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Cubs 9 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
August 9, 1946

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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 August 9, 1946 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 9 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1946 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 9 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 3 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherPaul Erickson  
Losing PitcherKen Heintzelman  
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Game Winning RBILennie Merullo 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1946 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Erickson  
Home Starting PitcherKen Heintzelman  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance13,624 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Dusty Boggess
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Ostrowski  Third Baseman 
Don Johnson  Second Baseman 
Peanuts Lowrey  Left Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  First Baseman 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Mickey Livingston  Catcher 
Lennie Merullo  Shortstop 
Paul Erickson  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Gionfriddo  Right Fielder 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Jim Russell  Center Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Billy Cox  Shortstop 
Bill Salkeld  Catcher 
Ken Heintzelman  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Cubs 9 @ Pirates 3
Forbes Field
August 9, 1946

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         Game of 8/9/1946 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Ostrowski J, 3b       5  0  3  3   Gionfriddo A, rf      4  0  1  1   
Johnson D, 2b         6  0  0  0   Fletcher E, 1b        5  0  2  0   
Lowrey P, lf          5  0  3  1   Russell J, cf         5  0  2  0   
Cavarretta P, 1b      3  1  0  0   Gustine F, 2b         5  0  1  0   
Pafko A, cf           5  0  0  0   Elliott B, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Nicholson B, rf       5  3  2  0   Kiner R, lf           3  1  0  0   
Livingston M, c       3  3  2  1   Cox B, ss             2  1  0  0   
Merullo L, ss         5  1  4  4   Salkeld B, c          2  0  1  1   
Erickson P, p         5  1  1  0   Handley L, pr         0  0  0  0   
                                   Lopez A, c            2  0  0  0   
                                   Heintzelman K, p      1  0  0  0   
                                   Workman C, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Roe P, p              0  0  0  0   
                                   Brown J, ph           1  0  1  0   
                                   Lanning J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Van Robays M, ph      1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  9 15  9                        36  3 10  2

Chicago          020 100 402 --  9
Pittsburgh       000 200 001 --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson P (W)        9.0 10  3  2  4  7

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L)     4.0  7  3  3  3  5
Roe P                 3.0  5  4  4  2  1
Lanning J             2.0  3  2  1  0  2

E -- Livingston M, Cox B, Gionfriddo A
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Nicholson B 2, Merullo L 3, Lowrey P, Livingston M, Fletcher E
3B -- Ostrowski J
SB -- Russell J 2, Salkeld B
CS -- Elliott B, Pafko A
T -- 2:35
A -- 13624

    

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