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Scores
Standings
WSH
@BOS		4
6
WSH
@BOS		3
10
SLB
@CLE		2
3		 
(11)
SLB
@CLE		6
1
CHW
@DET		2
3		 
(11)
CHW
@DET		3
7
NYY
@PHA		11
2		 
(6)
BSN
@BRO		2
0		 
(7)
PIT
@CHC		1
5
PIT
@CHC		1
4
PHI
@NYG		5
6
CIN
@STL		5
10
CIN
@STL		3
6
Sunday, August 16, 1942,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:56
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
1
52-58
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
5
53-66
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bill Lee (12-11)
L: Hank Gornicki (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  2  0   0  3  X    5  8  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Coscarart SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .223 .562 0 2 2B
Jimmy Wasdell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .653 3 0
Johnny Barrett RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257 .693 5 0
Bob Elliott 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .786 0 3 GDP
Elbie Fletcher 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .848 8 0 2B,SH
Vince DiMaggio CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 .726 2 0
Frankie Gustine 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .206 .536 1 1 2B
Al Lopez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .630 5 0 3B
Hank Gornicki P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .067 0 0
   Babe Phelps 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .854
   Luke Hamlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .483 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 1 3 .194 .574 24 6
2B: P Coscarart (10); F Gustine (7); E Fletcher (17).
3B: A Lopez (1).
SH: E Fletcher (6).
TB: A Lopez 3; F Gustine 2; E Fletcher 2; P Coscarart 2; J Wasdell; J Barrett.
GIDP: B Elliott (11).
RBI: P Coscarart (17).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Fletcher.
E: J Barrett (6).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .293 .827 0 2 3B
Lennie Merullo SS 1 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .623 2 9 SH
Bill Nicholson RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 .853 1 0 2B
Lou Novikoff LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311 .792 1 0 2B
Rip Russell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .248 .655 13 0
Phil Cavarretta CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 .718 1 0
Chico Hernandez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .564 5 1
Bobby Sturgeon 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .232 .533 3 5 SB
Bill Lee P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .424 1 1
Team Totals 30 5 8 4 3 5 .267 .733 27 18
2B: B Nicholson (19); L Novikoff (21).
3B: S Hack (3).
SH: L Merullo (21).
TB: S Hack 4; L Novikoff 3; B Nicholson 2; P Cavarretta 2; B Sturgeon.
RBI: B Nicholson (60); S Hack (37); L Novikoff (50); P Cavarretta (43).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Merullo-B Sturgeon-R Russell.
E: R Russell (8).
Baserunning
SB: B Sturgeon (2, -1st base off  POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Hank Gornicki, L (2-2) 7 4 2 1 3 4 0 3.15 27 64
Luke Hamlin 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 4.71 7
Team Totals 8 8 5 4 3 5 0 4.50 34 64

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Lee, W (12-11) 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 3.46 33 73
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 1.00 33 73
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Magerkurth, 1B - George Barr, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 1:56.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Pete Coscarart SS 1 Stan Hack 3B
2 Jimmy Wasdell LF 2 Lennie Merullo SS
3 Johnny Barrett RF 3 Bill Nicholson RF
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Lou Novikoff LF
5 Elbie Fletcher 1B 5 Rip Russell 1B
6 Vince DiMaggio CF 6 Phil Cavarretta CF
7 Frankie Gustine 2B 7 Chico Hernandez C
8 Al Lopez C 8 Bobby Sturgeon 2B
9 Hank Gornicki P 9 Bill Lee P

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