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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 15, 1947
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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 April 15, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 29,427 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Roy Jarvis | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 15, 1947
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Borowy
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Scheffing scoops up the ball and tags Russell for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Sewell
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sewell
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Borowy
Jarvis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Scheffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Borowy
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Sewell
Merullo hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Sewell
Borowy strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Sewell
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Borowy
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a line drive into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jarvis vs. Borowy
Jarvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sewell
Scheffing hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jarvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Sewell
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borowy vs. Sewell
Borowy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Jarvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Borowy
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Borowy
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. Cox scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Eddie Basinski now playing second base.
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Sewell
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jarvis vs. Borowy
Jarvis 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, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sewell
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scheffing for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Borowy
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Borowy
Basinski strikes out. There goes Cox. The throw from Scheffing to Merullo, and Cox is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sewell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Sewell
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Sewell
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Sewell
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jarvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1947 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Cox B, ss 3 1 0 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 3 0
Herman B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Basinski E, 2b 1 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 0
Russell J, cf 3 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, lf 4 0 0 0
Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
Gustine F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 3 0 0 0
Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Westlake W, rf 3 0 1 0 Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0
Jarvis R, c 3 0 0 0 Borowy H, p 3 0 0 0
Sewell R, p 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 5 1 32 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 000 001 000 -- 1
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (L) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 5
2B -- Greenberg H
CS -- Cox B
T -- 2:00
A -- 29427
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