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July 2, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 4 0
Pirates 1 8 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 4 0
Pirates 1 8 4

Ed Fitz Gerald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .269
OBP .667 .351
At Bats 2 119
Hits 1 32
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 15
RBI’s 0 18

Russ Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Forbes Field - July 2, 1948
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Out
Russ Meyer
Rube Walker
Eddie Waitkus
Hank Schenz
Andy Pafko
Roy Smalley
Peanuts Lowrey
Hal Jeffcoat
Bill Nicholson
Ed Fitz Gerald
Danny Murtaugh

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 4 0 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 8 4 7
Winning Pitcher Russ Meyer
Losing Pitcher Bob Chesnes
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 30,041
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Stevens hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hank Schenz now playing second base. Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westlake throws the ball in to Murtaugh who tags Waitkus trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 9 Hank Schenz pinch hits for Gene Mauch. Schenz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Chesnes covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rojek moves to third.
Bottom 8 The umpire calls a balk on Meyer Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rojek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Smalley hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Lowrey for the double play.
Top 8 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Chesnes strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh strikes out.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first, with Chesnes covering, for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jeffcoat bunts towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 7 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus catches it and steps on first to double up Kiner.
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roy Smalley now playing shortstop. Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Meyer strikes out.
Top 6 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Dick Culler. Cavarretta is walked intentionally.
Top 6 The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Lowrey scores. Walker moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stevens. Nicholson scores. Lowrey moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Jeffcoat scores. Nicholson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Top 6 Pafko strikes out.
Top 6 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hopp hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Hopp reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chesnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Chesnes covering, for the out.
Top 5 Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Meyer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Fitz Gerald. The throw from Walker and he is out, Culler applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pafko hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 The umpire calls a balk on Chesnes Mauch scores. Waitkus moves to third.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Mauch moves to third.
Top 3 Mauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Chesnes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to home to get Stevens. Murtaugh moves to third. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fitz Gerald is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 There goes Murtaugh. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Murtaugh steals second.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westlake scores. Stevens moves to third.
Bottom 2 Stevens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Stevens reaches second base with a double. Westlake moves to third.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopp hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Rojek. The throw from Walker and he is out, Culler applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Rojek takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine juggles the ball. That's an error on Gustine. Waitkus scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 1 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chesnes fields it and throws to first for the out.