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Pirates 2 @ Reds 1
Crosley Field
September 5, 1946
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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 5, 1946 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1946 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 2 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 1 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Rip Sewell  
Losing Pitcher—Johnny Vander Meer  
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Game Winning RBI—Lee Handley 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1946 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Lanning  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance1,254 
Time of Game1 hour 52 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Tom Dunn
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Jim Russell  Center Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Right Fielder 
Bill Baker  Catcher 
Billy Cox  Shortstop 
Maurice Van Robays  Left Fielder 
Lee Handley  Third Baseman 
Johnny Lanning  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Claude Corbitt  Shortstop 
Benny Zientara  Third Baseman 
Bobby Adams  Second Baseman 
Bert Haas  First Baseman 
Ray Mueller  Catcher 
Al Libke  Right Fielder 
Eddie Lukon  Left Fielder 
Bob Usher  Center Fielder 
Johnny Vander Meer  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

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Pirates 2 @ Reds 1
Crosley Field
September 5, 1946

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         Game of 9/5/1946 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Gustine F, 2b         5  0  1  0   Corbitt C, ss         4  0  1  0   
Fletcher E, 1b        4  0  2  0   Zientara B, 3b        4  0  0  0   
Russell J, cf         4  0  1  0   Adams B, 2b           2  0  1  1   
Elliott B, rf         4  0  2  0   Haas B, 1b            3  0  0  0   
Baker B, c            3  0  1  0   Mueller R, c          3  0  1  0   
Whitehead B, pr       0  1  0  0   Libke A, rf           4  0  1  0   
Salkeld B, c          0  0  0  0   Lukon E, lf           3  0  1  0   
Cox B, ss             3  1  1  0   Usher B, cf           3  0  0  0   
Van Robays M, lf      4  0  1  1   West M, ph            1  0  0  0   
Handley L, 3b         4  0  1  1   Vander Meer J, p      3  1  1  0   
Lanning J, p          1  0  0  0   Gumbert H, p          0  0  0  0   
Kiner R, ph           1  0  0  0   Frey L, ph            1  0  0  0   
Sewell R, p           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2 10  2                        31  1  6  1

Pittsburgh       000 000 002 --  2
Cincinnati       000 010 000 --  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lanning J             7.0  6  1  1  4  3
Sewell R (W)          2.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L)     8.1 10  2  2  2  3
Gumbert H             0.2  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Corbitt C, Vander Meer J
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Elliott B, Libke A, Gustine F
SH -- Baker B, Haas B, Corbitt C
T -- 1:52
A -- 1254

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