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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-08-24 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 12923 · night, dry · 1:52

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. Ed Heusser earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ed Heusser L: Nick Strincevich SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kermit Wahl	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dain Clay	4	1	3	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	3	1	1	0	1	0
Al Libke	3	0	1	1	1	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lakeman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Mesner	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Heusser	4	0	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	1	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	4	0	1	0	0
Frank Colman	4	0	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	1	0	0
Johnny Barrett	4	0	2	0	1
Pete Coscarart	4	0	2	0	1
Al Lopez	3	0	1	0	0
Nick Strincevich	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Saltzgaver	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	8	1	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	8.0	7	2	2
Xavier Rescigno	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kermit Wahl: 43
Dain Clay: S7
Eric Tipton: 63.1-2
Al Libke: 43

Bot 1

Lee Handley: 9
Al Gionfriddo: 43
Frank Colman: K

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 63
Eddie Miller: 53
Al Lakeman: 6/L

Bot 2

Frankie Gustine: 13
Babe Dahlgren: 63
Johnny Barrett: S8
Pete Coscarart: S8.1X3(85)

Top 3

Steve Mesner: 13
Ed Heusser: 31
Kermit Wahl: 53

Bot 3

Al Lopez: D9
Nick Strincevich: 9
Lee Handley: 5/FL
Al Gionfriddo: S4.2-3
Frank Colman: 8

Top 4

Dain Clay: 8
Eric Tipton: S1
Al Libke: W.1-2
Frank McCormick: S8.2-H;1-2
Eddie Miller: 3/FL
Al Lakeman: 5

Bot 4

Frankie Gustine: 2/FL
Babe Dahlgren: 4/L
Johnny Barrett: 3/G

Top 5

Steve Mesner: 3/G
Ed Heusser: S4
Kermit Wahl: K/C
Dain Clay: S8.1-2
Eric Tipton: W.2-3;1-2
Al Libke: 43

Bot 5

Pete Coscarart: S8
Al Lopez: 7
Nick Strincevich: 14/SH.1-2
Lee Handley: 63

Top 6

Frank McCormick: 43
Eddie Miller: 53
Al Lakeman: K/C

Bot 6

Al Gionfriddo: 23
Frank Colman: 43
Frankie Gustine: W
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Steve Mesner: 9
Ed Heusser: 43
Kermit Wahl: 7

Bot 7

Johnny Barrett: K
Pete Coscarart: K/C
Al Lopez: 63

Top 8

Dain Clay: T8
Eric Tipton: 3/FL
Al Libke: S6.3-H
Frank McCormick: 7
Eddie Miller: 2/FL

Bot 8

Jack Saltzgaver: 4
Lee Handley: S4
Al Gionfriddo: 64(1)/FO
Frank Colman: 8

Top 9

Al Lakeman: 4
Steve Mesner: K
Ed Heusser: K

Bot 9

Frankie Gustine: 8
Babe Dahlgren: S7
Johnny Barrett: D8.1XH(84E2)(NR)(UR);B-3
Pete Coscarart: 5
Jim Russell: 7