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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1948-08-16 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 19230 · 2:18
Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 8th. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win. Hal Gregg went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Hal Gregg SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Baumholtz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Benny Zientara | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Adams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Danny Litwhiler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Johnny Wyrostek | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Lamanno | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Virgil Stallcup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Vander Meer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Rojek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frankie Gustine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dixie Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Kiner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Wally Westlake | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Ed Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Monty Basgall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Gregg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Bockman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed FitzGerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Vander Meer | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Gregg | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
 Elmer Singleton | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frank Baumholtz: 8
- Benny Zientara: K/C
- Bobby Adams: 9
Bot 1
- Stan Rojek: W
- Frankie Gustine: W.1-2
- Dixie Walker: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Ralph Kiner: K/C
- Wally Westlake: IW
- Ed Stevens: 43
Top 2
- Danny Litwhiler: W
- Johnny Wyrostek: 8
- Ted Kluszewski: 8
- Ray Lamanno: S8.1-2
- Virgil Stallcup: K
Bot 2
- Monty Basgall: 13
- Clyde Kluttz: 63
- Hal Gregg: K
Top 3
- Johnny Vander Meer: 13
- Frank Baumholtz: D7/7L
- Benny Zientara: 3/G.2-3
- Bobby Adams: K
Bot 3
- Stan Rojek: S8
- Frankie Gustine: 3/FL
- Dixie Walker: 7
- Ralph Kiner: 9
Top 4
- Danny Litwhiler: W
- Johnny Wyrostek: 43.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: 6
- Ray Lamanno: IW
- Virgil Stallcup: S9.2-H;1-2
- Johnny Vander Meer: 23
Bot 4
- Wally Westlake: 9
- Ed Stevens: 43
- Monty Basgall: 13
Top 5
- Frank Baumholtz: W
- Benny Zientara: 13/SH.1-2
- Bobby Adams: S2/G.2-3
- Danny Litwhiler: S8.3-H;1-2
- Johnny Wyrostek: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Clyde Kluttz: 6
- Hal Gregg: HR/7
- Stan Rojek: 63
- Frankie Gustine: 43
Top 6
- Ted Kluszewski: 7
- Ray Lamanno: 63
- Virgil Stallcup: 63
Bot 6
- Dixie Walker: 63
- Ralph Kiner: 63
- Wally Westlake: HR8/IPHR
- Ed Stevens: 9/FL
Top 7
- Johnny Vander Meer: S9
- Frank Baumholtz: 56(1)/FO/BG
- Benny Zientara: S6.1-2
- Bobby Adams: 8
- Danny Litwhiler: 9
Bot 7
- Monty Basgall: 53
- Clyde Kluttz: 43
- Hal Gregg: S7
- Stan Rojek: K
Top 8
- Johnny Wyrostek: 43
- Ted Kluszewski: S
- Ray Lamanno: S5.1-2
- Virgil Stallcup: D7.2-H;1-H;B-3(E5/THH)
- Johnny Vander Meer: W
- Frank Baumholtz: 2/FL.3-H(E2/TH2)(NR)(UR);1-3
- Benny Zientara: 6/L
Bot 8
- Frankie Gustine: 63
- Dixie Walker: 7
- Ralph Kiner: S9
- Wally Westlake: W.1-2
- Eddie Bockman: 8
Top 9
- Bobby Adams: W
- Danny Litwhiler: SB2
- Danny Litwhiler: K
- Johnny Wyrostek: 2/FL
- Ted Kluszewski: 3/G
Bot 9
- Monty Basgall: K
- Clyde Kluttz: 6/FL
- Ed FitzGerald: 9