Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 22, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1939 at Crosley 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner P. rf 3 1 0 1
Vaughan ss 4 1 0 0
Waner L. cf 5 1 2 2
Klein lf 2 1 1 1
  Van Robays lf 2 1 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 2 2
Brubaker 2b 4 1 1 1
Gustine 3b 3 1 0 0
Mueller c 2 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Susce c 1 0 0 0
Klinger p 1 0 0 0
  Tobin p 1 1 0 0
  Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0
  Rizzo ph 1 0 0 0
  Clemensen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 7 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 3 2 2 1
Frey 2b 3 2 1 1
Goodman rf 5 2 2 0
McCormick 1b 5 1 3 4
Lombardi c 5 0 0 0
Craft cf 3 1 0 0
Berger lf 5 1 2 4
Myers ss 4 1 2 0
Moore p 1 0 0 0
  Shoffner p 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 10 13 10
Pittsburgh 000 170 100972
Cincinnati 205 210 00x10134
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger  L(14-17) 2.1 6 7 7 3 1
  Tobin   2.0 5 3 1 0 2
  Heintzelman   2.2 2 0 0 2 2
  Clemensen   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
8
6
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   4.2 4 7 1 4 1
  Shoffner  W(6-8) 4.1 3 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
9
2
4
1

  E–P. Waner (5), Vaughan (33), Werber 2 (32), McCormick (7), Myers (38).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Brubaker-Fletcher, Cincinnati 1. Werber-Frey-McCormick.  PB–Lombardi (15).  2B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (15); Klein (18), Cincinnati Werber 2 (33); McCormick (40).  HR–Cincinnati Berger (13,3rd inning off Klinger 3 on).  SH–P. Waner (10); Moore (7).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Bick Campbell, 2B–Tom Dunn, 3B–Bill Klem.  T–2:10.  A–5,481.
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