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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 24, 1943
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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 April 24, 1943 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1943 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lanning |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Russell | Left Fielder |
Frank Colman | Right Fielder |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Frankie Gustine | Shortstop |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Al Lopez | Catcher |
Johnny Lanning | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Heinz Becker | First Baseman |
Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | Center Fielder |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Chico Hernandez | Catcher |
Bill Lee | Pitcher |
Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 24, 1943
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lee
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Lee
Colman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher hits a popup towards first. Becker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lee
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Lee
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lanning
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lanning
Stanky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lanning
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Lanning
Becker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lee
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Lee
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lee
Lopez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cavarretta. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Coscarart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanning vs. Lee
Lanning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Lee
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Lanning
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lanning
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanning covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Lanning
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Lee
Colman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Colman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Lee
Elliott hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Lee
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Lee
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lanning
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Lanning
Lee takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Lanning
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Lanning
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lanning. Hernandez moves to third. Lee moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Lanning
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Lee scores. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Becker vs. Lanning
Becker hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Lanning
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Lee
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Lee
Coscarart hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lee
Lopez hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Lee
Tommy O'Brien pinch hits for Johnny Lanning.
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Lee
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gustine scores. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colman vs. Bithorn
Hi Bithorn now pitching.
Colman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hallett
Jack Hallett now pitching.
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Hallett
Cavarretta is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Hallett
Merullo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Hallett
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bithorn vs. Brandt
Bill Brandt now pitching.
Bithorn hits a fly ball into right field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Brandt
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Brandt
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bithorn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Bithorn
Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bithorn
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brandt
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Brandt
Becker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Brandt
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Bithorn
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Bithorn
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Bithorn
Lopez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wasdell vs. Bithorn
Jimmy Wasdell pinch hits for Bill Brandt.
Wasdell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Bithorn
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Gornicki
Hank Gornicki now pitching.
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Gornicki
Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Gornicki
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Colman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bithorn vs. Gornicki
Bithorn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merullo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Gornicki
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Gornicki
Stanky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colman vs. Bithorn
Colman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bithorn
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Bithorn
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Gornicki
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Gornicki
Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dallessandro vs. Gornicki
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to home to get Nicholson. Becker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Gornicki
Cavarretta hits a fly ball towards center. DiMaggio catches it and throws to second to double up Becker. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Bithorn
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Bithorn
Gustine hits a line drive towards the mound. Bithorn catches it and throws to first to double up DiMaggio. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Bithorn
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Gornicki
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Gornicki
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Gornicki
Bithorn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Bithorn
Johnny Wyrostek pinch hits for Al Lopez.
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Bithorn
Johnny Barrett pinch hits for Hank Gornicki.
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bithorn
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colman vs. Bithorn
Colman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1943 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Russell J, lf 5 0 1 1 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Colman F, rf 5 1 2 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 1 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 3 2 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Becker H, 1b 4 0 1 1 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 2 1 Dallessandro D, lf 4 0 0 0 Gustine F, ss 4 1 3 0 Cavarretta P, cf 2 1 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 0 0 Merullo L, ss 3 2 1 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 1 1 Hernandez C, c 4 1 1 1 Wyrostek J, ph 1 0 1 0 Lee B, p 0 1 0 0 Lanning J, p 1 0 0 0 Bithorn H, p 3 0 1 1 O'Brien T, ph 1 0 1 0 Hallett J, p 0 0 0 0 Brandt B, p 0 0 0 0 Wasdell J, ph 0 0 0 0 Gornicki H, p 0 0 0 0 Barrett J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 12 3 32 6 8 6 Pittsburgh 011 100 000 -- 3 Chicago 003 102 00x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Lanning J 3.0 2 3 1 1 0 Hallett J (L) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 Brandt B 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Gornicki H 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lee B 3.2 9 3 3 0 0 Bithorn H (W) 5.1 3 0 0 1 4 E -- Elliott B, Lanning J DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 8, Chicago 6 2B -- Lopez A, Merullo L CS -- DiMaggio V, Cavarretta P A -- 0
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