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Pirates 3 @ Reds 11
Crosley Field
September 29, 1940

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 29, 1940 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 11 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 29, 1940 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 11 E: 5 LOB: 15
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 11 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 11
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherBucky Walters  
Losing PitcherPep Rambert  
SaveJohnny Vander Meer  
Game Winning RBIBilly Myers 

Game Info

DateSeptember 29, 1940 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherPep Rambert  
Home Starting PitcherBucky Walters  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance13,860 
Time of Game2 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: Ziggy Sears

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lee Handley  Third Baseman 
Debs Garms  Right Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Center Fielder 
Arky Vaughan  Shortstop 
Maurice Van Robays  Left Fielder 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Pep Young  Second Baseman 
Ed Fernandes  Catcher 
Pep Rambert  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Morrie Arnovich  Left Fielder 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Jimmy Ripple  Center Fielder 
Bill Baker  Catcher 
Eddie Joost  Second Baseman 
Billy Myers  Shortstop 
Bucky Walters  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

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Pirates 3 @ Reds 11
Crosley Field
September 29, 1940

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         Game of 9/29/1940 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Handley L, 3b         4  2  3  0   Werber B, 3b          2  0  1  0   
Garms D, rf           5  0  0  0   Riggs L, ph-3b        3  1  2  1   
Elliott B, cf         4  0  0  0   Arnovich M, lf        3  0  2  1   
Vaughan A, ss         3  0  2  1   Goodman I, rf         5  0  0  1   
Leip E, ph-2b         2  1  1  0   McCormick F, 1b       1  0  0  0   
Van Robays M, lf      2  0  2  0   Craft H, 1b           4  1  2  1   
Kalin F, pr-lf        1  0  0  0   Ripple J, cf          0  0  0  0   
Fletcher E, 1b        3  0  0  1   McCormick M, pr-cf    2  2  0  0   
Young P, 2b-ss        5  0  1  0   Baker B, c            1  0  0  0   
Fernandes E, c        3  0  1  0   West D, ph-c          3  2  1  1   
Schultz J, c          2  0  1  1   Wilson J, ph-c        1  0  1  0   
Rambert P, p          1  0  0  0   Joost E, 2b           3  2  1  1   
Heintzelman K, p      1  0  0  0   Myers B, ss           5  2  2  4   
Dietz D, ph           1  0  0  0   Walters B, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Thompson J, p         1  0  1  0   
                                   Vander Meer J, p      2  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  3 11  3                        37 11 13 10

Pittsburgh       001 000 101 --  3
Cincinnati       030 051 20x -- 11

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rambert P (L)*        4.0  8  8  7  3  0
Heintzelman K         4.0  5  3  2  2  3

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Walters B (W)         3.0  6  1  1  1  2
Thompson J            3.0  2  0  0  1  1
Vander Meer J (S)     3.0  3  2  1  5  2
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th

E -- Fernandes E, Handley L, Vaughan A, Kalin F, Myers B, Young P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 15, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Myers B, Handley L, Riggs L 2
3B -- Craft H
HR -- West D
SB -- McCormick M, Wilson J
SH -- Elliott B, McCormick M, Thompson J
HBP -- by Rambert P (Ripple J)
WP -- Walters B, Vander Meer J
T -- 2:07
A -- 13860

    

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