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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 12, 1950
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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 12, 1950 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Macdonald |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,770 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Carmen Mauro | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Bob Borkowski | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Center Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Shortstop |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bill Macdonald | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 12, 1950
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Macdonald
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Macdonald
Mauro bunts towards the mound. Macdonald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Macdonald
There goes Mauro. The throw from Mueller and he is out, O'Connell applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Macdonald
Ward hits a popup towards short. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Rush
Castiglione takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Castiglione moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Rush
Rush fires over to first and Ward drops the ball. That's an error on Ward. Castiglione moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castiglione scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Rush
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Macdonald
Borkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Macdonald
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Macdonald
Serena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Rush
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to home to get O'Connell. Murtaugh moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Macdonald vs. Rush
Macdonald strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castiglione vs. Rush
Castiglione hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Macdonald
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Macdonald
Owen hits a line drive into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Macdonald
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Macdonald
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Macdonald
Mauro hits a line drive into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Macdonald
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Macdonald
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Rush
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Macdonald
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Macdonald
Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Macdonald
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Macdonald
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Macdonald
Rush hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Macdonald
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Macdonald
Mauro hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macdonald vs. Rush
Macdonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Rush
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Macdonald
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Macdonald
Borkowski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Macdonald
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Macdonald
Serena hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Macdonald
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Macdonald
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Rush
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Macdonald
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Macdonald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Macdonald
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Macdonald
Mauro hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Macdonald
Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Ward reaches second base with a double. Terwilliger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Macdonald
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Macdonald
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward scores. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Serena vs. Macdonald
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Connell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Rush
Bob Dillinger pinch hits for Bill Macdonald.
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castiglione vs. Rush
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Pierro
Bill Pierro now pitching.
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Pierro
Owen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Owen reaches second base with a double. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rush vs. Pierro
Rush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to O'Connell who tags Rush trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smalley scores. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terwilliger vs. Pierro
Terwilliger bunts towards the mound. Pierro fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Pierro
Mauro hits a popup towards third. Castiglione settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Rush
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beard vs. Rush
Ted Beard pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Beard hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Rush
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Bill Pierro.
McCullough takes first base on ball four. O'Connell moves to third. Murtaugh moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Castiglione vs. Rush
Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1950 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 2 1 Castiglione P, 3b 4 1 0 0
Mauro C, rf 5 0 1 0 Hopp J, 1b 4 1 2 0
Ward P, 1b 3 1 1 1 Kiner R, lf 3 0 1 1
Borkowski B, lf 4 0 1 0 Bell G, rf 4 0 1 1
Pafko A, cf 4 1 2 2 Westlake W, cf 4 0 0 0
Serena B, 3b 4 0 1 0 O'Connell D, ss 4 0 3 0
Smalley R, ss 2 1 0 0 Murtaugh D, 2b 4 0 3 0
Owen M, c 4 2 2 0 Mueller R, c 3 0 0 0
Rush B, p 4 1 2 3 Beard T, ph 1 0 0 0
Macdonald B, p 2 0 0 0
Dillinger B, ph 1 0 0 0
Pierro B, p 0 0 0 0
McCullough C, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 12 7 34 2 10 2
Chicago 000 030 022 -- 7
Pittsburgh 100 000 010 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (W) 9.0 10 2 1 3 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Macdonald B (L) 8.0 10 5 5 2 3
Pierro B 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
E -- Ward P
DP -- Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- O'Connell D, Ward P, Owen M
HR -- Pafko A, Rush B
CS -- Mauro C
SH -- Terwilliger W
T -- 1:54
A -- 6770
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