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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 17, 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 17, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Wyse |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,749 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
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 |
| Preacher Roe | 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 Wyse | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 17, 1947
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wyse
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Wyse
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. Wyse
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Roe
Hack hits a line drive towards short. Cox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Roe
Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Wyse
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wyse
Gustine 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: ---
Kiner vs. Wyse
Kiner hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Wyse
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Roe
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Roe
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, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Roe
Scheffing hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Wyse
Jarvis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Jarvis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roe vs. Wyse
Roe bunts towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out. Jarvis moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Wyse
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Wyse
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Roe
Wyse hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Wyse
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Wyse covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Wyse
Greenberg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Wyse
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Roe
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Roe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Wyse
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Wyse
Westlake 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Wyse
Jarvis is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Roe
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Roe
Nicholson 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: ---
Scheffing vs. Roe
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Wyse
Roe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Wyse
Cox 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Wyse
Herman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Roe
Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Roe
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it 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: ---
Russell vs. Wyse
Russell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Wyse
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Wyse
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Wyse
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Wyse
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merullo. Gustine scores. Kiner moves to third. Westlake moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jarvis vs. Wyse
Jarvis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Roe vs. Wyse
Roe takes first base on ball four. Kiner scores. Westlake moves to third. Jarvis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cox vs. Wyse
Cox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Jarvis scores. Roe moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Wyse
Herman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Herman reaches second base with a double. Roe scores. Cox goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Kush
Eddie Basinski pinch runs for Billy Herman. Emil Kush now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Roe
Eddie Basinski now playing second base.
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a popup towards the mound. Roe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Roe
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Roe
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
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Kush
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Kush
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Kush
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Kush
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Roe
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Scheffing moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Roe
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Emil Kush.
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Roe
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Stan Hack.
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Meyer
Peanuts Lowrey now playing third base. Russ Meyer now pitching.
Jarvis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko throws the ball in to Merullo who tags Jarvis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Meyer
Roe strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Meyer
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Roe
Waitkus 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 -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Roe
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Roe
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pafko scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Roe
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1947 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Cox B, ss 5 1 1 2 Hack S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Herman B, 2b 4 0 1 2 Lowrey P, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Basinski E, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Russell J, cf 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 1 1 0
Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 1 1 Cavarretta P, lf 4 0 1 0
Gustine F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 1
Kiner R, lf 4 1 0 0 Scheffing B, c 3 0 1 0
Westlake W, rf 4 1 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Jarvis R, c 3 1 2 0 Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0
Roe P, p 2 1 0 1 Wyse H, p 2 0 0 0
Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
McCullough C, ph 0 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 7 6 30 1 5 1
Pittsburgh 010 000 600 -- 7
Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse H (L) 6.2 5 7 1 2 7
Kush E 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Meyer R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Merullo L 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 5
2B -- Jarvis R, Herman B, Pafko A
HR -- Greenberg H
SH -- Roe P
HBP -- by Wyse H (Greenberg H)
T -- 2:04
A -- 9749
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