BOXSCORE: 1949 Cincinnati Reds At 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 4/24/1949 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG J.Robinson 2B 5 0 4 2 .800 D.Mitchell RF,LF 5 2 4 1 .800 H.Walker RF,CF 4 0 1 0 .250 R.Schoendienst 2B 3 0 0 2 .000 L.Doby CF 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Thomson CF 4 2 2 2 .500 E-P.Mullin PR,RF 0 0 0 0 ---- Y.Berra C 3 0 0 0 .000 E.Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 D-W.Westrum PH,C 1 1 1 21.000 B.Elliott 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 H.Sauer LF 3 1 1 0 .333 E.Slaughter LF 4 2 2 1 .500 A-H.Evers RF 1 0 1 01.000 P.Masi C 4 0 0 0 .000 M.Vernon 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 M.Marion SS 3 2 3 11.000 W.Jones 3B 3 1 1 0 .333 D.Leonard P 2 0 1 0 .500 E.Kinder P 1 0 0 1 .000 B-E.Lake PH 1 0 0 0 .000 C-G.Hamner PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .000 A.Kellner P 0 0 0 0 ---- L.Appling SS 3 2 1 0 .333 F-S.Stirnweiss PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Page P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 4 11 4 Totals 34 9 12 8 A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Sauer In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Leonard In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Kinder In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Berra In 7th Inning E-Pinch Ran For Doby In 8th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Kellner In 9th Inning INJURY: Larry Doby INJURED (for 0 more games) in 8th inning Reds............ 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 11 2 Pirates......... 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 1 - 9 12 0 Reds (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Leonard LOSS(0-1) 6 7 4 3 0 2 1 99 4.50 A1 C7 A.Kellner 2 5 5 1 1 0 1 41 4.50 C8 Totals 8 12 9 4 1 2 2 Pirates (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET E.Kinder WIN(1-0) 7 9 3 3 1 6 2 95 3.86 A1 D2 J.Page 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 4.50 D3 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 6 2 ATTENDANCE- 27,828 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1949 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:55 LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 7 Pirates: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- P.Masi, M.Marion DOUBLES- E.Slaughter(1st) TRIPLES- D.Mitchell(1st) HOME RUNS- E.Slaughter(1st), M.Marion(1st), B.Thomson(1st), W.Westrum(1st) RBIs- J.Robinson-2(2nd), E.Slaughter(1st), M.Marion(1st), D.Mitchell(1st), R.Schoendienst-2(2nd), B.Thomson-2(2nd), W.Westrum-2(2nd), E.Kinder STOLEN BASES- J.Robinson(1st), H.Walker(1st), D.Mitchell(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Robinson SACRIFICE HITS- E.Kinder SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Schoendienst-2 WALKS- H.Walker, M.Marion, W.Jones HIT BY PITCH- L.Doby STRIKE OUTS- J.Robinson, L.Doby-2, E.Slaughter, P.Masi-2, E.Kinder, L.Appling GIDP- B.Elliott WILD PITCHES- A.Kellner, E.Kinder 2-out RBI- J.Robinson-2, B.Thomson-2, W.Westrum-2 RLISP 2-out- E.Robinson-2, H.Walker-2, L.Appling-2, Y.Berra, R.Schoendienst TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 11 Pirates: 2 for 8 Bobby Thomson left the yard and had 2 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 9 to 4 at Forbes Field. Cincinnati was unable to claim the lead after Pittsburgh went ahead in the 5th inning when they tallied 3 runs on 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Thomson who elicited a roar from the hometown fans when he lifted one out of the park for a two run home run. Pittsburgh banged out 12 hits on the night. Ellis Kinder(1-0) allowed 3 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory. Dutch Leonard(0-1) ended up with the loss. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 7 hits and no walks. SCORESHEET: 1949 Cincinnati Reds at 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates J.Robins-A1 A1:Si B1:Si>2# *5*:Si D1:K E1:Si>3# 12 23 H.Walker-A1 A2:CS/26> B2:Force/ C2:SB>12 D2:Si PkO E2:F/9 1o W>b1 64>1o b1 P/3 ff/13>1o L.Doby-A1 A3:SB>12 *3*:K C3:WP>23 *8*:HBP P.Mullin-D4 P/4 K E.Robins-A1 A4:G/43 B4:L/4 C4:G/31 D4:Force/ 64>1o b1 B.Elliot-A1 *2*:G/43 B5:L/5 *6*:G/53 D5:G-DP/5 43>1o E.Slaugh-A1 A6:HR>b# *4*:F/8 C6:K *9*:Do P.Masi-A1 A7:K B7:K C7:G/63 D7:G/13 M.Marion-A1 A8:Si B8:Si *7*:HR>b# D8:W>b1 D.Leonar-A1 A9:Si>12 B9:F/9 C9:F/8 D9:G/13>2 E.Lake-C9 3 12 A.Kellne-D3+ D.Mitche-A1 A1:G/31 *3*:Si C1:Si>13 D1:Tr>1# E1:Si>23 R.Schoen-A1 A2:F/9 B2:SB>12 C2:SF/8>3 D2:SF/9>3 E2:WP>3# G/63>23 # # 12 F/7 B.Thomso-A1 A3:F/7 B3:P/6 C3:HR>1# D3:Si b# Y.Berra-A1 *2*:E/2 B4:G/43 C4:L/6 D4:HR>1# W.Westru-D4 b# H.Sauer-A1 A5:Force/ *4*:Si *6*:G/13 D5:Si H.Evers-C8 54>1o b1 M.Vernon-A1 A6:Si>12 B6:L-DP/4 C6:G/53 D6:G/43 3>1o W.Jones-A1 A7:Si>23 B7:G/53 C7:F/9 *8*:W>b1 12 E.Kinder-A1 A8:Sac/54 *5*:K *7*:G/43 D8:G/43>1 G.Hamner-C8 >3# 23 12 2 L.Applin-A1 A9:K B9:Si C9:E/6 D9:L/4 J.Page-D7