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Cubs 9 @ Pirates 10
Forbes Field
August 11, 1946

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 11, 1946 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 10 to 9.

Game Summary

DateAugust 11, 1946 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 9 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 10 H: 16 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 10
Hits: 16
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherAl Gerheauser  
Losing PitcherHank Borowy  
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Game Winning RBIJim Russell 

Game Info

DateAugust 11, 1946 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherHank Wyse  
Home Starting PitcherRip Sewell  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: (none)
3B: Dusty Boggess

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Ostrowski  Third Baseman 
Don Johnson  Second Baseman 
Peanuts Lowrey  Left Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  First Baseman 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Lennie Merullo  Shortstop 
Hank Wyse  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Gionfriddo  Left Fielder 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Chuck Workman  Right Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Bill Salkeld  Catcher 
Jim Russell  Center Fielder 
Jimmy Brown  Shortstop 
Rip Sewell  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Cubs 9 @ Pirates 10
Forbes Field
August 11, 1946

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/11/1946, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Ostrowski J, 3b       4  2  2  2   Gionfriddo A, lf      5  3  4  1   
Johnson D, 2b         5  1  2  0   Fletcher E, 1b        3  2  1  0   
Lowrey P, lf          5  1  2  1   Workman C, rf         5  1  3  2   
Cavarretta P, 1b      5  1  1  0   Elliott B, 3b         4  1  2  3   
Pafko A, cf           4  1  0  1   Gustine F, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Nicholson B, rf       4  2  2  3   Salkeld B, c          4  0  1  0   
McCullough C, c       3  0  2  2   Russell J, cf         5  1  3  3   
Livingston M, ph-c    1  0  0  0   Brown J, ss           4  1  1  0   
Merullo L, ss         5  1  1  0   Sewell R, p           0  0  0  0   
Wyse H, p             3  0  0  0   Handley L, ph         1  0  0  0   
Bithorn H, p          1  0  0  0   Lanning J, p          0  0  0  0   
Borowy H, p           0  0  0  0   Hallett J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Van Robays M, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Gables K, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Kiner R, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Gerheauser A, p       0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  9 12  9                        38 10 16  9

Chicago          302 130 000 --  9
Pittsburgh       100 030 114 -- 10
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyse H                4.2  9  4  4  1  0
Bithorn H*            3.1  5  4  4  2  0
Borowy H (L)          0.1  2  2  1  1  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sewell R              3.0  5  5  5  2  0
Lanning J+            1.0  4  4  3  1  1
Hallett J             1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Gables K              3.0  1  0  0  1  1
Gerheauser A (W)      1.0  1  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Lowrey P, Brown J 2, Pafko A, Cavarretta P
DP -- Chicago 3, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Cavarretta P, Johnson D, Merullo L
3B -- McCullough C, Workman C
HR -- Ostrowski J, Nicholson B
SH -- Elliott B
WP -- Lanning J
T -- 2:30
A -- 0

    

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