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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-06-24 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 11732 · 86°F, sunny, dry · 1:41

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 3rd. Joe Bowman earned the win. Pete Coscarart went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Bowman L: Max Butcher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	2	0	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	0	1	0
Spud Davis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	2	1	0	0
Vic Barnhart	2	0	0	0	1	0
Pete Coscarart	3	1	2	2	0	0
Max Butcher	3	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	2	3	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Libke	3	1	1	1	1	1
Frank McCormick	3	1	3	1	1	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	1	0	0	0
Woody Williams	2	0	1	0	0	0
Al Unser	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Bowman	4	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	8.0	10	2	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Bowman	9.0	8	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: S8
Al Gionfriddo: 36(1)3/GDP
Jim Russell: 2/FL

Bot 1

Dain Clay: 2/FL
Gee Walker: 8
Al Libke: K

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 63
Spud Davis: 5/FL
Babe Dahlgren: S7
Vic Barnhart: 9

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: D7
Steve Mesner: S8.2-H
Eddie Miller: SB2
Eddie Miller: 3/SH.2-3
Woody Williams: HP
Al Unser: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Pete Coscarart: S7
Max Butcher: 9
Lee Handley: 46(1)/FO
Al Gionfriddo: 6

Bot 3

Joe Bowman: 9
Dain Clay: S8
Gee Walker: SB2
Gee Walker: K
Al Libke: W
Frank McCormick: S5.2-H;1-2
Steve Mesner: E4.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Eddie Miller: 4

Top 4

Jim Russell: 13
Bob Elliott: S7
Spud Davis: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Woody Williams: S7
Al Unser: K
Joe Bowman: CS2(26)
Joe Bowman: 3/G

Top 5

Babe Dahlgren: 3/FL
Vic Barnhart: W
Pete Coscarart: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Dain Clay: D9
Gee Walker: 7
Al Libke: 5
Frank McCormick: IW
Steve Mesner: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Max Butcher: K
Lee Handley: 53
Al Gionfriddo: D9
Jim Russell: 43

Bot 6

Eddie Miller: 5
Woody Williams: 8
Al Unser: K

Top 7

Bob Elliott: W
Spud Davis: E4.1-3
Babe Dahlgren: S8.3-H;1-2
Vic Barnhart: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Pete Coscarart: HR/7.3-H(UR)
Max Butcher: 7/L

Bot 7

Joe Bowman: 9
Dain Clay: S6
Gee Walker: 643.1-2
Al Libke: S8.2-H
Frank McCormick: S9.1-3
Steve Mesner: 9

Top 8

Lee Handley: S3/BG
Al Gionfriddo: 46(1)3/GDP
Jim Russell: 43

Bot 8

Eddie Miller: S6
Woody Williams: 14/SH.1-2
Al Unser: 3
Joe Bowman: 9

Top 9

Bob Elliott: 63
Frank Colman: K
Babe Dahlgren: 63