mueller: 7

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 13
Jim Russell: 8
Johnny Barrett: 7

Top 2

Eric Tipton: W
Steve Mesner: 46(1)3/GDP
Eddie Miller: S8
Bucky Walters: 4

Bot 2

Frank Colman: 9
Babe Dahlgren: W
Al Rubeling: S9.1-3
Frankie Gustine: 9
Al Lopez: CS2(243)

Top 3

Woody Williams: 53
Dain Clay: K
Jo-Jo White: K

Bot 3

Al Lopez: 63
Nick Strincevich: 4
Pete Coscarart: W
Jim Russell: 7

Top 4

Frank McCormick: W
Ray Mueller: 54(1)3/GDP
Eric Tipton: 9

Bot 4

Johnny Barrett: S1
Frank Colman: S7.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: K
Al Rubeling: 9.3-H
Frankie Gustine: S9.1-3;BX2(96)

Top 5

Steve Mesner: W
Eddie Miller: K
Bucky Walters: 46(1)/FO
Woody Williams: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Al Lopez: 3/FL
Nick Strincevich: 8
Pete Coscarart: 63

Top 6

Woody Williams: S7
Dain Clay: 13/SH.1-2
Jo-Jo White: 63
Frank McCormick: 63

Bot 6

Jim Russell: HR/9
Johnny Barrett: S8
Frank Colman: 8
Babe Dahlgren: 54(1)/FO
Al Rubeling: 43

Top 7

Ray Mueller: E6
Eric Tipton: K
Steve Mesner: FC3.1-3(E3/TH2)
Eddie Miller: 8.3-H(UR)
Bucky Walters: 4(1)/FO

Bot 7

Frankie Gustine: 7
Al Lopez: E6/TH1
Nick Strincevich: S8.1-2
Pete Coscarart: 7/L
Jim Russell: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Johnny Barrett: 43

Top 8

Woody Williams: 63
Dain Clay: 63
Jo-Jo White: 31

Bot 8

Frank Colman: K/C
Babe Dahlgren: S9
Al Rubeling: 64(1)/FO
Frankie Gustine: 4

Top 9

Frank McCormick: S7
Ray Mueller: 9
Estel Crabtree: S9.1-3
Tony Criscola: E4.3-H;1-2
Eddie Miller: K
Bucky Walters: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Woody Williams: 4(1)/FO

Bot 9

Al Lopez: 2/FL
Bob Elliott: 13
Pete Coscarart: 7

Top 10

Dain Clay: S8
Jo-Jo White: S8.1-2
Frank McCormick: S8.2-H;1-2
Ray Mueller: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Chuck Aleno: 8.3-H
Tony Criscola: 7

Bot 10

Jim Russell: W
Johnny Barrett: 46(1)/FO
Vince DiMaggio: 16(1)3/GDP