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Scores
Standings
BOS
@NYY		5
7		 
(12)
CLE
@SLB		5
3
PHA
@WSH		1
4
PHA
@WSH		8
3
BRO
@PHI		6
0
CHC
@PIT		2
3
Saturday, August 10, 1946,
, Forbes Field
Attendance: 3,452, Time of Game: 1:39
Cubs
2
55-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
3
39-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2 11  1
Pirates         1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    3  6  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Ostrowski 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .611 0 0
Don Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .580 3 4
Marv Rickert LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .253 .692 1 0 HR,GDP
Phil Cavarretta 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .882 10 0 2B
Andy Pafko CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .794 2 0
Bill Nicholson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .692 2 0
Mickey Livingston C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .778 6 2
Lennie Merullo SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 .198 .545 0 4
Johnny Schmitz P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .130 .396 0 1 SH
   Dom Dallessandro 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .724 GDP
   Emil Kush P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0 0
   Frank Secory 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .838
Team Totals 35 2 11 2 0 1 .314 .743 24 11
2B: P Cavarretta (20).
HR: M Rickert (6).
SH: J Schmitz (4).
TB: M Rickert 4; P Cavarretta 3; L Merullo 3; A Pafko; B Nicholson; J Ostrowski; D Johnson; J Schmitz.
GIDP: D Dallessandro (5); M Rickert (7).
RBI: M Rickert (28); A Pafko (33).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
E: D Johnson (5).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jimmy Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .556 4 6
Elbie Fletcher 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .710 11 0
Frankie Gustine 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .293 .773 4 8 2B
Bob Elliott 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .261 .709 1 2 3B,2B
Maurice Van Robays RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .622 1 0
   Al Gionfriddo RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .581 0 0
Ralph Kiner LF 3 0 0 1 1 1 .259 .805 2 0
Jim Russell CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .268 .753 2 0 2B
Al Lopez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .298 .743 1 1
Nick Strincevich P 2 1 0 0 1 2 .118 .366 1 2
Team Totals 30 3 6 2 4 6 .200 .661 27 19
2B: F Gustine (20); J Russell (21); B Elliott (18).
3B: B Elliott (3).
TB: B Elliott 6; F Gustine 2; J Russell 2; J Brown.
RBI: R Kiner (54); B Elliott (40).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Gustine-J Brown-E Fletcher; J Brown-E Fletcher.
E: F Gustine (15).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnny Schmitz, L (7-8) 6 5 3 2 3 5 0 2.84 27 54
Emil Kush 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.24 7
Team Totals 8 6 3 2 4 6 0 2.25 34 54

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Nick Strincevich, W (6-10) 9 11 2 2 0 1 1 3.31 36 58
Team Totals 9 11 2 2 0 1 1 2.00 36 58
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - George Barr, 2B - (none), 3B - Jocko Conlan.
Time of Game: 1:39.
Attendance: 3,452.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Johnny Ostrowski 3B 1 Jimmy Brown SS
2 Don Johnson 2B 2 Elbie Fletcher 1B
3 Marv Rickert LF 3 Frankie Gustine 2B
4 Phil Cavarretta 1B 4 Bob Elliott 3B
5 Andy Pafko CF 5 Maurice Van Robays RF
6 Bill Nicholson RF 6 Ralph Kiner LF
7 Mickey Livingston C 7 Jim Russell CF
8 Lennie Merullo SS 8 Al Lopez C
9 Johnny Schmitz P 9 Nick Strincevich P

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