1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Replay

September 7. Gm# 132 Forbes Field Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 3

BIG “KLU” POWERS REDS PAST PIRATES

Cincinnati slugger, Ted Kluzewski broke a 3-3 tie by slamming a two run homer in the top of the seventh inning, as the Reds beat the Pirates for the second straight day.

Grady Hatton had a 3-5 day for Cincinnati, scoring 3 of the team’s five runs.

Murray Dickson(6-10) lost in relief of starter, Bob Chesnes. Dino Restelli(8) homered for the Pirates.

National League scores: Brooklyn 5 Boston 4; St. Louis 3 Chicago 2; Philadelphia and New York did not play.

Standing of the Clubs:

St. Louis/135/89/43/3/.670

Brooklyn/136/80/54/2/.596

New York/135/68/65/2/.511

Philadelphia/135/69/66/.511

Boston/137/65/70/2/.482

Pittsburgh/132/60/72/.455

Cincinnati/133/54/78/1/.410

Chicago/135/49/86/.363


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