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Scores
Standings
SLB
@CLE		7
12
CHW
@DET		8
3
BOS
@NYY		7
9
WSH
@PHA		9
4
PHI
@BRO		2
10
NYG
@BSN		2
4
PIT
@CHC		5
12
PIT
@CHC		3
6
Wednesday, August 30, 1944,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:21
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Pirates
5
72-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
12
53-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Hank Wyse (11-13)
L: Rip Sewell (15-11)
S: Red Lynn (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    5 12  6
Cubs            0  0  1   3  0  0   2  6  X   12 13  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Coscarart 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .640 1 1
Jim Russell LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .302 .844 5 0
Johnny Barrett CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 .259 .758 3 0 2B
Bob Elliott 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .285 .824 1 3 2B
Frank Colman RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .270 .801 0 0 2B
   Frankie Zak 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .716
   Spud Davis C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .748 0 0
Babe Dahlgren 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 .751 9 0
Frankie Gustine SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .227 .585 1 2 2B
Al Lopez C 1 0 1 1 1 0 .237 .593 4 0
   Vince DiMaggio 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252 .746 2B
   Hank Camelli C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .663 0 0
   Al Rubeling 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .749
   Cookie Cuccurullo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .921 0 1
Rip Sewell P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .626 0 1
   Tommy O'Brien RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .674 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 12 5 3 6 .316 .813 24 8
2B: V DiMaggio (17); J Barrett (20); F Colman (6); F Gustine (14); B Elliott (23).
TB: J Barrett 4; F Gustine 3; B Elliott 3; J Russell 2; F Colman 2; V DiMaggio 2; A Lopez.
RBI: J Barrett (64); F Colman (47); A Lopez (29); B Elliott (88); J Russell (51).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: J Barrett (9); F Gustine (26); P Coscarart 2 (15); T O'Brien (1); B Elliott (26).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 1B 5 0 2 0 1 1 .297 .765 8 0 2B
Roy Hughes 3B 3 1 0 1 2 0 .299 .711 1 2
Phil Cavarretta CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 .307 .801 1 1
Bill Nicholson RF 2 2 1 0 3 0 .295 .966 1 0 2B
Dom Dallessandro LF 5 2 1 3 0 0 .309 .876 4 0 HR
Don Johnson 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .283 .674 3 3 2B
Lennie Merullo SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 .235 .615 2 5 2B
Dewey Williams C 4 2 2 2 1 1 .226 .555 7 0
Hank Wyse P 4 1 2 1 0 0 .162 .350 0 1 2B
   Red Lynn P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .158 .316 0 1
Team Totals 39 12 13 9 7 2 .333 .973 27 13
2B: H Wyse (1); D Johnson (30); B Nicholson (27); S Hack (10); L Merullo (5).
HR: D Dallessandro (8).
TB: D Dallessandro 4; L Merullo 3; H Wyse 3; S Hack 3; D Johnson 3; D Williams 2; B Nicholson 2; R Lynn.
RBI: D Dallessandro 3 (63); D Williams 2 (17); D Johnson (55); R Hughes (20); H Wyse (5); L Merullo (14).
Team LOB: 10.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rip Sewell, L (15-11) 7 11 6 5 4 2 1 3.16 36 31
Cookie Cuccurullo 1 2 6 1 3 0 0 4.41 10
Team Totals 8 13 12 6 7 2 1 6.75 46 31

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Hank Wyse, W (11-13) 7 11 5 5 1 5 0 3.84 32 39
Red Lynn, S (1) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.23 9
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 3 6 0 5.00 41 39
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Dusty Boggess, 2B - (none), 3B - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Chicago Cubs
1 Pete Coscarart 2B 1 Stan Hack 1B
2 Jim Russell LF 2 Roy Hughes 3B
3 Johnny Barrett CF 3 Phil Cavarretta CF
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Bill Nicholson RF
5 Frank Colman RF 5 Dom Dallessandro LF
6 Babe Dahlgren 1B 6 Don Johnson 2B
7 Frankie Gustine SS 7 Lennie Merullo SS
8 Al Lopez C 8 Dewey Williams C
9 Rip Sewell P 9 Hank Wyse P

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