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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-04-19 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1106 · 64°F, sunny, dry · 1:52

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Max Butcher earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Max Butcher L: Boom-Boom Beck SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frankie Zak	5	0	1	1	0	2
Johnny Barrett	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Russell	3	2	0	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	2	1	0
Tommy O'Brien	4	0	1	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	2	2	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	1	1	0	1	0
Al Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max Butcher	4	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	3	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Woody Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kermit Wahl	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Just	2	0	0	0	0	0
Boom-Boom Beck	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Flager	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Libke	0	1	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	4	2	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Boom-Boom Beck	8.0	6	2	3
Howie Fox	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frankie Zak: K
Johnny Barrett: S4
Jim Russell: E6.1-2
Bob Elliott: SB3;SB2
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H;2-H(UR)
Tommy O'Brien: S7.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Dain Clay: 43
Eric Tipton: 8/L
Gee Walker: K

Top 2

Frankie Gustine: S6
Al Lopez: 13.1-2
Max Butcher: 3/FL
Frankie Zak: K

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: W
Steve Mesner: 5
Woody Williams: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Johnny Barrett: 8
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: SB2
Bob Elliott: W
Tommy O'Brien: 43.2-3;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: S7.3-H;2-H
Frankie Gustine: 5/FL

Bot 3

Kermit Wahl: 2/FL
Joe Just: 53
Boom-Boom Beck: 53

Top 4

Al Lopez: 4
Max Butcher: 6
Frankie Zak: 53

Bot 4

Dain Clay: S5
Eric Tipton: 3/FL
Gee Walker: 4/L
Frank McCormick: FC6.1-2
Steve Mesner: 43

Top 5

Johnny Barrett: S1
Jim Russell: SB2
Jim Russell: 9
Bob Elliott: 3/FL
Tommy O'Brien: K/C

Bot 5

Woody Williams: 8/L
Kermit Wahl: 53
Joe Just: 13

Top 6

Babe Dahlgren: 4
Frankie Gustine: 53
Al Lopez: 8

Bot 6

Boom-Boom Beck: 2/FL
Dain Clay: 7
Eric Tipton: 2

Top 7

Max Butcher: 13
Frankie Zak: 43
Johnny Barrett: 9

Bot 7

Gee Walker: 13
Frank McCormick: 53
Steve Mesner: S5
Woody Williams: 7

Top 8

Jim Russell: 6
Bob Elliott: 7
Tommy O'Brien: 8

Bot 8

Kermit Wahl: 7/L
Wally Flager: 43
Al Libke: W
Dain Clay: E5/BG.1-2
Eric Tipton: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Gee Walker: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Babe Dahlgren: D7
Frankie Gustine: W
Al Lopez: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Max Butcher: 6
Frankie Zak: S8.2-H;1-2
Johnny Barrett: 7/L

Bot 9

Frank McCormick: 63
Steve Mesner: 3/FL
Woody Williams: D7
Kermit Wahl: 6