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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-09-26 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 715 · 79°F, sunny, dry · 1:37

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Nick Strincevich earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Nick Strincevich L: Earl Harrist SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Gionfriddo	5	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Russell	2	0	1	0	3	0
Frankie Gustine	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	0	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	2	1	0	0
Pete Coscarart	4	0	2	0	0	1
Al Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Strincevich	4	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Eddie Lukon	4	1	1	0	1
Kermit Wahl	3	0	0	0	0
Al Libke	4	0	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	1	0
Hank Sauer	4	0	1	0	0
Woody Williams	3	0	0	0	1
Al Lakeman	3	0	0	0	0
Steve Mesner	3	0	0	0	0
Earl Harrist	2	0	0	0	1
Dick Sipek	1	0	1	0	0
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	9.0	5	0	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Harrist	8.0	9	3	4
Arnold Carter	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Gionfriddo: 5/FL
Johnny Barrett: 5/FL
Jim Russell: D7
Frankie Gustine: K/C

Bot 1

Eddie Lukon: 43
Kermit Wahl: E6.B-2
Al Libke: 43.2-3
Frank McCormick: 63

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 63
Babe Dahlgren: S7
Pete Coscarart: S7.1-2
Al Lopez: 8
Nick Strincevich: K

Bot 2

Hank Sauer: 43
Woody Williams: K/C
Al Lakeman: E5
Steve Mesner: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Al Gionfriddo: 43
Johnny Barrett: 8
Jim Russell: W
Frankie Gustine: S9.1-3
Bob Elliott: K

Bot 3

Earl Harrist: K/C
Eddie Lukon: 43
Kermit Wahl: 2/FL

Top 4

Babe Dahlgren: 63
Pete Coscarart: S8
Al Lopez: 53.1-2
Nick Strincevich: 53

Bot 4

Al Libke: K
Frank McCormick: S8
Hank Sauer: 7
Woody Williams: 9

Top 5

Al Gionfriddo: S3
Johnny Barrett: 34/SH.1-2
Jim Russell: WP.2-3
Jim Russell: W
Frankie Gustine: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Bob Elliott: SB2
Bob Elliott: 63

Bot 5

Al Lakeman: 8
Steve Mesner: 53
Earl Harrist: 3/G

Top 6

Babe Dahlgren: 63
Pete Coscarart: K
Al Lopez: 8

Bot 6

Eddie Lukon: S3
Kermit Wahl: 3/SH.1-2
Al Libke: 43.2-3
Frank McCormick: S9.3-H;BX2(96)

Top 7

Nick Strincevich: 9
Al Gionfriddo: 43
Johnny Barrett: S8
Jim Russell: SB2
Jim Russell: IW
Frankie Gustine: 5/FL

Bot 7

Hank Sauer: 53
Woody Williams: 53
Al Lakeman: 4/L

Top 8

Bob Elliott: S6
Babe Dahlgren: PB.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: D9.2-H
Pete Coscarart: 3/L
Al Lopez: 8
Nick Strincevich: 63

Bot 8

Steve Mesner: 53
Dick Sipek: S9
Eddie Lukon: K
Kermit Wahl: 43

Top 9

Al Gionfriddo: S8
Johnny Barrett: 14/SH.1-2
Jim Russell: FC6.2X3(654)
Frankie Gustine: 13

Bot 9

Al Libke: 43
Frank McCormick: 5/FL
Hank Sauer: S7
Gee Walker: 5