Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2

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Game Played on Sunday, May 26, 1946 (D) at Forbes Field

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from box score event files.

CHI N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 PIT N 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 x - 8 9 0

BATTING

Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sturgeon ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Stringer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Lowrey lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cavarretta 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 Pafko cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Nicholson rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 McCullough c 3 1 2 2 0 1 5 0 Jurges 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bithorn p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Secory ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fleming p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ostrowski ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 6 2 0 1 24 5

FIELDING - DP: 1. Sturgeon-Cavarretta. E: Lowrey (7).

BATTING - 2B: Secory (1,off Heintzelman). HR: McCullough (2,2nd inning off Heintzelman 1 on 2 out). GDP: Jurges (1,off Heintzelman). Team LOB: 3.

Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Handley 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Russell lf 2 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 Elliott rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 Fletcher 1b 4 0 1 4 0 1 8 0 Gustine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Kiner cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Cox ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 Salkeld c 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 Heintzelman p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 30 8 9 8 5 4 27 10

FIELDING - DP: 1. Gustine-Cox-Fletcher.

BATTING - HR: Russell (2,1st inning off Bithorn 0 on 1 out); Salkeld (1,4th inning off Bithorn 1 on 1 out). SH: Heintzelman 2 (3,off Bithorn,off Erickson). GDP: Handley (2,off Bithorn). Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bithorn L(1-1) 4 5 6 6 3 3 2 19 Fleming 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 14 Erickson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 9 8 8 5 4 2 37

Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Heintzelman W(4-3) 9 6 2 2 0 1 1 32

Umpires: HP - Butch Henline, 1B - Beans Reardon, 3B - Larry Goetz

Time of Game: 1:41 Attendance: 13000

Starting Lineups:

Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates

  1. Sturgeon ss Handley 3b
  2. Stringer 2b Russell lf
  3. Lowrey lf Elliott rf
  4. Cavarretta 1b Fletcher 1b
  5. Pafko cf Gustine 2b
  6. Nicholson rf Kiner cf
  7. McCullough c Cox ss
  8. Jurges 3b Salkeld c
  9. Bithorn p Heintzelman p

CUBS 1ST: Sturgeon out on an unknown play; Stringer out on an unknown play; Lowrey out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Handley out on an unknown play; Russell homered to right; Elliott struck out; Fletcher struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Cavarretta out on an unknown play; Pafko out on an unknown play; Nicholson singled; McCullough homered to left [Nicholson scored]; Jurges out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Gustine out on an unknown play; Kiner out on an unknown play; Cox out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Bithorn out on an unknown play; Sturgeon out on an unknown play; Stringer singled; Lowrey out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Salkeld singled; Heintzelman out on a sacrifice bunt [Salkeld to second]; Handley singled to second [Salkeld stayed at second]; Russell walked [Salkeld to third, Handley to second]; Elliott struck out; Fletcher singled to right [Salkeld scored, Handley scored, Russell scored]; all three runners scored via jump-start on 3-2 count; Gustine out on an unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

CUBS 4TH: Cavarretta singled; Pafko out on an unknown play; Nicholson out on an unknown play; McCullough struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Kiner out on an unknown play; Cox walked; Salkeld homered to right [Cox scored]; Heintzelman walked; Handley grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Heintzelman out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

CUBS 5TH: Jurges out on an unknown play; SECORY BATTED FOR BITHORN; Secory doubled; Sturgeon out on an unknown play; Stringer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: FLEMING REPLACED SECORY (PITCHING); Russell walked; Elliott singled to left [Russell to third, Elliott to second (error by Lowrey)]; Fletcher flied out to left [Russell scored]; Gustine out on an unknown play; Kiner out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

CUBS 6TH: Lowrey out on an unknown play; Cavarretta out on an unknown play; Pafko out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Cox out on an unknown play; Salkeld walked; Heintzelman out on an unknown play; Handley singled [Salkeld to third]; Russell singled [Salkeld scored, Handley to second]; Elliott out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

CUBS 7TH: Nicholson out on an unknown play; McCullough singled; Jurges grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McCullough out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Fletcher out on an unknown play; Gustine out on an unknown play; Kiner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

CUBS 8TH: OSTROWSKI BATTED FOR FLEMING; Ostrowski out on an unknown play; Sturgeon out on an unknown play; Stringer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: ERICKSON REPLACED OSTROWSKI (PITCHING); Cox out on an unknown play; Salkeld singled; Heintzelman out on a sacrifice bunt [Salkeld to second]; Handley out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

CUBS 9TH: Lowrey out on an unknown play; Cavarretta out on an unknown play; Pafko out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 6 1 3 Pirates 8 9 0 5

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