Pirates @ Cubs
September 26, 1946

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 3 7 1
Cubs 5 10 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 3 7 1
Cubs 5 10 0

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .135
OBP .000 .179
At Bats 1 111
Hits 0 15
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 7

Al Gerheauser Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Wrigley Field - September 26, 1946
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Al Gerheauser
Bill Salkeld
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Lee Handley
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Bob Elliott
Lennie Merullo
Clyde McCullough
Bill Nicholson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merullo hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Al Gerheauser now pitching. Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. Rickert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Rickert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stringer scores. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Stringer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hank Schenz pinch hits for Stan Hack. Schenz hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Ed Hanyzewski. Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Cox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Russell takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 8 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hallett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lennie Merullo now playing shortstop. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rickert for the out.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Waitkus strikes out.
Top 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Elliott is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 6 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lou Stringer now playing second base. Ed Hanyzewski now pitching. Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Hanyzewski covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Lou Stringer pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon. Stringer hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hank Borowy pinch runs for Ted Pawelek. Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Ted Pawelek pinch hits for Emil Kush. Pawelek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Pawelek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Jurges strikes out.
Top 5 Russell 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 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores.
Top 5 Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hallett hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rickert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Rickert reaches second base with a double. Rickert is thrown out after the base hit. Waitkus scores. Cavarretta moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 4 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kush fires to first and picks off Cox.
Top 4 Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kush strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Salkeld 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 3 Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCullough strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hallett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Hallett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sturgeon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley juggles the ball. That's an error on Handley.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hallett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Salkeld scores. Elliott moves to second.
Top 1 Elliott takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to third. Salkeld moves to second.
Top 1 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 The ball gets by McCullough for a passed ball. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gustine hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.