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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 2, 1940 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Olsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 26,120 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Gleeson | Left Fielder |
| Bob Collins | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Vern Olsen | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
September 2, 1940
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Bowman
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Vaughan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Olsen
Garms 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Olsen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Olsen
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Olsen
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Bowman
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Bowman
Collins takes first base on ball four. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mattick vs. Bowman
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gleeson moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Olsen vs. Bowman
Olsen hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Olsen
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Olsen
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Olsen
Gustine 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
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Bowman
Bonura hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a popup towards short. Vaughan catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Vaughan. Herman scores. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Bowman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Olsen
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Olsen
Bowman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Olsen
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Olsen
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bowman moves to third. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Olsen
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it and throws to home to get Bowman. Garms moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vaughan vs. Olsen
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Garms scores. Elliott moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Van Robays vs. Olsen
Van Robays strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bowman
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Bowman
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Olsen
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Olsen
Gustine bunts towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Olsen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mattick. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Olsen
There goes Lopez. The throw from Collins and he is safe. Lopez steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Olsen
Bowman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Olsen
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Bowman
Olsen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman hits a line drive into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Bowman
There goes Hack. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Gustine applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Olsen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Olsen
Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Olsen
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Olsen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Bowman
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Bowman
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Olsen
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Olsen
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Olsen
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields the ball and throws to Olsen covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Olsen
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bowman vs. Olsen
There goes Lopez. The throw from Collins and he is safe. Lopez steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bowman vs. Olsen
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bowman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Bowman
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Olsen
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garms for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Olsen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Olsen
Fletcher hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Leiber. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Olsen
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Olsen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Bowman
Olsen bunts towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack bunts towards third. Garms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Olsen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Bowman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonura vs. Bowman
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms juggles the ball. That's an error on Garms. Olsen scores. Hack scores. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Bowman
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Bowman
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Olsen
Van Robays hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Olsen
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Olsen
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Olsen
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Olsen
Spud Davis pinch hits for Joe Bowman.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. MacFayden
Danny MacFayden now pitching. Paul Waner now playing first base.
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. MacFayden
Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. MacFayden
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. MacFayden
There goes Hack. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Hack steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. MacFayden
Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. MacFayden
Bonura hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Olsen
Garms hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Garms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Olsen
Elliott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Olsen
Waner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Olsen
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Van Robays vs. Olsen
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Garms moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Van Robays vs. Olsen
Van Robays hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1940, game 2 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 2 3 0 Garms D, 3b 5 1 2 0
Herman B, 2b 3 2 2 1 Elliott B, rf 5 0 1 0
Bonura Z, 1b 5 0 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Leiber H, cf 4 1 0 1 Waner P, 1b 1 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 1 1 3 Vaughan A, ss 3 0 0 1
Gleeson J, lf 4 0 1 0 Van Robays M, lf 5 0 0 0
Collins B, c 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 1 0
Mattick B, ss 4 0 0 0 Gustine F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Olsen V, p 4 1 1 0 Lopez A, c 4 0 1 0
Bowman J, p 2 0 1 0
Davis S, ph 1 0 0 0
MacFayden D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 5 37 1 8 1
Chicago 001 000 051 -- 7
Pittsburgh 001 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen V (W) 9.0 8 1 1 4 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (L) 8.0 7 6 5 3 1
MacFayden D 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Vaughan A, Mattick B, Garms D, Hack S
LOB -- Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 13
2B -- Fletcher E, DiMaggio V, Garms D
HR -- Nicholson B
SB -- Lopez A 2, Hack S 2, Olsen V
CS -- Hack S
T -- 2:10
A -- 26120
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