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August 24, 1945

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 2 7 1
Pirates 1 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 2 7 1
Pirates 1 8 0

Jim Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .285
OBP .000 .379
At Bats 0 305
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 43
RBI’s 0 44

Ed Heusser Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 12 1
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Forbes Field - August 24, 1945
Out
Ed Heusser
Al Lakeman
Frank McCormick
Kermit Wahl
Steve Mesner
Eddie Miller
Eric Tipton
Dain Clay
Al Libke
Jim Russell
Johnny Barrett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 2 7 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 8 0 7
Winning Pitcher Ed Heusser
Losing Pitcher Nick Strincevich
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank McCormick
Attendance 12,923
Time of Game 1 hour 52 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Russell pinch hits for Al Lopez. Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Coscarart hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Barrett hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Clay chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Lakeman fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lakeman. Dahlgren goes all the way around to score. Barrett moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Heusser strikes out.
Top 9 Mesner strikes out.
Top 9 Xavier Rescigno now pitching. Lakeman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Colman hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Jack Saltzgaver pinch hits for Nick Strincevich. Saltzgaver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Libke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clay scores.
Top 8 Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clay hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gionfriddo who is chasing the ball. Clay reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Coscarart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Barrett strikes out.
Top 7 Wahl hits a fly ball into left field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Colman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lakeman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lakeman is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Strincevich bunts towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. Coscarart moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tipton takes first base on ball four. Heusser moves to third. Clay moves to second.
Top 5 Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heusser moves to second.
Top 5 Wahl is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mesner for the out.
Bottom 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wahl reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lakeman hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tipton scores. Libke moves to second.
Top 4 Libke takes first base on ball four. Tipton moves to second.
Top 4 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Colman hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Handley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Strincevich hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke. Lopez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out.
Top 3 Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Barrett trying to get to third. Clay throws the ball in to Mesner, who tags Barrett for the out.
Bottom 2 Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lakeman hits a line drive towards short. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Colman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to second.
Top 1 Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.