Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
July 31, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1934 at Crosley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Cincinnati Reds 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 6 1 2 1
Waner P. rf 5 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 6 0 0 0
Lindstrom lf 6 4 4 0
Suhr 1b 5 0 3 1
Traynor 3b 5 0 3 2
Thevenow 2b 6 1 1 2
Grace c 3 0 1 0
  Roettger ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoyt p 1 0 1 1
Birkofer p 3 1 1 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Padden c 3 0 1 0
Totals 50 7 17 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Piet 3b 4 0 1 0
Slade ss 3 0 0 0
Koenig 2b 5 0 0 0
Bottomley 1b 5 1 2 0
Hafey cf 5 1 0 0
Pool lf 4 1 2 0
Comorosky rf 4 1 1 0
Manion c 2 0 1 1
  Lombardi c 3 1 1 4
Stout p 3 0 0 0
  Freitas p 1 0 0 0
  Kampouris ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 8 5
Pittsburgh 210 010 001 027172
Cincinnati 000 104 000 00584
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Birkofer   5.1 6 5 4 5 0
  Lucas   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Hoyt  W(7-3) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
8
5
4
5
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Stout   6.0 10 4 2 1 1
  Freitas  L(5-7) 5.0 7 3 2 1 0
Totals
11.0
17
7
4
2
1

  E–Vaughan (19), Traynor (11), Piet (21), Hafey (11), Comorosky (4), Stout (1).  DP–Cincinnati 3. Piet-Koenig-Bottomley, Piet-Koenig-Bottomley, Koenig-Slade-Bottomley.  2B–Pittsburgh Thevenow (8); Birkofer (3), Cincinnati Bottomley (21); Pool (12).  3B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (4).  HR–Cincinnati Lombardi (6,6th inning off Birkofer 3 on).  SH–Suhr (6).  HBP–P. Waner (1).  Team LOB–14.  Team–7.  U–Charlie Moran, Bill Stewart.
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