Cincinnati Reds 6 – 3 Pittsburgh Pirates
6 September 1949 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | final score 6–3 | 1 in 41 games | |
| 9 | 10 hits allowed | Junior Walsh | 1 in 23 pitcher-games |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Junior Walsh | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Walker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Merriman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Grady Hatton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kluszewski | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Wyrostek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2B |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Virgil Stallcup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dixie Howell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Pramesa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howie Fox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Danny Litwhiler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ewell Blackwell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Fox | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ewell Blackwell | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Saffell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Wally Westlake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bockman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Murtaugh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Masi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Junior Walsh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Johnny Hopp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Walsh | 9.2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Murry Dickson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |