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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1949
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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 19, 1949 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 19, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 29,392 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
| Eddie Bockman | Third Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Walker | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 19, 1949
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Leonard
Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Leonard
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Walker 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: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Sewell
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball 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: ---
Kiner vs. Leonard
Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Leonard
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Leonard
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sewell
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Sewell
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sewell
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Leonard
Bockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Leonard
McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Leonard
Sewell is hit by the pitch. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojek vs. Leonard
Rojek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Leonard
Murtaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Sewell
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Leonard
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Leonard
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Leonard
Stevens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bockman vs. Leonard
Bockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it 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: ---
Gustine vs. Sewell
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman juggles the ball. That's an error on Bockman. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Sewell
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Sewell
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Leonard
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Leonard
Sewell 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: ---
Rojek vs. Leonard
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine 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: ---
Smalley vs. Sewell
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Sewell
Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Leonard
Murtaugh hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Leonard
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Sewell
Gustine hits a popup towards third. Bockman settles under it 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 into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Sewell
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Leonard
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Leonard
Stevens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Leonard
Bockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Sewell
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sewell
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sewell
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Sewell
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Leonard
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Leonard
Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Leonard
Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta juggles the ball. That's an error on Cavarretta. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Leonard
Murtaugh hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban catches it. Rojek is attempting to advance to second base. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sewell
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Sewell
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Sewell
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leonard
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Leonard
Jack Cassini pinch runs for Dixie Walker.
Kiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cassini moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Leonard
Westlake bunts in front of the plate. Scheffing fields it and throws to first for the out. Cassini moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stevens vs. Leonard
Stevens is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fleming vs. Leonard
Les Fleming pinch hits for Eddie Bockman.
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it and throws to second for the out. Cassini scores. Kiner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Leonard
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball 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: ---
Scheffing vs. Sewell
Ted Beard now playing right field. Monty Basgall now playing third base.
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Scheffing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffcoat vs. Sewell
Hank Schenz pinch runs for Bob Scheffing.
Jeffcoat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Sewell
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Sewell
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Emil Verban.
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner 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 4/19/1949 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rojek S, ss 4 0 0 0 Walker H, lf 4 0 1 0
Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gustine F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker D, rf 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 2 0
Cassini J, pr 0 1 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0
Beard T, rf 0 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 4 0 2 0
Kiner R, lf 4 0 2 0 Schenz H, pr 0 0 0 0
Westlake W, cf 3 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, rf 4 0 0 0
Stevens E, 1b 3 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0
Bockman E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 3 0 1 0
Fleming L, ph 1 0 0 1 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
Basgall M, 3b 0 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 3 0 1 0
McCullough C, c 4 0 1 0
Sewell R, p 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 35 0 8 0
Pittsburgh 000 000 001 -- 1
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W) 9.0 8 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 9.0 5 1 0 1 2
E -- Bockman E, Cavarretta P, Smalley R
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Scheffing B
SH -- Westlake W
HBP -- by Leonard D (Sewell R)
T -- 1:49
A -- 29392
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