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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (1)

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, April 24, 1949 (D) at Forbes Field

CIN N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   3  9  0
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  -   2  6  0
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Merriman cf                   5   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Wyrostek rf                   5   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Hatton 3b                     4   0   1   1       1   0       0   2
Sauer lf                      3   0   2   0       2   0       4   1
Kluszewski 1b                 4   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
  Kress pr,1b                 1   0   1   1       0   0       6   1
Bloodworth 2b                 4   0   0   0       1   0       3   8
Stallcup ss                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
H. Howell c                   4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Wehmeier p                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Gumbert p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       38   3   9   3       4   3      30  14
BATTING - 
2B: Hatton (2,off Riddle); Kluszewski (1,off Casey).
3B: Merriman (1,off Riddle).
HR: Merriman (1,8th inning off Casey 0 on 0 out).
GDP: H. Howell (1,off Riddle).
Team LOB: 9.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rojek ss                      4   0   0   1       1   1       2   7
Hopp 1b                       5   0   0   0       0   0      14   0
Walker rf                     5   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Kiner lf                      4   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
Westlake cf                   4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Murtaugh 2b                   2   0   1   0       2   0       3   6
Bockman 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
FitzGerald c                  4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Riddle p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Fleming ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Cassini pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Casey p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       5   6      30  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Murtaugh-Rojek-Hopp.
BATTING - 
HR: Kiner (2,8th inning off Gumbert 0 on 1 out).
SH: Bockman (1,off Wehmeier); Casey (1,off Gumbert).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wehmeier                      6.2   4   1   1   5   6   0  28
Gumbert W(1-0)                3.1   2   1   1   0   0   1  12
Totals                       10     6   2   2   5   6   1  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gumbert 3-0.
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Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Riddle                        7     4   1   1   3   2   0  27
Casey L(0-1)                  3     5   2   2   1   1   1  15
Totals                       10     9   3   3   4   3   1  42

Umpires: HP - George Barr, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 3B - Al Barlick
Time of Game: 2:19   
Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati Reds               Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Merriman            cf        Rojek               ss
2. Wyrostek            rf        Hopp                1b
3. Hatton              3b        Walker              rf
4. Sauer               lf        Kiner               lf
5. Kluszewski          1b        Westlake            cf
6. Bloodworth          2b        Murtaugh            2b
7. Stallcup            ss        Bockman             3b
8. H. Howell           c         FitzGerald          c
9. Wehmeier            p         Riddle              p

REDS 1ST: Merriman tripled to center; Wyrostek struck out;
Hatton flied out to right [Merriman scored]; Sauer walked;
Kluszewski grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Rojek flied out to center; Hopp grounded out
(shortstop to first); Walker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 2ND: Bloodworth walked; Stallcup singled to left
[Bloodworth to second]; H. Howell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Bloodworth to third, Stallcup
out at second]; Wehmeier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Kiner walked; Westlake was called out on strikes;
Murtaugh singled to left [Kiner to third]; Bockman was called
out on strikes; FitzGerald grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 3RD: Merriman grounded out (pitcher to first); Wyrostek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatton doubled to left; Sauer
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Riddle struck out; Rojek struck out; Hopp flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 4TH: Kluszewski grounded out (second to first); Bloodworth
flied out to center; Stallcup made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Walker grounded out (second to first); Kiner
grounded out (second to first); Westlake singled to left
[Westlake out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 5TH: H. Howell made an out to second; Wehmeier flied out to
center; Merriman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Murtaugh walked; Bockman out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Murtaugh to second]; FitzGerald flied out to
right; Riddle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates
0.

REDS 6TH: Wyrostek grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatton
walked; Sauer singled to left [Hatton to second]; Kluszewski
flied out to center; Bloodworth flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Rojek flied out to left; Hopp flied out to left;
Walker singled to right; Kiner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Pirates 0.

REDS 7TH: Stallcup flied out to left; H. Howell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wehmeier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Reds 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Westlake singled to center; Murtaugh walked
[Westlake to second]; On a bunt Bockman made an out to first;
FitzGerald grounded out (third to first) [Westlake to third,
Murtaugh to second]; FLEMING BATTED FOR RIDDLE; Fleming walked;
CASSINI RAN FOR FLEMING; Rojek walked [Westlake scored, Murtaugh
to third, Cassini to second]; GUMBERT REPLACED WEHMEIER
(PITCHING); Hopp flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Reds 1, Pirates 1.

REDS 8TH: CASEY REPLACED CASSINI (PITCHING); Merriman homered to
right; Wyrostek grounded out (second to first); Hatton flied out
to left; Sauer singled to center; Kluszewski doubled to left
[Sauer to third]; KRESS RAN FOR KLUSZEWSKI; Bloodworth grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: KRESS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Walker flied out
to right; Kiner homered to left; Westlake grounded out (second
to first); Murtaugh grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

REDS 9TH: Stallcup grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Howell
made an out to shortstop; Gumbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Bockman flied out to left; FitzGerald singled to
center; Casey out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[FitzGerald to second]; Rojek grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Pirates 2.

REDS 10TH: Merriman grounded out (shortstop to first); Wyrostek
singled to right; Hatton grounded out (second to first)
[Wyrostek to second]; Sauer walked; Kress singled to center
[Wyrostek scored, Sauer to second]; Bloodworth forced Kress
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 10TH: Hopp grounded out (second to first); Walker
grounded out (second to first); Kiner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 3, Pirates 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Reds             3   9   0    9
 Pirates          2   6   0    8
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