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Cubs 5 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
July 9, 1949

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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 July 9, 1949 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 9, 1949 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherRip Sewell  
Losing PitcherEmil Kush  
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Game Winning RBIPhil Masi 

Game Info

DateJuly 9, 1949 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherWarren Hacker  
Home Starting PitcherCliff Chambers  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance15,924 
Time of Game3 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Ballanfant
1B: Al Barlick
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hal Jeffcoat  Center Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  First Baseman 
Andy Pafko  Third Baseman 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Herman Reich  Right Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Warren Hacker  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Castiglione  Third Baseman 
Johnny Hopp  First Baseman 
Dino Restelli  Center Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Right Fielder 
Monty Basgall  Second Baseman 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Cliff Chambers  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

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Cubs 5 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
July 9, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/9/1949 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Jeffcoat H, cf        5  1  1  0   Castiglione P, 3b     5  1  1  0   
Walker R, ph          1  0  0  0   Hopp J, 1b            6  1  1  0   
Muncrief B, p         0  0  0  0   Restelli D, cf        3  0  1  2   
Verban E, ph          1  0  0  0   Kiner R, lf           3  0  0  0   
Kush E, p             0  0  0  0   Westlake W, rf        4  2  0  0   
Cavarretta P, 1b      6  0  2  0   Basgall M, 2b         5  0  1  0   
Pafko A, 3b           4  0  0  0   Rojek S, ss           6  0  2  1   
Sauer H, lf           6  1  2  1   McCullough C, c       2  0  0  0   
Reich H, rf           4  1  1  0   Saffell T, ph         1  0  0  1   
Edwards H, rf         2  0  1  1   Masi P, c             2  1  1  1   
Gustine F, 2b         6  0  0  0   Chambers C, p         3  1  1  0   
Smalley R, ss         5  1  1  0   Walker D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Owen M, c             5  1  4  2   Sewell R, p           1  0  0  0   
Hacker W, p           4  0  2  1                                      
Baumholtz F, ph-cf    2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     51  5 14  5                        42  6  8  5

Chicago          021 001 000 001 0 --  5
Pittsburgh       010 021 000 001 1 --  6
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hacker W             10.0  6  4  4  7  2
Muncrief B            2.0  1  1  1  2  1
Kush E (L)            0.2  1  1  1  0  0

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chambers C            9.0 10  4  4  3  2
Sewell R (W)          4.0  4  1  1  0  1

DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Pittsburgh 9
2B -- Owen M, Restelli D, Edwards H
HR -- Owen M, Masi P
SB -- Westlake W
CS -- Rojek S
SH -- Owen M, Restelli D
HBP -- by Hacker W (Westlake W)
WP -- Hacker W, Muncrief B
T -- 3:25
A -- 15924

    

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