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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 16, 1942 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rip Sewell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Fleming |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 25,930 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Barrett | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Rip Sewell | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
| Bill Fleming | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1942
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fleming
Coscarart is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Fleming
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Fleming
Barrett strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Fleming
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Wasdell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Fleming
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell juggles the ball. That's an error on Russell. Wasdell scores. Elliott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Fleming
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Sewell
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Novikoff vs. Sewell
Novikoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Sewell
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Novikoff moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Novikoff scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Sewell
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sturgeon vs. Sewell
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Fleming
Phelps takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Fleming
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Fleming
Sewell hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Fleming
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. Phelps moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wasdell vs. Fleming
Wasdell hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Sewell
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Sewell
The ball gets by Phelps for a passed ball. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Sewell
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Sewell
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Fleming
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Fleming
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fleming
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Sewell
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine catches it and throws to first to double up Russell. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Sewell
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fleming
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Fleming
Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fleming
Gustine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Fleming
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Sewell
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Sewell
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Sewell
There goes Hack. The throw from Phelps and he is safe. Hack steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Sewell
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hack trying to get to home. DiMaggio throws the ball in to Phelps who tags Hack who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fleming
Coscarart hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Fleming
Wasdell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Fleming
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Fleming
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field. Cavarretta picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cavarretta. Wasdell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Fleming
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sewell
Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Sewell
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Sewell
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Sewell
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Fleming
DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Fleming
Phelps hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fleming
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Sewell
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Sewell
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fleming vs. Sewell
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to third for the out. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Sewell
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sturgeon moves to third. Fleming moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merullo vs. Sewell
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Fleming
Bud Stewart pinch hits for Rip Sewell.
Stewart hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fleming
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Fleming
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Fleming
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Dietz
Dutch Dietz now pitching.
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Dietz
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Dietz
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Dietz
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Fleming
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Fleming
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Fleming
DiMaggio hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Fleming
Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Dietz
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Dietz
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fleming vs. Dietz
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fleming for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Dietz
Hack hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Fleming
Gustine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Robays vs. Fleming
Maurice Van Robays pinch hits for Dutch Dietz.
Van Robays strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Fleming
Coscarart takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Fleming
Wasdell hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1942, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Coscarart P, ss 3 0 0 0 Hack S, 3b 5 0 3 0
Wasdell J, lf 4 1 1 0 Merullo L, ss 4 1 2 0
Barrett J, rf 4 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 2 2 1
Elliott B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Novikoff L, lf 4 1 2 1
Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Russell R, 1b 4 0 2 1
DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, cf 4 0 0 1
Phelps B, c 3 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 1 0
Gustine F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Sewell R, p 2 0 0 0 Fleming B, p 4 0 0 0
Stewart B, ph 1 0 0 0
Dietz D, p 0 0 0 0
Van Robays M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 2 0 36 4 13 4
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago 300 000 10x -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell R (L) 6.0 12 3 3 1 3
Dietz D 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Fleming B (W) 9.0 2 1 0 7 7
E -- Russell R 2, Cavarretta P, Elliott B 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Chicago 9
HR -- Nicholson B
SB -- Hack S
PB -- Phelps B
T -- 1:47
A -- 25930
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