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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-08-25 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3402 · 1:38

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 1–0. Vern Kennedy earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Vern Kennedy L: Preacher Roe SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	SO
Dain Clay	4	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	0	1
Al Libke	4	2	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	2	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	2	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	0	1
Al Lakeman	3	0	0	1
Kermit Wahl	3	1	0	0
Vern Kennedy	3	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	1	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	3	1	1	0
Frank Colman	4	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	0	1
Bill Salkeld	3	0	1	1
Johnny Barrett	4	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	0	0
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	1
Preacher Roe	3	2	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	9.0	6	2	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	9.0	9	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: 53
Eric Tipton: 53
Al Libke: S8
Frank McCormick: 63

Bot 1

Lee Handley: 63
Al Gionfriddo: 8
Frank Colman: 8

Top 2

Steve Mesner: 4
Eddie Miller: D7
Al Lakeman: 7
Kermit Wahl: 2

Bot 2

Frankie Gustine: S8
Bill Salkeld: 54(1)/FO
Johnny Barrett: 2
Babe Dahlgren: S4.1-2
Pete Coscarart: K

Top 3

Vern Kennedy: 43
Dain Clay: 8
Eric Tipton: 63

Bot 3

Preacher Roe: K
Lee Handley: 13
Al Gionfriddo: 43

Top 4

Al Libke: 9
Frank McCormick: S7
Steve Mesner: S5.1-2
Eddie Miller: 5
Al Lakeman: K

Bot 4

Frank Colman: 4/P
Frankie Gustine: K
Bill Salkeld: W
Johnny Barrett: 3/G

Top 5

Kermit Wahl: D7.BX3(75)
Vern Kennedy: S5
Dain Clay: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Babe Dahlgren: 53
Pete Coscarart: 63
Preacher Roe: S8
Lee Handley: S8.1-2
Al Gionfriddo: S3.1-2;2-3
Frank Colman: 7

Top 6

Eric Tipton: 5
Al Libke: K
Frank McCormick: 8

Bot 6

Frankie Gustine: 9
Bill Salkeld: 53
Johnny Barrett: 31

Top 7

Steve Mesner: 53
Eddie Miller: K
Al Lakeman: 8

Bot 7

Babe Dahlgren: 8
Pete Coscarart: 7
Preacher Roe: S9
Lee Handley: 3/G

Top 8

Kermit Wahl: 63
Vern Kennedy: 43
Dain Clay: 13

Bot 8

Al Gionfriddo: W
Frank Colman: 64(1)/FO
Frankie Gustine: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Eric Tipton: K
Al Libke: S9
Frank McCormick: S7.1-2
Steve Mesner: S8.1-2;2-H
Eddie Miller: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Bill Salkeld: K
Johnny Barrett: 9
Babe Dahlgren: 63