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August 9, 1946

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Cubs 8 14 1
Pirates 2 7 2
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Cubs 8 14 1
Pirates 2 7 2

Paul Erickson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .091
OBP .250 .091
At Bats 4 22
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Johnny Lanning Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 1
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Forbes Field - August 9, 1946
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Strikeout
Johnny Lanning
Al Lopez
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliott
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Al Gionfriddo
Paul Erickson
Lennie Merullo
Mickey Livingston
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Erickson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Livingston moves to third.
Top 9 Livingston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Livingston reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a fly ball towards right. Gionfriddo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gionfriddo. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a popup towards third. Ostrowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 There goes Pafko. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Cox applying the tag.
Top 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox.
Top 8 Cavarretta strikes out.
Top 8 Johnny Lanning now pitching. Lowrey hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Brown pinch hits for Preacher Roe. Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ostrowski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Ostrowski reaches third base with a triple. Livingston scores. Merullo scores.
Top 7 Erickson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson scores. Livingston moves to third.
Top 7 Livingston is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gionfriddo. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 7 Pafko bunts towards the mound. Roe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ostrowski hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Russell. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Russell steals second.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Erickson strikes out.
Top 5 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Livingston moves to third.
Top 5 Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Roe covering, for the out.
Top 5 Preacher Roe now pitching. Al Lopez now catching. Pafko hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lee Handley pinch runs for Bill Salkeld. Workman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Chuck Workman pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman. There goes Salkeld. The throw from Livingston and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Cox scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Cox moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cox takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta strikes out.
Top 4 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Erickson scores. Ostrowski moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Erickson moves to second.
Top 4 Erickson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine strikes out.
Bottom 3 Russell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Heintzelman strikes out.
Top 3 Livingston strikes out.
Top 3 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to third for the out. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 3 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Lowrey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Elliott. The throw from Livingston and he is out, Merullo applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ostrowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Erickson strikes out.
Top 2 Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Livingston goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Livingston takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Russell. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Russell steals second.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ostrowski is called out on strikes.