Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 3 (1) (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 3 (1)

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Day

Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1948 (D) at Forbes Field

CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 11 0 PIT N 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 9 1

BATTING

Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Verban 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 Waitkus lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Lowrey cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Pafko 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cavarretta 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Nicholson rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Walker c 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 2 Smalley ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 Borowy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chipman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jeffcoat ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Maddern ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dobernic p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mauch ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rush p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 3 11 3 2 1 24 15

BATTING - 2B: Smalley (6,off Sewell). HR: Nicholson (18,2nd inning off Sewell 0 on 1 out); Pafko (22,8th inning off Sewell 0 on 0 out). GDP: Pafko (12,off Sewell). Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING - SB: Waitkus (8,2nd base off Sewell/Kluttz).

Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rojek ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 Hopp 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 10 2 Stevens 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Beard cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 Kiner lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 Walker rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Westlake rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Murtaugh 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 Gustine 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 Kluttz c 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Sewell p 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 Totals 31 7 9 7 4 4 27 13

FIELDING - DP: 1. Rojek-Murtaugh-Stevens. E: Murtaugh (14).

BATTING - 2B: Gustine (19,off Borowy); Kluttz (8,off Chipman). 3B: Beard (1,off Chipman). HR: Kiner (37,1st inning off Borowy 1 on 2 out). Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - SB: Beard (1,2nd base off Borowy/Walker); Rojek (19,2nd base off Chipman/Walker); Hopp (5,2nd base off Dobernic/Walker). CS: Gustine (7,2nd base by Chipman/Walker); Hopp (4,Home by Dobernic/Walker).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Borowy L(5-6) 1.1 5 6 6 1 0 1 10 Chipman 2.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 12 Kush 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Dobernic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Rush 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 9 7 7 4 4 1 35

Inherited Runners - Scored: Chipman 2-2. .

Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sewell W(10-3) 9 11 3 3 2 1 2 40

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - George Barr, 3B - Lee Ballanfant

Time of Game: 1:55

Starting Lineups:

Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates

1. Verban 2b Rojek ss
2. Waitkus lf Hopp 1b
3. Lowrey cf Beard cf
4. Pafko 3b Kiner lf
5. Cavarretta 1b Walker rf
6. Nicholson rf Murtaugh 2b
7. Walker c Gustine 3b
8. Smalley ss Kluttz c
9. Borowy p Sewell p

CUBS 1ST: Verban flied out to center; Waitkus singled; Lowrey struck out; Pafko grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Rojek grounded out (shortstop to first); Hopp grounded out (shortstop to first); Beard walked; Major League debut for Ted Beard; Beard stole second; Kiner homered [Beard scored]; Walker grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Pirates 2.

CUBS 2ND: Cavarretta flied out to left; Nicholson homered; Walker grounded out (first unassisted); Smalley grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Murtaugh singled to left; Gustine doubled to right [Murtaugh to third]; Kluttz singled to left [Murtaugh scored, Gustine scored]; Sewell forced Kluttz (shortstop to second); Rojek singled to right [Sewell to third]; CHIPMAN REPLACED BOROWY (PITCHING); Rojek stole second; Hopp singled to right [Sewell scored, Rojek scored]; Beard tripled to right [Hopp scored]; Kiner popped to catcher; Walker grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 3RD: Chipman grounded out (pitcher to first); Verban singled; Waitkus forced Verban (first to shortstop); Lowrey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 3RD: Murtaugh flied out to center; Gustine walked; Gustine was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Kluttz doubled; Sewell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 4TH: Pafko grounded out (third to first); Cavarretta grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicholson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 4TH: Rojek grounded out (pitcher to first); Hopp walked; Beard popped to second; Kiner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 5TH: Walker singled; Smalley flied out to center; JEFFCOAT BATTED FOR CHIPMAN; Jeffcoat singled [Walker to second]; Verban walked [Walker to third, Jeffcoat to second]; Waitkus popped to first; Lowrey flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 5TH: KUSH REPLACED JEFFCOAT (PITCHING); Walker flied out to center; Murtaugh struck out; Gustine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 6TH: WESTLAKE REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING RF); Pafko grounded out (third to first); Cavarretta flied out to left; Nicholson walked; Walker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Kluttz flied out to left; Sewell popped to catcher; Rojek grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Pirates 7.

CUBS 7TH: Smalley singled; MADDERN BATTED FOR KUSH; Maddern flied to right; Verban grounded out (first unassisted) [Smalley to second]; Waitkus singled [Smalley scored]; Waitkus stole second; Lowrey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 7TH: DOBERNIC REPLACED MADDERN (PITCHING); Hopp singled; Hopp stole second; Beard grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hopp to third]; Kiner walked; Hopp was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to first to third to catcher to second to pitcher) [Kiner to third]; Kiner broke for 2B and drew a throw; Hopp then broke for home and was trapped but returned safely to 3B when Walker tried vainly to tag him; Kiner was then trapped between 2B and 3B as Hopp again broke for home; Westlake struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

CUBS 8TH: STEVENS REPLACED HOPP (PLAYING 1B); Pafko homered; Cavarretta grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicholson popped to catcher; Walker singled; Smalley doubled [Walker to third]; MAUCH BATTED FOR DOBERNIC; Mauch popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: RUSH REPLACED MAUCH (PITCHING); Murtaugh grounded out (shortstop to first); Gustine flied out to left; Kluttz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 7.

CUBS 9TH: Verban singled; Waitkus flied out to right; Lowrey reached on an error by Murtaugh [Verban to second]; Pafko grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lowrey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, Pirates 7.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 3 11 0 10 Pirates 7 9 1 4

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