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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1944-09-16 · Day game · Forbes Field · 72°F, sunny, dry · 1:31

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Tommy de la Cruz earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Tommy de la Cruz L: Max Butcher SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Woody Williams	4	0	3	0
Dain Clay	4	0	0	0
Jo-Jo White	4	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	2	3	0
Eric Tipton	3	0	2	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	1	2
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0
Tommy de la Cruz	3	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	2	1	0	0	2	0
Johnny Barrett	2	0	0	0	2	0
Frank Colman	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Rubeling	3	0	0	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	0	1
Al Lopez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Max Butcher	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy de la Cruz	9.0	1	4	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	10	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody Williams: S7
Dain Clay: 53/BG.1-2
Jo-Jo White: 8(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
Jim Russell: W
Johnny Barrett: 9
Frank Colman: T8.1-H
Babe Dahlgren: 3/FL

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 7/L
Ray Mueller: 8
Eric Tipton: 9

Bot 2

Al Rubeling: 43
Frankie Gustine: K
Al Lopez: 9

Top 3

Steve Mesner: 8
Eddie Miller: 4
Tommy de la Cruz: 31

Bot 3

Max Butcher: 6
Pete Coscarart: 43
Jim Russell: W
Johnny Barrett: CS2(26)

Top 4

Woody Williams: S8
Dain Clay: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Jo-Jo White: 63

Bot 4

Johnny Barrett: W
Frank Colman: 164(1)/FO
Babe Dahlgren: 2/FL
Al Rubeling: 53

Top 5

Frank McCormick: 53
Ray Mueller: D7
Eric Tipton: S7.2-3
Steve Mesner: S6.3-H;1-2
Eddie Miller: 9
Tommy de la Cruz: E6.2-3;1-2
Woody Williams: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Frankie Gustine: 43
Al Lopez: 7
Max Butcher: K

Top 6

Dain Clay: 13
Jo-Jo White: 31
Frank McCormick: 7/L

Bot 6

Pete Coscarart: 53
Jim Russell: 6/L
Johnny Barrett: W
Frank Colman: 9

Top 7

Ray Mueller: S7
Eric Tipton: 34/SH.1-2
Steve Mesner: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 7

Babe Dahlgren: 63
Al Rubeling: K
Frankie Gustine: 63

Top 8

Eddie Miller: 7/L
Tommy de la Cruz: S4
Woody Williams: S7.1-2
Dain Clay: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Jo-Jo White: 7

Bot 8

Al Lopez: 7/L
Max Butcher: 43
Pete Coscarart: 53

Top 9

Frank McCormick: 7/L
Ray Mueller: S8
Eric Tipton: S8.1-3
Steve Mesner: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Eddie Miller: 43

Bot 9

Jim Russell: 3/L
Johnny Barrett: 3/L
Frank Colman: 43

Notes & reviews

bunt, but no SH

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