Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
August 31, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 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 6, Cincinnati Reds 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gionfriddo cf 5 2 2 0
Barrett rf 5 1 1 1
Russell lf 3 2 1 0
Salkeld c 1 0 1 2
  Lopez c 2 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 2 3
Gustine ss 3 0 0 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0
Coscarart 2b 4 0 2 0
Gables p 2 1 0 0
  Rescigno p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Clay cf 5 1 2 1
Tipton lf 5 0 3 1
Libke rf 4 0 1 0
McCormick 1b 5 0 0 1
Mesner 3b 3 1 1 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 1
Lakeman c 2 1 0 0
Wahl 2b 3 0 0 0
  Unser ph 1 0 1 1
  Williams 2b 0 0 0 0
Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Harrist p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 1 1 0
  Modak p 1 0 0 0
  Sipek ph 1 0 1 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Walters ph 1 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Pittsburgh 330 000 000–6100
Cincinnati 110 000 120–5111
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gables  W(11-4) 7.1 9 5 5 3 2
  Rescigno  SV(7) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
2
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman  L(9-9) 0.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Harrist   2.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Modak   5.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Fox   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Carter   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
0
  E–Mesner (13).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Gustine-Coscarart-Dahlgren, Gustine-Coscarart-Dahlgren, Cincinnati 3. Wahl-Miller-McCormick, Wahl, Clay-McCormick.  2B–Pittsburgh Gionfriddo (13), Cincinnati Tipton (16); Walker (11).  3B–Cincinnati Miller (2).  SH–Gables (2).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Lakeman (1).  Team–8.  SB–Gionfriddo (8).  U–Jocko Conlan, Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:10.  A–4,490.
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