Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Blanton
  
  Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berger vs. Blanton
  
  Berger hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooke vs. Blanton
  
  Cooke strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Davis
  
  Handley strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waner vs. Davis
  
  Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waner for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waner vs. Davis
  
  Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Blanton
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lombardi vs. Blanton
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Craft vs. Blanton
  
  Craft hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rizzo vs. Davis
  
  Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vaughan vs. Davis
  
  Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brubaker vs. Davis
  
  Brubaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Young vs. Davis
  
  Young hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan scores. Brubaker moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Berres vs. Davis
  
  Berres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lang vs. Blanton
  
  Lang is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Myers vs. Blanton
  
  Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Blanton
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanton vs. Davis
  
  Blanton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Davis
  
  Handley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft who is chasing the ball. Handley reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Waner vs. Davis
  
  Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Handley scores. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Waner vs. Davis
  
  Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rizzo vs. Davis
  
  Rizzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Vaughan vs. Davis
  
  Vaughan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. Waner scores. Rizzo goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Brubaker vs. Davis
  
  Brubaker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Davis
  
  Young is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berres vs. Davis
  
  Berres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Blanton vs. Davis
  
  Blanton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to third. Berres moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Handley vs. Davis
  
  Handley takes first base on ball four. Young scores. Berres moves to third. Blanton moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Waner vs. Weaver
  
  Jim Weaver now pitching.
  
  Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Blanton
  
  Frey hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berger vs. Blanton
  
  Berger hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooke vs. Blanton
  
  Cooke strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waner vs. Weaver
  
  Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Weaver
  
  Woody Jensen pinch hits for Johnny Rizzo.
  
  Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vaughan vs. Weaver
  
  Vaughan hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Blanton
  
  Woody Jensen now playing left field.
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Blanton
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley juggles the ball. That's an error on Handley. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Craft vs. Blanton
  
  Craft hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lang vs. Blanton
  
  Lang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brubaker vs. Weaver
  
  Brubaker hits a fly ball into right field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Weaver
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berres vs. Weaver
  
  Berres hits a fly ball into right field. Cooke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Myers vs. Blanton
  
  Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Weaver vs. Blanton
  
  Weaver strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Frey vs. Blanton
  
  Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berger vs. Blanton
  
  Berger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanton vs. Weaver
  
  Blanton hits a popup towards third. Lang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Weaver
  
  Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Waner vs. Weaver
  
  Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Waner vs. Weaver
  
  Waner hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooke vs. Blanton
  
  Cooke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Blanton
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Blanton
  
  Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Craft vs. Blanton
  
  Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lang vs. Blanton
  
  Lang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Weaver
  
  Willard Hershberger now catching.
  
  Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vaughan vs. Weaver
  
  Vaughan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brubaker vs. Weaver
  
  Brubaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Weaver
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Myers vs. Blanton
  
  Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Weaver vs. Blanton
  
  Weaver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Frey vs. Blanton
  
  Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berger vs. Blanton
  
  Berger hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berres vs. Weaver
  
  Berres strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blanton vs. Weaver
  
  Blanton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Handley vs. Weaver
  
  Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blanton moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Waner vs. Weaver
  
  Waner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Craft is chasing the ball. Waner rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waner vs. Weaver
  
  Waner hits a line drive into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Weaver
  
  Jensen hits a line drive into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooke vs. Blanton
  
  Cooke hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCormick vs. Blanton
  
  McCormick hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hershberger vs. Blanton
  
  Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooke moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Craft vs. Blanton
  
  Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cooke moves to third. Hershberger moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gamble vs. Blanton
  
  Lee Gamble pinch hits for Don Lang.
  
  Gamble strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Pirates, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Myers vs. Blanton
  
  Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/16/1938 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Frey L, 2b            4  0  0  0   Handley L, 3b         4  2  3  1   
Berger W, lf          4  0  0  0   Waner L, cf           5  2  2  4   
Cooke D, rf           4  0  1  0   Waner P, rf           5  0  0  0   
McCormick F, 1b       4  0  1  0   Rizzo J, lf           2  1  2  0   
Lombardi E, c         3  0  1  0   Jensen W, ph-lf       3  0  0  0   
Hershberger W, c      1  0  1  0   Vaughan A, ss         4  2  1  2   
Craft H, cf           4  0  2  0   Brubaker B, 1b        4  1  3  2   
Lang D, 3b            3  0  0  0   Young P, 2b           3  1  0  1   
Gamble L, ph          1  0  0  0   Berres R, c           4  0  1  0   
Myers B, ss           4  0  1  0   Blanton C, p          4  1  2  0   
Davis P, p            1  0  0  0                                      
Weaver J, p           2  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  0  8  0                        38 10 14 10

Cincinnati       000 000 000 --  0
Pittsburgh       016 000 03x -- 10

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Davis P (L)           2.2  9  7  7  1  2
Weaver J              5.1  5  3  3  0  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blanton C (W)         9.0  8  0  0  0  5

E -- Handley L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 6
3B -- Handley L, Vaughan A
HR -- Brubaker B, Waner L
HBP -- by Davis P (Young P)
T -- 1:42
A -- 6253

    

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