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Scores
Standings
DET
@CLE		5
1
DET
@CLE		5
6		 
(10)
WSH
@NYY		3
4
WSH
@NYY		2
3		 
(10)
BOS
@PHA		2
4
BOS
@PHA		5
6
CHW
@SLB		2
5
CHW
@SLB		9
7
NYG
@BRO		3
5
PHI
@BSN		1
5
PHI
@BSN		4
3
PIT
@CHC		2
4
PIT
@CHC		3
2
STL
@CIN		0
1
STL
@CIN		0
3
Sunday, May 10, 1942,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 22,042, Time of Game: 2:31
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Pirates
3
16-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
2
11-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Bob Klinger (2-0)
L: Paul Erickson (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    3 11  2
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  5  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Frankie Gustine 2B 4 1 4 0 0 0 .316 .848 3 2 2·2B
Johnny Barrett LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259 .618 2 0 GDP
Jimmy Wasdell RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .307 .736 0 0
Babe Phelps C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .319 .886 7 1
Elbie Fletcher 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .681 11 0
Vince DiMaggio CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .234 .679 2 0 SB,SH
Bob Elliott 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .774 1 2
Pete Coscarart SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .206 .503 1 4
Bob Klinger P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .571 0 3 SH,GDP
Team Totals 32 3 11 3 1 5 .344 .770 27 12
2B: F Gustine 2 (5).
SH: V DiMaggio (4); B Klinger (1).
TB: F Gustine 6; P Coscarart 2; B Klinger; V DiMaggio; J Wasdell; J Barrett; B Elliott.
GIDP: B Klinger (1); J Barrett (1).
RBI: J Barrett (4); B Elliott (13); J Wasdell (13).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Gustine-E Fletcher.
E: E Fletcher (2); F Gustine (3).
Baserunning
SB: V DiMaggio (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Charlie Gilbert CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .774 0 1
Lennie Merullo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 .715 4 3 SH,GDP
Stan Hack 3B 1 1 0 0 4 0 .253 .711 2 1 2·SB
Dom Dallessandro RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .744 2 0 SB
Lou Novikoff LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .232 .599 2 0
Lou Stringer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .769 2 3 SB
Phil Cavarretta 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 .675 8 2 SB
Chico Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .352 5 0
   Rip Russell 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .388
   Bob Scheffing C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 0 0
Paul Erickson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .182 1 4
   Babe Dahlgren 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .499
   Peanuts Lowrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .452
   Vern Olsen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Team Totals 32 2 5 1 8 7 .156 .481 27 14
SH: L Merullo (7).
TB: P Cavarretta; L Novikoff; D Dallessandro; L Stringer; C Gilbert.
GIDP: L Merullo (2).
RBI: D Dallessandro (7).
Team LOB: 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Erickson-L Merullo-P Cavarretta; L Stringer-L Merullo-P Cavarretta.
Baserunning
SB: L Stringer (2, -1st base off  POCS); D Dallessandro (2, -1st base off  POCS); P Cavarretta (1, -1st base off  POCS); S Hack 2 (3, -1st base off  POCS 2).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Klinger, W (2-0) 9 5 2 1 8 7 0 0.95 41 70
Team Totals 9 5 2 1 8 7 0 1.00 41 70

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Erickson, L (1-3) 8 10 3 3 1 5 0 4.66 31 54
Vern Olsen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 1 5 0 3.00 35 54
Balks: None.
WP: B Klinger (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ziggy Sears, 1B - Tom Dunn, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Stewart.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 22,042.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Frankie Gustine 2B 1 Charlie Gilbert CF
2 Johnny Barrett LF 2 Lennie Merullo SS
3 Jimmy Wasdell RF 3 Stan Hack 3B
4 Babe Phelps C 4 Dom Dallessandro RF
5 Elbie Fletcher 1B 5 Lou Novikoff LF
6 Vince DiMaggio CF 6 Lou Stringer 2B
7 Bob Elliott 3B 7 Phil Cavarretta 1B
8 Pete Coscarart SS 8 Chico Hernandez C
9 Bob Klinger P 9 Paul Erickson P

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