Cincinnati Reds vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 21, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1946 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Clay cf 5 0 0 1
Adams 2b 5 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 3 1 0 0
West lf 3 1 0 0
Miller ss 4 1 1 0
Libke rf 4 0 1 1
Shokes 1b 3 0 0 1
Lamanno c 3 1 2 1
  Mueller c 1 0 0 0
Beggs p 4 0 2 0
Totals 35 4 7 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Brown 2b 3 0 1 0
  Gustine 2b 0 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 0 0 0
Barrett rf 4 0 1 1
Kiner cf 4 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 2 0
Russell lf 3 1 1 2
Cox ss 4 0 1 0
Smith c 3 1 2 0
  Gionfriddo ph 1 0 0 0
Hallett p 1 0 0 0
  Van Robays ph 1 0 1 0
  Handley pr 0 0 0 0
  Strincevich p 1 0 0 0
  Colman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Cincinnati 001 300 000–471
Pittsburgh 030 000 000–391
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Beggs  W(1-0) 9.0 9 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hallett  L(0-1) 4.0 4 4 4 2 0
  Strincevich   5.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
0
  E–Hatton (2), Elliott (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Adams-Miller-Shokes.  2B–Cincinnati Libke (1); Lamanno (1); Beggs (1), Pittsburgh Cox (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Russell (1,2nd inning off Beggs 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Brown (1).  Team–7.  U–Dusty Boggess, George Barr, Jocko Conlan.  T–1:54.  A–30,237.
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