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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-08-31 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 4499 · 86°F, night, dry · 2:10

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 1st. Ken Gables earned the win and Xavier Rescigno picked up the save. Bob Elliott went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	10
CIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	11

W: Ken Gables L: Joe Bowman SV: Xavier Rescigno

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Al Gionfriddo	5	2	2	0	0
Johnny Barrett	5	1	1	1	0
Jim Russell	3	2	1	0	1
Bill Salkeld	1	0	1	2	1
Bob Elliott	4	0	2	3	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	4	0	2	0	0
Ken Gables	2	1	0	0	0
Al Lopez	2	0	1	0	0
Xavier Rescigno	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	1	2	1	0	0
Eric Tipton	5	0	3	1	0	0
Al Libke	4	0	1	0	1	0
Frank McCormick	5	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Mesner	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	1	1	0	1
Al Lakeman	2	1	0	0	1	0
Kermit Wahl	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gee Walker	1	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Modak	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Sipek	1	0	1	0	0	0
Al Unser	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bucky Walters	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Gables	7.1	9	3	2
Xavier Rescigno	1.2	2	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Joe Bowman	0.0	5	0
Earl Harrist	2.0	3	2
Mike Modak	5.0	2	0
Howie Fox	1.0	0	1
Arnold Carter	1.0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Gionfriddo: S4
Johnny Barrett: SB2
Johnny Barrett: S9.2-H
Jim Russell: S9.1-3
Bill Salkeld: S8.3-H;1-3
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
Frankie Gustine: PO3(25)
Frankie Gustine: 9
Babe Dahlgren: 13

Bot 1

Dain Clay: S8
Eric Tipton: D7.1-3
Al Libke: W
Frank McCormick: 7.3-H
Steve Mesner: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Pete Coscarart: S8
Ken Gables: 56(1)/FO
Al Gionfriddo: D7.1-3
Johnny Barrett: 4
Jim Russell: W
Bill Salkeld: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Frankie Gustine: 6

Bot 2

Al Lakeman: 4
Kermit Wahl: 8
Gee Walker: D9
Dain Clay: S7.2-H
Eric Tipton: S7.1-2
Al Libke: 5/FL

Top 3

Babe Dahlgren: 63
Pete Coscarart: S8
Ken Gables: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
Al Gionfriddo: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Johnny Barrett: 2/FL

Bot 3

Frank McCormick: 5/FL
Steve Mesner: 4
Eddie Miller: 63

Top 4

Jim Russell: 13
Al Lopez: S8
Bob Elliott: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Al Lakeman: 8
Kermit Wahl: K/C
Mike Modak: 7

Top 5

Frankie Gustine: E5.B-2
Babe Dahlgren: 63
Pete Coscarart: 4(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 5

Dain Clay: 2/FL
Eric Tipton: 7
Al Libke: 8

Top 6

Ken Gables: 2/FL
Al Gionfriddo: 6
Johnny Barrett: 6

Bot 6

Frank McCormick: 63
Steve Mesner: 9
Eddie Miller: K

Top 7

Jim Russell: 43
Al Lopez: 53
Bob Elliott: 53

Bot 7

Al Lakeman: W
Kermit Wahl: 7
Dick Sipek: S9.1-2
Dain Clay: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Eric Tipton: S7.3-H;1-2
Al Libke: 43

Top 8

Frankie Gustine: W
Babe Dahlgren: 8(B)3(1)/FDP
Pete Coscarart: 43

Bot 8

Frank McCormick: 5
Steve Mesner: S9
Eddie Miller: T8.1-H
Al Lakeman: HP
Al Unser: S9.3-H;1-2
Bucky Walters: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Xavier Rescigno: 53
Al Gionfriddo: 43
Johnny Barrett: 13

Bot 9

Dain Clay: 7
Eric Tipton: 3/L
Al Libke: S4
Frank McCormick: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Bill Salkeld and Pirates manager Frank Frisch ejected by HP umpire Jocko Conlan

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