Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Butcher
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Butcher
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Becker vs. Butcher
  
  Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Chipman
  
  Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Barrett vs. Chipman
  
  Barrett takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gionfriddo vs. Chipman
  
  Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. Handley moves to third. Barrett moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Elliott vs. Chipman
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Handley scores. Barrett scores. Gionfriddo moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dahlgren vs. Erickson
  
  Paul Erickson now pitching.
  
  Dahlgren hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Coscarart vs. Erickson
  
  Coscarart is walked intentionally. Gionfriddo moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Barnhart vs. Erickson
  
  Barnhart hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gionfriddo scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lopez vs. Erickson
  
  Lopez hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Butcher
  
  Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Barnhart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Butcher
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Butcher
  
  Nicholson is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gillespie vs. Butcher
  
  Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gillespie for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butcher vs. Erickson
  
  Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Erickson
  
  Handley hits a popup, foul, towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Erickson
  
  Barrett strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Butcher
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Erickson vs. Butcher
  
  Erickson hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Butcher
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Butcher
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Becker vs. Butcher
  
  Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Butcher covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gionfriddo vs. Erickson
  
  Gionfriddo bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Elliott vs. Erickson
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Gionfriddo moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dahlgren vs. Erickson
  
  Dahlgren strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Coscarart vs. Erickson
  
  Coscarart hits a popup towards first. Becker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Butcher
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Butcher
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Butcher
  
  Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barnhart vs. Erickson
  
  Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Erickson
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gillespie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butcher vs. Erickson
  
  Butcher hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillespie vs. Butcher
  
  Gillespie hits a fly ball into left field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Butcher
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Erickson vs. Butcher
  
  Erickson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hack vs. Butcher
  
  Hack hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Erickson
  
  Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Erickson
  
  Barrett hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gionfriddo vs. Erickson
  
  Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Butcher
  
  Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Becker vs. Butcher
  
  Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Butcher covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Butcher
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gionfriddo. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pafko vs. Butcher
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Butcher
  
  Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Erickson
  
  Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dahlgren vs. Erickson
  
  Dahlgren is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Coscarart vs. Erickson
  
  Coscarart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barnhart vs. Erickson
  
  Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Erickson
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Butcher vs. Erickson
  
  Butcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillespie vs. Butcher
  
  Gillespie hits a line drive into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Butcher
  
  Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Butcher
  
  Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Paul Erickson.
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merullo moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hack vs. Butcher
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart misplays the ball. That's an error on Barnhart. Merullo moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Johnson vs. Butcher
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merullo scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Becker vs. Butcher
  
  Becker hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Handley vs. Prim
  
  Ray Prim now pitching.
  
  Handley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barrett vs. Prim
  
  Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gionfriddo vs. Prim
  
  Gionfriddo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Butcher
  
  Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Butcher
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Butcher
  
  Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Prim
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dahlgren vs. Prim
  
  Dahlgren strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coscarart vs. Prim
  
  Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillespie vs. Butcher
  
  Gillespie hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Butcher
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Secory vs. Butcher
  
  Frank Secory pinch hits for Ray Prim.
  
  Secory hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/14/1945, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Hack S, 3b            4  0  1  0   Handley L, 3b         4  1  0  0   
Johnson D, 2b         3  0  0  1   Barrett J, cf         3  1  0  0   
Becker H, 1b          4  0  0  0   Gionfriddo A, lf      3  1  1  0   
Cavarretta P, lf      4  1  1  0   Elliott B, rf         4  0  1  2   
Pafko A, cf           4  0  1  1   Dahlgren B, 1b        3  1  0  0   
Nicholson B, rf       3  0  0  0   Coscarart P, 2b       3  1  1  2   
Gillespie P, c        4  0  0  0   Barnhart V, ss        3  0  0  1   
Merullo L, ss         4  1  1  0   Lopez A, c            3  0  1  0   
Chipman B, p          0  0  0  0   Butcher M, p          3  0  0  0   
Erickson P, p         2  0  1  0                                      
Lowrey P, ph          1  0  1  0                                      
Prim R, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Secory F, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  6  2                        29  5  4  5

Chicago          000 001 100 --  2
Pittsburgh       300 002 00x --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chipman B (L)*        0.0  1  3  1  2  0
Erickson P            6.0  3  2  2  1  3
Prim R                2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Butcher M (W)         9.0  6  2  2  1  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st

E -- Hack S, Barnhart V
LOB -- Chicago 7, Pittsburgh 4
2B -- Cavarretta P
HR -- Coscarart P
HBP -- by Butcher M (Nicholson B), by Erickson P (Dahlgren B)
T -- 1:48
A -- 0

    

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