Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
September 23, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 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 1, Cincinnati Reds 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner rf 4 0 1 0
Young 2b 3 0 0 1
Elliott cf 4 0 0 0
Van Robays lf 4 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 3 0 0 0
Brubaker ss 3 0 1 0
Gustine 3b 3 0 0 0
Mueller c 3 0 0 0
Bowman p 2 1 1 0
  Rizzo ph 1 0 1 0
  Rambert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 2 3 3
Frey 2b 3 0 0 0
Goodman rf 2 0 1 1
McCormick 1b 4 0 1 0
Hershberger c 4 0 0 0
Craft cf 4 1 1 0
Berger lf 3 1 1 2
Myers ss 4 0 1 0
Grissom p 2 2 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Pittsburgh 000 001 000–152
Cincinnati 001 102 20x–680
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman  L(10-13) 7.0 7 4 3 3 1
  Rambert   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
4
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom  W(8-6) 9.0 5 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
1
  E–Brubaker (27), Gustine (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Myers-McCormick.  2B–Pittsburgh P. Waner (27); Van Robays (6), Cincinnati Werber (34).  HR–Cincinnati Werber (5,7th inning off Bowman 1 on); Berger (14,6th inning off Bowman 1 on).  SH–Young (9); Frey 2 (24).  Team LOB–3.  HBP–Grissom (2).  Team–8.  U-HP–Tom Dunn, 1B–Bill Klem, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Bick Campbell.  T–1:42.  A–20,954.
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