Cubs @ Phillies
September 16, 1942

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 6 0
Phillies 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 6 0
Phillies 1 8 1

Danny Litwhiler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .274
OBP 1.000 .319
At Bats 1 468
Hits 1 128
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 44

Hi Bithorn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 13 2
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Shibe Park - September 16, 1942
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Out
Hi Bithorn
Paul Gillespie
Rip Russell
Bobby Sturgeon
Cy Block
Lennie Merullo
Whitey Platt
Marv Rickert
Bill Nicholson
Danny Litwhiler
Nick Etten

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 6 0 4
Philadelphia Phillies 1 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Hi Bithorn
Losing Pitcher George Hennessey
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Sturgeon
Attendance 1,287
Time of Game 1 hour 37 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Nick Etten pinch hits for Mickey Livingston. Etten takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Marnie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Block fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Burich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Ike Pearson now pitching. Gillespie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Ernie Koy pinch hits for Boom-Boom Beck. Koy hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Northey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Platt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Ed Freed now playing center field. Boom-Boom Beck now pitching. Danny Litwhiler now playing left field. Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Freed hits a popup towards third. Block settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. Litwhiler moves to second.
Bottom 7 Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for George Hennessey. Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rickert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Block takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Merullo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sturgeon hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Northey chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Marnie. Marnie fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Marnie. Gillespie goes all the way around to score. Sturgeon moves to third.
Top 7 Gillespie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Marnie hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Naylor 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 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hennessey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Platt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marnie fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hennessey covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Northey 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 5 Freed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Block fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. May moves to second.
Bottom 5 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hennessey strikes out.
Bottom 5 Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Block hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Merullo hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marnie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Burich hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Naylor 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 4 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sturgeon is thrown out after the base hit. Nicholson scores. Russell scores.
Top 4 Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Top 4 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 4 Platt hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Northey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Freed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 May 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 Rickert hits a popup towards short. Burich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Block hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hennessey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gillespie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Livingston hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Livingston reaches second base with a double. Burich scores.
Bottom 2 Marnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burich moves to second.
Bottom 2 Burich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Murphy 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 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sturgeon hits a fly ball into center field. Naylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marnie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Naylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Freed 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 May hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Platt hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rickert moves to third.
Top 1 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Rickert moves to second.
Top 1 Rickert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Block scores.
Top 1 Block hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northey who is chasing the ball. Block reaches third base with a triple.