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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

1946-09-29 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 6329 · cloudy, dry · 1:30

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 3rd. Johnny Hetki earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Hetki L: Al Tate SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Butch Henline · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burgess Whitehead	1	0	0	0	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Salkeld	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Cox	2	0	0	0	1	0
Lee Handley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Tate	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	2	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Claude Corbitt	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Usher	3	1	1	0	0	0
Clyde Vollmer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Al Lakeman	3	0	0	2	1	0
Eddie Lukon	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bobby Adams	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Shokes	1	0	0	0	2	0
Dain Clay	2	0	2	0	1	0
Al Libke	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Hetki	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benny Zientara	1	1	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Tate	8.0	5	6	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Libke	5.0	4	3	2
Johnny Hetki	4.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burgess Whitehead: W
Elbie Fletcher: WP.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: CS3(25)
Elbie Fletcher: 8/L
Jim Russell: K

Bot 1

Claude Corbitt: 9
Bob Usher: 9
Clyde Vollmer: K/C

Top 2

Bill Salkeld: 5
Bob Elliott: 63
Ralph Kiner: 6

Bot 2

Al Lakeman: 63
Eddie Lukon: S9
Bobby Adams: SB2
Bobby Adams: 153.2-3
Eddie Shokes: W
Dain Clay: W.1-2
Al Libke: 7

Top 3

Billy Cox: 8
Lee Handley: 53
Al Tate: E4
Burgess Whitehead: K

Bot 3

Claude Corbitt: W
Bob Usher: S7.1-2
Clyde Vollmer: SB3
Clyde Vollmer: FC5.3-3;1-2
Al Lakeman: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Eddie Lukon: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Bobby Adams: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Elbie Fletcher: 7
Jim Russell: S9
Bill Salkeld: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: S8.2-H;1-2
Ralph Kiner: S7.2-H;1-2
Billy Cox: W.2-3;1-2
Lee Handley: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Eddie Shokes: 7
Dain Clay: S7
Al Libke: CS2(26)
Al Libke: K

Top 5

Al Tate: S7
Frankie Gustine: 64(1)3/GDP
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Bot 5

Claude Corbitt: 4
Bob Usher: 63
Clyde Vollmer: 8

Top 6

Jim Russell: 6
Bill Salkeld: S1
Bob Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Al Lakeman: 63
Eddie Lukon: W
Bobby Adams: 8
Eddie Shokes: CS2(26)

Top 7

Ralph Kiner: 9
Billy Cox: 13
Lee Handley: 13

Bot 7

Eddie Shokes: W
Dain Clay: S1/BG.1-2
Johnny Hetki: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Claude Corbitt: 9/FDP.3XH(92)

Top 8

Al Tate: 9
Frankie Gustine: K
Elbie Fletcher: 2/FL

Bot 8

Benny Zientara: D7
Clyde Vollmer: 54/SH.2-3
Al Lakeman: 63.3-H
Eddie Lukon: 9

Top 9

Jim Russell: 13
Bill Salkeld: 8
Bob Elliott: 43