Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
June 24, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1945 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
Handley 3b 3 1 0 0
Gionfriddo cf 3 0 1 2
Russell lf 4 1 2 1
Elliott rf 5 1 1 0
Dahlgren 1b 3 1 0 0
Saltzgaver 2b 5 1 2 1
  Coscarart 2b 0 0 0 0
Barnhart ss 5 0 3 3
Lopez c 3 1 0 0
Sewell p 2 1 1 0
  Strincevich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Clay cf 5 0 1 1
Walker rf 5 1 3 2
Libke lf 4 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 5 0 1 0
Miller ss 5 0 0 0
Mesner 3b 3 1 2 0
Williams 2b 3 1 1 0
Unser c 4 1 1 0
Riddle p 0 0 0 0
  Dasso p 3 0 0 0
  Lisenbee p 0 0 0 0
  Sipek ph 1 1 1 1
Totals 38 5 10 4
Pittsburgh 003 010 0307103
Cincinnati 100 000 0045102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell  W(9-6) 8.0 10 5 4 2 2
  Strincevich  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle  L(0-1) 2.2 4 3 3 6 0
  Dasso   4.2 6 4 4 3 1
  Lisenbee   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
9
1

  E–Handley (5), Saltzgaver (4), Barnhart (9), Walker (4), Mesner (6).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Handley-Coscarart-Dahlgren, Cincinnati 3. Mesner-Williams-Unser, Mesner-McCormick, Mesner-McCormick.  2B–Pittsburgh Elliott (15); Barnhart (5); Sewell (3), Cincinnati Walker (9).  SH–Handley (6); Mesner (6).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, Lee Ballanfant.
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