Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds
July 4, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1946 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 1
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 0 0 0
Russell lf 5 1 2 0
Elliott rf 5 2 2 3
Kiner cf 5 1 2 1
Gustine 2b 5 1 2 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 0
Cox ss 4 0 0 0
Baker c 3 0 0 1
Strincevich p 3 0 1 0
Totals 39 6 10 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Clay cf 5 1 1 0
Frey 2b 4 0 1 0
Hatton 3b 4 0 2 0
Libke rf 4 0 0 0
Lamanno c 4 0 1 0
Haas 1b 3 0 1 0
Lukon lf 4 0 1 0
Miller ss 2 0 1 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
Heusser p 2 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 0
  Gumbert p 0 0 0 0
  Lakeman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 0
Pittsburgh 201 012 000–6101
Cincinnati 100 000 000–193
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Strincevich  W(3-7) 9.0 9 1 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
0
2
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser  L(6-6) 7.0 9 6 4 1 4
  Gumbert   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
2
5
  E–Gustine (9), Frey (5), Lamanno (6), Heusser (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Gustine-Cox-Fletcher.  2B–Cincinnati Clay (12).  HR–Pittsburgh Elliott 2 (2,1st inning off Heusser 1 on,5th inning off Heusser 0 on); Kiner (13,3rd inning off Heusser 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Russell 2 (2).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, Babe Pinelli.
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