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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1946-09-04 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 10465 · 1:37

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Joe Beggs earned the win. Bert Haas went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
CIN	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0		6	13

W: Joe Beggs L: Nick Strincevich SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	2	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	1
Ralph Kiner	4	0	0	0
Jim Russell	3	0	0	0
Billy Cox	3	1	0	0
Bill Salkeld	1	0	2	0
Nick Strincevich	2	1	0	0
Chuck Workman	1	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Claude Corbitt	5	0	0	0	0	1
Benny Zientara	4	2	2	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	4	1	3	1	0	0
Bert Haas	4	1	3	2	0	1
Ray Mueller	3	2	1	1	1	1
Al Libke	4	0	2	1	0	0
Eddie Lukon	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Usher	2	0	1	1	2	0
Joe Beggs	3	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	5.0	9	2	3
Al Gerheauser	2.0	4	1	1
Hank Gornicki	1.0	0	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	1.0	1	0	0
Joe Beggs	8.0	4	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 63
Elbie Fletcher: S9
Frankie Gustine: POCS2(234)
Frankie Gustine: 53

Bot 1

Claude Corbitt: 53
Benny Zientara: T9
Bobby Adams: T8.3-H
Bert Haas: S8.3-H;B-2(E8)
Ray Mueller: FC1.2X3(15)
Al Libke: D9.1-3
Eddie Lukon: 3

Top 2

Bob Elliott: S8
Ralph Kiner: 54(1)3/GDP
Jim Russell: 63

Bot 2

Bob Usher: W
Joe Beggs: K
Claude Corbitt: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Billy Cox: 9
Bill Salkeld: W
Nick Strincevich: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Benny Zientara: 9
Bobby Adams: S7
Bert Haas: CS2(24)
Bert Haas: K

Top 4

Lee Handley: 9
Elbie Fletcher: 13
Frankie Gustine: 4

Bot 4

Ray Mueller: W
Al Libke: 6
Eddie Lukon: S9.1-3
Bob Usher: 56(1)/FO.3-H
Joe Beggs: K/C

Top 5

Bob Elliott: K/C
Ralph Kiner: 6
Jim Russell: 43

Bot 5

Claude Corbitt: 63
Benny Zientara: 8
Bobby Adams: 3

Top 6

Billy Cox: 7
Bill Salkeld: 43
Nick Strincevich: S8
Lee Handley: 13

Bot 6

Bert Haas: T8
Ray Mueller: T9.3-H
Al Libke: D9.3-H
Eddie Lukon: PO2(26)
Eddie Lukon: W
Bob Usher: S6.1-2
Joe Beggs: 4/SH.2-3;1-2
Claude Corbitt: 43

Top 7

Elbie Fletcher: 8
Frankie Gustine: W
Bob Elliott: E6.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Benny Zientara: S4
Bobby Adams: S8.1-3
Bert Haas: S6.3-H;1-2
Ray Mueller: K
Al Libke: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Jim Russell: 4
Billy Cox: S7
Bill Salkeld: W.1-2
Chuck Workman: K
Lee Handley: 3

Bot 8

Eddie Lukon: 4
Bob Usher: W
Joe Beggs: 5
Claude Corbitt: K/C

Top 9

Elbie Fletcher: S9
Frankie Gustine: 8
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Ralph Kiner: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Bucky Walters left with a sore arm

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