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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 28, 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 June 28, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 28, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Bahr |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 37,111 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Culley Rikard | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
| Ed Bahr | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Marv Rickert | First Baseman |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 28, 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 third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Borowy
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rickert scoops it up and throws to first, with Borowy covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bahr
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Bahr
Lowrey hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Bahr
Nicholson hits a fly ball towards center field. Westlake makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Westlake. Johnson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Bahr
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dallessandro vs. Bahr
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Bahr
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Borowy
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
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 fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Bahr
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Bahr
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Sturgeon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borowy vs. Bahr
There's a wild pitch. Sturgeon moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borowy vs. Bahr
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Bahr
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Borowy
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Basinski vs. Borowy
Basinski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Basinski reaches third base with a triple. Salkeld goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bahr vs. Borowy
Bahr 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, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rikard vs. Borowy
Rikard hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bahr
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Bahr
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Bahr
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Borowy
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Borowy
Salkeld hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Salkeld reaches second base with a double. Westlake goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Basinski vs. Borowy
Basinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Salkeld scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahr vs. Lade
Doyle Lade now pitching.
Bahr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Bahr
Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Bahr
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rickert vs. Bahr
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sturgeon vs. Bahr
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lade vs. Bahr
Lade hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lade
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey juggles the ball. That's an error on Lowrey. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rikard vs. Lade
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lade
Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bahr
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Bahr
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Bahr
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Bahr
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Bahr
Dallessandro 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 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Lade
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lade
Fletcher 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, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Lade
Westlake hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Bahr
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Bahr
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Bahr
There's a wild pitch. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sturgeon vs. Bahr
Sturgeon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lade vs. Bahr
Lade strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Bahr
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough scores. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Wolff
Roger Wolff now pitching.
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Sturgeon trying to get to home. Kiner throws the ball in to Salkeld who tags Sturgeon, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Lade
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Lade
Basinski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolff vs. Lade
Wolff is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Wolff
Dixie Howell now catching.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Wolff
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Wolff
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Wolff
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Dallessandro moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rickert vs. Roe
Preacher Roe now pitching.
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Basinski fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Dallessandro scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Roe
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Lade
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rikard vs. Lade
Rikard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lade
Gustine 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
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Roe
Lade hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Basinski covering, for the out. Lade moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Roe
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Lade
Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lade
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Lade
Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Lade
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro 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 6/28/1947, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Cox B, ss 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 2 2 1
Rikard C, rf 4 0 0 0 Lowrey P, 3b 4 0 2 0
Gustine F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 5 0 1 0
Kiner R, lf 4 2 2 2 Pafko A, cf 4 1 1 1
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dallessandro D, lf 3 2 2 0
Westlake W, cf 4 1 1 0 McCullough C, c 4 1 2 1
Salkeld B, c 3 2 2 1 Rickert M, 1b 4 0 0 1
Howell D, c 1 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, ss 3 0 2 1
Basinski E, 2b 3 0 2 2 Borowy H, p 1 0 0 0
Bahr E, p 2 0 0 0 Lade D, p 3 0 1 0
Wolff R, p 1 0 0 0
Roe P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 34 6 13 5
Pittsburgh 001 300 001 -- 5
Chicago 100 111 20x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bahr E 5.2 8 4 4 4 1
Wolff R (L) 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
Roe P 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H 3.2 7 4 4 0 1
Lade D (W) 5.1 1 1 1 0 5
E -- Westlake W, Lowrey P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 9
2B -- Johnson D, Sturgeon B, Salkeld B, Dallessandro D
3B -- Pafko A, Basinski E
HR -- Kiner R 2
SH -- Johnson D
WP -- Bahr E 2
T -- 2:13
A -- 37111
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