Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 29, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1939 at Forbes Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 1 2 2
Frey 2b 4 0 0 0
Goodman rf 3 0 0 1
McCormick 1b 4 1 0 0
Lombardi c 3 0 0 0
Craft cf 4 1 2 1
Berger lf 3 0 1 0
Myers ss 3 1 1 1
Walters p 4 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 1 0
Waner P. rf 4 0 2 1
Rizzo lf 5 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 5 1 0 0
Suhr 1b 3 1 2 0
Young 2b 3 0 0 0
Brubaker 3b 4 0 2 0
Berres c 1 0 0 1
Tobin p 1 0 1 1
  Manush ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Jensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Swift p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Cincinnati 011 201 000–571
Pittsburgh 010 110 000–382
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  W(2-1) 9.0 8 3 2 7 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
7
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin  L(0-2) 4.0 4 4 3 2 0
  Bowman   4.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Swift   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
4
2
  E–McCormick (1), Vaughan (2), Brubaker (4).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Walters-Frey-Myers-McCormick, Pittsburgh 1. Young-Vaughan-Suhr.  2B–Cincinnati Berger (2); Walters (2), Pittsburgh P. Waner (1).  3B–Cincinnati Werber (1).  HR–Cincinnati Craft (1,6th inning off Bowman 0 on).  SH–Goodman (3); Myers (2); Berres (1).  HBP–Berger (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  U–George Barr, Bick Campbell, Bill Klem.  T–2:05.  A–5,913.
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