Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojek vs. Muncrief
  
  Rojek 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: ---
  Saffell vs. Muncrief
  
  Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramazzotti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopp vs. Muncrief
  
  Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ramazzotti vs. Chesnes
  
  Ramazzotti 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Chesnes
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Saffell who is chasing the ball. Cavarretta reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Smalley vs. Chesnes
  
  Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sauer vs. Chesnes
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out. Cavarretta scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pafko vs. Chesnes
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Muncrief
  
  Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Muncrief
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich juggles the ball. That's an error on Reich. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Muncrief
  
  Castiglione strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murtaugh vs. Muncrief
  
  Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fitz Gerald vs. Muncrief
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Murtaugh moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Chesnes vs. Muncrief
  
  Chesnes hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rojek vs. Muncrief
  
  Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Muncrief covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reich vs. Chesnes
  
  Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Chesnes
  
  Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Chesnes
  
  Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Saffell vs. Muncrief
  
  Saffell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hopp vs. Muncrief
  
  Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Saffell moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kiner vs. Muncrief
  
  Jack Phillips pinch runs for Johnny Hopp.
  
  There goes Phillips. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Phillips steals second. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kiner vs. Muncrief
  
  Kiner strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Walker vs. Muncrief
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Saffell scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Castiglione vs. Muncrief
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Muncrief vs. Chesnes
  
  Jack Phillips now playing first base.
  
  Muncrief hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ramazzotti vs. Chesnes
  
  Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Chesnes
  
  There's a wild pitch. Ramazzotti moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cavarretta vs. Chesnes
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smalley vs. Chesnes
  
  Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ramazzotti moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sauer vs. Chesnes
  
  The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Ramazzotti scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sauer vs. Chesnes
  
  Sauer takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pafko vs. Chesnes
  
  Pafko strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murtaugh vs. Muncrief
  
  Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Muncrief
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chesnes vs. Muncrief
  
  Chesnes hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reich vs. Chesnes
  
  Reich takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Owen vs. Chesnes
  
  Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reich moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Terwilliger vs. Chesnes
  
  Terwilliger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Muncrief vs. Chesnes
  
  Muncrief hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ramazzotti vs. Chesnes
  
  Ramazzotti bunts towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Muncrief moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cavarretta vs. Chesnes
  
  Cavarretta is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Smalley vs. Chesnes
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Saffell. Smalley reaches second base with a double. Muncrief scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sauer vs. Sewell
  
  Rip Sewell now pitching.
  
  Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pafko vs. Sewell
  
  Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reich vs. Sewell
  
  Reich strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Sewell
  
  Owen strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojek vs. Muncrief
  
  Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Saffell vs. Muncrief
  
  Saffell hits a popup towards first. Reich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Muncrief
  
  Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Sewell
  
  Terwilliger strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Muncrief vs. Sewell
  
  Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ramazzotti vs. Sewell
  
  Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Muncrief
  
  Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Muncrief
  
  Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castiglione vs. Muncrief
  
  Castiglione hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Murtaugh vs. Muncrief
  
  Murtaugh hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Fitz Gerald vs. Muncrief
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Restelli vs. Muncrief
  
  Dino Restelli pinch hits for Rip Sewell.
  
  Restelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Castiglione moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rojek vs. Muncrief
  
  Rojek takes first base on ball four. Restelli moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Saffell vs. Rush
  
  Bob Rush now pitching.
  
  Saffell takes first base on ball four. Castiglione scores. Restelli moves to third. Rojek moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 6 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Phillips vs. Rush
  
  There's a wild pitch. Restelli scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Phillips vs. Rush
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Lombardi
  
  Vic Lombardi now pitching.
  
  Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Lombardi
  
  Lombardi fires to first and has Cavarretta trapped. There's the throw to Murtaugh who tags Cavarretta for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Lombardi
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Saffell who is chasing the ball. Smalley reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sauer vs. Lombardi
  
  Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smalley scores. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Lombardi
  
  Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reich vs. Lombardi
  
  Reich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Owen vs. Lombardi
  
  Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kiner vs. Rush
  
  Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Rush
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castiglione vs. Rush
  
  Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murtaugh vs. Rush
  
  Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fitz Gerald vs. Rush
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/4/1949 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Rojek S, ss           3  0  0  0   Ramazzotti B, 3b      3  1  0  0   
Saffell T, cf         2  1  0  1   Cavarretta P, rf      2  2  1  0   
Hopp J, 1b            2  0  1  0   Smalley R, ss         3  2  3  1   
Phillips J, pr-1b     2  0  0  0   Sauer H, lf           2  1  0  2   
Kiner R, lf           4  2  2  2   Pafko A, cf           3  1  1  4   
Walker D, rf          3  2  0  1   Reich H, 1b           3  1  1  0   
Castiglione P, 3b     3  1  1  0   Owen M, c             4  1  1  0   
Murtaugh D, 2b        4  0  2  0   Terwilliger W, 2b     3  1  1  3   
Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  1  1   Muncrief B, p         3  1  2  0   
Chesnes B, p          2  0  0  0   Rush B, p             0  0  0  0   
Sewell R, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Restelli D, ph        1  1  1  1                                      
Lombardi V, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  7  8  6                        26 11 10 10

Pittsburgh       021 004 0 --  7
Chicago          101 801 x -- 11

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chesnes B (L)         3.1  7  8  7  3  1
Sewell R              1.2  1  2  2  1  3
Lombardi V            1.0  2  1  1  2  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Muncrief B (W)        5.2  7  7  6  3  2
Rush B (S)            1.1  1  0  0  2  1

E -- Reich H
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 5
2B -- Smalley R
3B -- Cavarretta P, Smalley R
HR -- Kiner R 2, Terwilliger W, Pafko A
SB -- Phillips J
SH -- Ramazzotti B
HBP -- by Chesnes B (Cavarretta P)
WP -- Chesnes B, Rush B
PB -- Fitz Gerald E
T -- 2:14
A -- 18082

    

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