Pirates @ Cubs
August 16, 1942

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Pirates 1 6 1
Cubs 2 5 1
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Pirates 1 6 1
Cubs 2 5 1

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .237
OBP .667 .293
At Bats 1 342
Hits 0 81
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 2 24
RBI’s 0 23

Luke Hamlin Season Stats

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3 3 0
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1942
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Out
Luke Hamlin
Al Lopez
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliott
Pete Coscarart
Jimmy Wasdell
Vince DiMaggio
Johnny Barrett
Lennie Merullo
Stan Hack
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merullo bunts towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Luke Hamlin now pitching. Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Coscarart hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Babe Phelps pinch hits for Hank Gornicki. Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to third.
Top 7 DiMaggio strikes out.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Fletcher reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher catches it and steps on first to double up Novikoff.
Bottom 6 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Barrett hits a popup in front of the plate. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell juggles the ball. That's an error on Russell.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out.
Bottom 5 Merullo strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hack hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Barrett picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a triple and an error on Barrett. Sturgeon scores. Hack moves all the way to home.
Bottom 5 Lee strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Sturgeon. The throw from Lopez and he is safe. Sturgeon steals second.
Bottom 5 Sturgeon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gornicki hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Novikoff hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 DiMaggio strikes out.
Top 4 Fletcher bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Barrett moves to second.
Top 4 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Merullo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Wasdell. The throw from Hernandez to Merullo and they have Wasdell trapped. The throw over to Russell, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 3 Wasdell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to third.
Top 3 Coscarart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Coscarart reaches second base with a double. Gustine scores.
Top 3 Gornicki strikes out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. Gustine moves to third.
Top 3 Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta strikes out.
Bottom 2 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Novikoff hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Merullo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.