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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 28, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 28, 1938 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Klinger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clay Bryant |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 34,465 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Bick Campbell |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bob Klinger | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Center Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Clay Bryant | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 28, 1938
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Bryant
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Bryant
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Klinger
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Klinger
Hack is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Klinger
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Klinger
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bryant
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Bryant
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Bryant
Todd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Klinger
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Klinger
Hartnett hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Klinger
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges strikes out. The ball gets by Todd. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Collins. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bryant vs. Klinger
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Handley. Collins scores. Jurges moves to third. Bryant moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Klinger
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Bryant
Klinger hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Reynolds. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Bryant
Rizzo hits a fly ball into left field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Klinger
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Klinger
Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Klinger
Reynolds is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Bryant
Suhr hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bryant
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Klinger
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Klinger
Collins hits a fly ball towards right. Waner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Waner. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges bunts towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to third for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bryant vs. Klinger
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collins moves to third. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hack vs. Klinger
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to home to get Collins. Jurges moves to third. Bryant moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Klinger
Herman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Bryant
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Bryant
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Bryant
Klinger hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Klinger
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Klinger
Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Bryant
Rizzo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields the ball and throws to Bryant covering. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Bryant
Suhr takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Bryant
Young takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to third. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Bryant
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Suhr scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Russell
Jack Russell now pitching.
Todd hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Klinger
Hartnett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Hartnett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Klinger
Collins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Collins reaches second base with a double. Hartnett scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Klinger
Jurges bunts towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Dea vs. Klinger
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Jack Russell.
O'Dea hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Klinger
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins scores. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Klinger
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Jurges trying to get to home. Vaughan throws to Todd who tags Jurges for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klinger vs. Page
Vance Page now pitching.
Klinger strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Page
Waner hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Page
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rizzo vs. Page
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Klinger
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Klinger
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Klinger
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Klinger
Hartnett hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Page
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Page
Suhr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manush vs. French
Heinie Manush pinch hits for Pep Young. Larry French now pitching.
Manush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Handley vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Handley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Suhr scores. Manush moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Lee
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to home to get Manush. Handley moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klinger vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. Handley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klinger vs. Lee
Klinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Klinger
Tommy Thevenow now playing second base.
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Jurges takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Swift
Tony Lazzeri pinch hits for Bill Lee.
The ball gets by Todd for a passed ball. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazzeri vs. Swift
Lazzeri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double. Collins scores. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Swift
Joe Marty pinch runs for Tony Lazzeri.
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Swift
Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jurges scores. There goes Marty trying to get to home. Waner throws the ball in to Todd who tags Marty who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards second. Thevenow scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Root
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Root
There goes Waner. The throw from Hartnett and he is out, Jurges applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Root
Rizzo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brown
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Brown
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thevenow scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Brown
Hartnett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/1938 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 4 0 2 0 Hack S, 3b 3 0 0 1
Waner P, rf 5 0 2 0 Herman B, 2b 5 0 3 1
Rizzo J, lf 4 1 1 1 Demaree F, lf 5 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ss 2 2 1 0 Cavarretta P, rf 5 0 0 0
Suhr G, 1b 3 2 1 0 Reynolds C, cf 5 0 1 0
Young P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Hartnett G, c 4 2 2 1
Manush H, ph 1 0 1 1 Collins R, 1b 4 3 3 1
Thevenow T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 3 1 1 0
Handley L, 3b 4 0 2 3 Bryant C, p 2 0 1 0
Todd A, c 4 0 0 0 Russell J, p 0 0 0 0
Klinger B, p 4 0 0 0 O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
Swift B, p 0 0 0 0 Page V, p 0 0 0 0
Brown M, p 0 0 0 0 French L, p 0 0 0 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, ph 1 0 1 1
Marty J, pr 0 0 0 0
Root C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 10 5 38 6 12 5
Pittsburgh 000 003 020 -- 5
Chicago 010 002 021 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Klinger B* 7.0 9 4 3 2 6
Swift B 0.1 2 1 1 2 0
Brown M (L) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant C 5.2 4 3 3 5 1
Russell J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Page V+ 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
French L# 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Lee B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Root C (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Vaughan A, Todd A, Handley L, Waner P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 10
2B -- Waner L, Hartnett G, Collins R, Lazzeri T
HR -- Rizzo J, Hartnett G
CS -- Waner P
WP -- Lee B
PB -- Todd A
T -- 2:37
A -- 34465
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