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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 24, 1942
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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 May 24, 1942 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 16,746 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Maurice Van Robays | Left Fielder |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
May 24, 1942
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Heintzelman
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Heintzelman
Merullo bunts towards the mound. Heintzelman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Heintzelman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson strikes out. Lopez throws to third to get Hack for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Passeau
Coscarart bunts between the mound and first base. Passeau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coscarart for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Passeau
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Passeau
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Heintzelman
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Heintzelman
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Heintzelman covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Heintzelman
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Heintzelman
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays 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: ---
Wasdell vs. Passeau
Wasdell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Passeau
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Passeau
Van Robays hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Passeau
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Van Robays moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Passeau
Lopez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heintzelman vs. Passeau
Heintzelman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson throws the ball in to Merullo who tags Heintzelman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Van Robays scores. DiMaggio scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Heintzelman
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Heintzelman
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Heintzelman
Merullo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Heintzelman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field. Wasdell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wasdell. Hack scores. Merullo scores. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Heintzelman
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stringer vs. Heintzelman
Stringer hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Passeau
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro who is chasing the ball. Coscarart reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Passeau
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Passeau
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wasdell vs. Passeau
Wasdell hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coscarart scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Passeau
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Van Robays vs. Passeau
Van Robays hits a line drive into center field. Lowrey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lowrey. Elliott scores. Fletcher moves to third. Van Robays moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DiMaggio vs. Passeau
DiMaggio hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Heintzelman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Heintzelman
McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Passeau vs. Heintzelman
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Heintzelman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowrey scores. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Heintzelman
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCullough scores. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Heintzelman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Passeau
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Passeau
Heintzelman bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Stringer covering, for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Passeau
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coscarart for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Passeau
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Heintzelman
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Heintzelman
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Heintzelman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Passeau
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Passeau
Wasdell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Passeau
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Van Robays vs. Passeau
Van Robays is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Heintzelman
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Heintzelman
Passeau bunts towards first. Fletcher juggles the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Heintzelman
Hack bunts towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to third for the out. Passeau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Heintzelman
Merullo takes first base on ball four. Passeau moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Heintzelman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Passeau scores. Hack moves to third. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores. Merullo scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dallessandro vs. Dietz
Dutch Dietz now pitching.
Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stringer vs. Dietz
Charlie Gilbert pinch runs for Dom Dallessandro.
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Dietz
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coscarart. Nicholson scores. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Dietz
There goes Gilbert. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Elliott applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Passeau
Charlie Gilbert now playing center field. Peanuts Lowrey now playing left field.
DiMaggio hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Passeau
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Passeau
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Dietz
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Dietz
Passeau hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Dietz
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Passeau
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Passeau
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Passeau
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Dietz
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Dietz
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wasdell. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Dietz
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Dietz
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Dietz
Stringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Dietz
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Dietz
McCullough hits a line drive into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Passeau
Wasdell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Passeau
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Van Robays vs. Passeau
Van Robays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Passeau
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wasdell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Passeau
Lopez hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Dietz
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Dietz
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Dietz
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Dietz
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Dietz
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Passeau
Bob Scheffing now catching. Bud Stewart pinch hits for Dutch Dietz.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Passeau
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Passeau
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Passeau
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1942, game 2 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 3 2 0 1 Coscarart P, ss 5 1 1 0
Merullo L, ss 5 2 3 1 Martin S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 5 2 3 2 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 6 2 2 3 Wasdell J, rf 3 0 0 1
Dallessandro D, lf 2 0 1 1 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 2 0
Gilbert C, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Van Robays M, lf 4 1 1 1
Stringer L, 2b 5 0 2 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 2 0
Lowrey P, cf-lf 5 1 2 1 Lopez A, c 3 0 1 0
McCullough C, c 4 1 1 0 Heintzelman K, p 1 0 1 2
Scheffing B, c 0 0 0 0 Dietz D, p 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 4 1 0 0 Stewart B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 11 14 9 33 4 8 4
Chicago 002 205 020 -- 11
Pittsburgh 022 000 000 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (W) 9.0 8 4 2 5 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L) 5.1 9 9 8 6 4
Dietz D 3.2 5 2 2 2 3
E -- Cavarretta P, Wasdell J, Lowrey P, Fletcher E, Coscarart P
DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- DiMaggio V, Fletcher E, Cavarretta P
3B -- Coscarart P
CS -- Gilbert C
SH -- Heintzelman K, Passeau C
T -- 2:22
A -- 16746
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