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September 23, 1939

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Bottom 6	R	H	E
Pirates	5	6	0
Reds	5	10	1

Bottom 6	R	H	E
Pirates	5	6	0
Reds	5	10	1

Lonny Frey Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.300
OBP	.667	.391
At Bats	3	457
Hits	2	137
• Singles	2	90
• Doubles	0	27
• Triples	0	9
• Home Runs	0	11
Walks	0	68
RBI’s	1	54

Bill Swift Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	5	3

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Crosley Field - September 23, 1939

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Out

Bill Swift

George Susce

Elbie Fletcher

Bill Brubaker

Frankie Gustine

Arky Vaughan

Maurice Van Robays

Bob Elliott

Paul Waner

Lonny Frey

Billy Werber

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 6 Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 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.

Top 6 Swift strikes out.

Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Susce moves to second.

Top 6 Susce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 6 Gustine hits a line drive towards short. Myers reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Myers strikes out.

Bottom 5 Berger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Berger reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores. Lombardi moves to third.

Bottom 5 Craft strikes out.

Bottom 5 Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second.

Bottom 5 Bill Swift now pitching. McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Brubaker is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Walters covering, for the out.

Top 5 Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Goodman hits a line drive towards short. Vaughan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walters scores.

Bottom 4 Werber hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Walters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Elliott. Walters reaches second base with a double. Berger scores.

Bottom 4 Myers bunts towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Berger moves to third.

Bottom 4 Berger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Van Robays. Berger reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Butcher hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Craft strikes out.

Bottom 3 Lombardi takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brubaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Susce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Gustine hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Brubaker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 3 Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Van Robays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third.

Top 3 Elliott takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Frey hits a line drive into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walters tags and scores.

Bottom 2 Walters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Elliott who is chasing the ball. Walters reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 2 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Waner is walked intentionally.

Top 2 Butcher bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Gustine moves to third. Susce moves to second.

Top 2 Susce takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second.

Top 2 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers.

Top 2 Brubaker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Berger hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Craft takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to third. Goodman moves to second.

Bottom 1 Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 McCormick is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to second.

Bottom 1 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Werber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

Top 1 Van Robays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Elliott scores.

Top 1 Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Vaughan moves to third.

Top 1 Vaughan takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 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.

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Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

Pirates @ Reds
September 23, 1939