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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1946-04-21 · Day game · Forbes Field · 1:59

Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 1st. Ed Heusser earned the win. Eddie Miller went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	8	12
PIT	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7

W: Ed Heusser L: Jim Hopper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	0	2	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	4	2	1	0	1	0
Grady Hatton	5	2	2	0	0	1
Max West	5	1	2	1	0	2
Eddie Miller	3	2	2	5	1	0
Al Libke	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ray Mueller	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Heusser	4	1	1	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Brown	5	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	5	0	0	0	0	1
Ralph Kiner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	0	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Russell	3	0	2	1	1	0
Billy Cox	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Camelli	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ben Guintini	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vic Barnhart	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alf Anderson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Al Gionfriddo	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	7	4	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hopper	3.0	5	2	1
Ken Gables	2.0	5	0	0
Bill Clemensen	2.0	0	0	2
Preacher Roe	2.0	2	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: 8
Lonny Frey: 43
Grady Hatton: S3
Max West: D9.1-3
Eddie Miller: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Al Libke: 3

Bot 1

Jimmy Brown: 63
Johnny Barrett: 3
Ralph Kiner: 7

Top 2

Bert Haas: K
Ray Mueller: W
Ed Heusser: 13(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 8
Elbie Fletcher: E3
Jim Russell: 3/FL
Billy Cox: 7

Top 3

Dain Clay: 63
Lonny Frey: W
Grady Hatton: WP.1-2#
Grady Hatton: S8.2-3
Max West: WP.1-2
Max West: 2/FL
Eddie Miller: D7.3-H;2-H
Al Libke: 7

Bot 3

Hank Camelli: 7
Ben Guintini: 8
Jimmy Brown: S8
Johnny Barrett: 3

Top 4

Bert Haas: 9
Ray Mueller: 53
Ed Heusser: D7
Dain Clay: S7.2-H;BX2(74)

Bot 4

Ralph Kiner: W
Bob Elliott: 54(1)/FO
Elbie Fletcher: 3/G.1-2
Jim Russell: D9.2-H
Billy Cox: 7

Top 5

Lonny Frey: S9
Grady Hatton: 43.1-2
Max West: S8.2-H
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO
Al Libke: S9.1-3
Bert Haas: 63

Bot 5

Hank Camelli: S9
Vic Barnhart: 9
Jimmy Brown: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Barrett: 3

Top 6

Ray Mueller: 7
Ed Heusser: K
Dain Clay: 63

Bot 6

Ralph Kiner: 7
Bob Elliott: 4
Elbie Fletcher: W
Jim Russell: D9.1-3
Billy Cox: S7.3-H;2-3
Hank Camelli: 53

Top 7

Lonny Frey: 4
Grady Hatton: 53
Max West: K/C

Bot 7

Alf Anderson: W
Jimmy Brown: 46(1)3/GDP
Johnny Barrett: K/C

Top 8

Eddie Miller: W
Al Libke: 53/SH.1-2
Bert Haas: S7.2-H
Ray Mueller: 7
Ed Heusser: K/C

Bot 8

Ralph Kiner: 5/FL
Bob Elliott: 2/FL
Elbie Fletcher: S9
Jim Russell: W.1-2
Billy Cox: 8

Top 9

Dain Clay: D7
Lonny Frey: 43.2-3
Grady Hatton: K
Max West: K/C

Bot 9

Hank Camelli: 13
Al Gionfriddo: S8
Jimmy Brown: 8
Johnny Barrett: 8