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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-04-18 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1467 · 58°F, sunny, dry · Wind to RF · 1:54

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 8th. Ed Heusser earned the win. Frank McCormick went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.

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	8
CIN	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		6	7

W: Ed Heusser L: Nick Strincevich SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Frankie Zak	3	0	1	0
Johnny Barrett	4	1	0	0
Jim Russell	3	1	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	4	3	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	0	0
Bill Salkeld	4	0	0	0
Nick Strincevich	2	1	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	2	2	1	0	2	1
Eric Tipton	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	2	2	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	3	1	3	3	1	0
Steve Mesner	3	0	0	1	1	0
Woody Williams	4	0	0	1	0	0
Kermit Wahl	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Just	4	0	0	1	0	1
Ed Heusser	3	0	0	0	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	6.0	3	3	1
Xavier Rescigno	1.0	4	0	1
Ken Gables	1.0	0	3	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	8	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Zak: 6/L
Johnny Barrett: 43
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: 9

Bot 1

Dain Clay: W
Eric Tipton: 43.1-2
Gee Walker: 63.2-3
Frank McCormick: D7.3-H
Steve Mesner: 63

Top 2

Tommy O'Brien: S5
Babe Dahlgren: PO1(1343)
Babe Dahlgren: 8/L
Frankie Gustine: S7
Bill Salkeld: 9

Bot 2

Woody Williams: 4/L
Kermit Wahl: 8
Joe Just: 53

Top 3

Nick Strincevich: 63
Frankie Zak: 6/L
Johnny Barrett: 43

Bot 3

Ed Heusser: 43
Dain Clay: HP
Eric Tipton: 7
Gee Walker: CS2(24)

Top 4

Jim Russell: 7
Bob Elliott: 8
Tommy O'Brien: S9
Babe Dahlgren: 7

Bot 4

Gee Walker: S7
Frank McCormick: S9.1-3
Steve Mesner: 8.3-H
Woody Williams: 13.1-2
Kermit Wahl: 13

Top 5

Frankie Gustine: 8
Bill Salkeld: 13
Nick Strincevich: S8
Frankie Zak: W.1-2
Johnny Barrett: 8

Bot 5

Joe Just: K
Ed Heusser: 43
Dain Clay: W
Eric Tipton: SB2
Eric Tipton: 4/L

Top 6

Jim Russell: S8
Bob Elliott: 46(1)/FO
Tommy O'Brien: S7.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Frankie Gustine: 3

Bot 6

Gee Walker: 63
Frank McCormick: W
Steve Mesner: 6/L
Woody Williams: SB2
Woody Williams: 43

Top 7

Bill Salkeld: 3/G
Al Gionfriddo: 3/G
Frankie Zak: 6

Bot 7

Kermit Wahl: 8
Joe Just: 53
Ed Heusser: K

Top 8

Johnny Barrett: S9
Jim Russell: 7
Bob Elliott: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Dain Clay: S7
Eric Tipton: S1/BG.1-2
Gee Walker: S5.2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Steve Mesner: W.2-3;1-2
Woody Williams: 7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Kermit Wahl: W
Joe Just: 7.3-H
Ed Heusser: W.2-3;1-2
Dain Clay: K/C

Top 9

Tommy O'Brien: K/C
Babe Dahlgren: D8
Frankie Gustine: 13
Bill Salkeld: 2/FL