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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 19, 1950
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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 August 19, 1950 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 19, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Queen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 13,290 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Lon Warneke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Tom Saffell | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Shortstop |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Mel Queen | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 19, 1950
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Lade
Castiglione 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Lade
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Lade
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko 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: ---
Terwilliger vs. Queen
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Queen
Borkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Queen
Ward 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--
Sauer vs. Queen
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Queen
Pafko 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Lade
Kiner 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lade
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lade
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it 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: ---
Serena vs. Queen
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Queen
Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Queen
Owen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Queen
Lade strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Queen
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Queen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Lade
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Lade
McCullough hits a line drive towards third. Serena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Queen vs. Lade
Queen 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 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Queen
Borkowski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Queen
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Queen
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Queen
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Serena vs. Queen
Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward scores. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Queen
There go the runners. The throw from McCullough to Murtaugh covering second. The throw back to home, and Pafko is out at the plate. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Lade
Castiglione 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Lade
Saffell bunts towards the mound. Lade fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Lade
Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Saffell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Lade
Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lade
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Lade
O'Connell 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 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Queen
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Queen
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lade vs. Queen
There goes Smalley. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Smalley steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lade vs. Queen
Lade hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Queen
Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Saffell who is chasing the ball. Terwilliger reaches third base with a triple. Smalley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borkowski vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Borkowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Lade
Murtaugh hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Lade
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Lade
Dickson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Dickson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castiglione vs. Lade
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Saffell vs. Lade
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Saffell for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dickson
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Dickson
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Dickson
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Lade
Hopp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Lade
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lade
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Klippstein
Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. McCullough reaches third base with a triple. Bell scores. O'Connell scores. Murtaugh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dickson vs. Leonard
There goes McCullough. The slide. Owen applies the tag. McCullough is out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Leonard
Dickson 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, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Dickson
Smalley hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Dickson
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Dickson
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Leonard
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Leonard
Saffell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Leonard
Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Hopp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Leonard
Kiner hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Dickson
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Dickson
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Dickson
Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Dickson
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Dickson
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Saffell. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Borkowski scores. Sauer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Dickson
Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Dickson
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rush
Bob Rush now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Rush
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to third. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Rush
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell scores. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 8 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Rush
Wally Westlake pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Connell scores. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castiglione vs. Rush
Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 9 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Werle
Bill Werle now pitching.
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Werle
Hal Jeffcoat pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Werle
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 9 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Schmitz
Johnny Schmitz now pitching.
Saffell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Schmitz
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 9 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Schmitz
Kiner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Schmitz
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Connell vs. Schmitz
O'Connell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 10 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murtaugh vs. Schmitz
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 11 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Schmitz
McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Pafko throws the ball in to Ward who tags McCullough trying to catch an extra base, for the out. O'Connell scores. Murtaugh goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 13 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Werle
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Werle
Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 13 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Werle
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1950 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 5 0 1 1
Saffell T, cf 5 1 1 0 Borkowski B, rf 4 1 0 0
Hopp J, 1b 5 2 3 2 Ward P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Kiner R, lf 5 2 2 3 Sauer H, lf 4 2 2 1
Bell G, rf 5 3 3 0 Pafko A, cf 3 1 1 2
O'Connell D, ss 3 3 1 0 Serena B, 3b 4 0 2 2
Murtaugh D, 2b 3 2 1 1 Smalley R, ss 3 2 1 1
McCullough C, c 5 0 2 6 Owen M, c 4 1 1 1
Queen M, p 1 0 0 0 Lade D, p 2 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 2 0 1 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Westlake W, ph 1 0 0 1 Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0 Rush B, p 0 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, ph 1 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 13 14 13 35 8 9 8
Pittsburgh 000 304 024 -- 13
Chicago 021 110 300 -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Queen M 3.2 5 4 4 4 5
Dickson M (W) 3.1 4 4 4 1 2
Werle B (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lade D 5.1 6 5 5 1 1
Klippstein J* 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
Leonard D 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Rush B (L) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Schmitz J 1.0 4 4 4 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 5
2B -- Hopp J 2, Dickson M, Pafko A, Bell G, McCullough C
3B -- Terwilliger W, McCullough C
HR -- Smalley R, Owen M, Kiner R 2, Sauer H, Hopp J
SB -- Smalley R
CS -- Pafko A, McCullough C
T -- 2:29
A -- 13290
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