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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-05-06 · Day game · Forbes Field · 56°F, cloudy, dry · 2:00

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 9th. Ed Heusser earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ed Heusser L: Max Butcher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	0	1	1	0	0
Eric Tipton	3	1	0	0	2	0
Gee Walker	4	0	2	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	1	0	0
Steve Mesner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Woody Williams	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kermit Wahl	4	1	0	0	0	0
Al Lakeman	4	0	3	0	0	0
Ed Heusser	2	1	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	4	0	2	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	2	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Salkeld	4	0	1	1	0	0
Max Butcher	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	8	2	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	9	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: 53
Eric Tipton: 63
Gee Walker: S5
Frank McCormick: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 7
Johnny Barrett: S5
Tommy O'Brien: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Steve Mesner: 8
Woody Williams: 7
Kermit Wahl: 13

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: S8
Jim Russell: 7
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Al Lakeman: S8
Ed Heusser: 8
Dain Clay: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Frankie Gustine: 8
Bill Salkeld: 63
Max Butcher: 53

Top 4

Eric Tipton: 43
Gee Walker: 63
Frank McCormick: S7
Steve Mesner: PB.1-2
Steve Mesner: W
Woody Williams: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Pete Coscarart: 53
Johnny Barrett: 5/FL
Tommy O'Brien: 63

Top 5

Kermit Wahl: 8
Al Lakeman: S7
Ed Heusser: 13/SH.1-2
Dain Clay: 63

Bot 5

Bob Elliott: K/C
Jim Russell: 8
Babe Dahlgren: W
Frankie Gustine: S9.1-3
Bill Salkeld: 3/G

Top 6

Eric Tipton: W
Gee Walker: SB2
Gee Walker: K
Frank McCormick: S7.2-H
Steve Mesner: 8
Woody Williams: 53

Bot 6

Max Butcher: S9
Pete Coscarart: 54/SH.1-2
Johnny Barrett: 31.2-3
Tommy O'Brien: 6

Top 7

Kermit Wahl: 8
Al Lakeman: S8
Ed Heusser: 13/SH.1-2
Dain Clay: 63

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: D7
Jim Russell: 4/L
Babe Dahlgren: 8.2-3
Frankie Gustine: W
Bill Salkeld: S9.3-H;1-3
Max Butcher: 3

Top 8

Eric Tipton: W
Gee Walker: S7.1X3(75);B-2(TH3)
Frank McCormick: 7
Steve Mesner: 13

Bot 8

Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
Johnny Barrett: D9
Tommy O'Brien: 6
Bob Elliott: 6

Top 9

Woody Williams: W
Kermit Wahl: 34(1)/FO
Al Lakeman: 9
Ed Heusser: SB2
Ed Heusser: T8/89.2-H
Dain Clay: D8/78.3-H
Eric Tipton: 9

Bot 9

Jim Russell: S9
Frank Colman: 3/FL
Frankie Gustine: 54(1)/FO
Bill Salkeld: 3/G