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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1950
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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 May 12, 1950 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1950 |
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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 | May 12, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Gregg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 8,763 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Beard | Right Fielder |
Tom Saffell | Center Fielder |
Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
Stan Rojek | Shortstop |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Hal Gregg | Pitcher |
Billy Meyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Bob Rush | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 12, 1950
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Rush
Beard hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Rush
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner takes first base on ball four. Saffell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Rush
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Saffell scores. Kiner goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Gregg
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gregg
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Gregg
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sauer vs. Gregg
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojek vs. Rush
Rojek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Rush
McCullough hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Rush
Gregg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a line drive into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Gregg
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Gregg
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gregg
Walker hits a line drive into right field. Beard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beard vs. Rush
Beard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Saffell vs. Rush
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a line drive into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Gregg
Wally Westlake now playing right field.
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Gregg
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Gregg
Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Gregg
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Gregg
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Walsh
Junior Walsh now pitching.
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Walsh
Serena hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Walsh
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rush
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Edwards. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojek vs. Rush
Rojek hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Rush
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Rush
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Junior Walsh.
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Lombardi
Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Rush hits a line drive into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Lombardi
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Lombardi
Hal Jeffcoat pinch hits for Hank Edwards.
There goes Terwilliger. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Murtaugh applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Lombardi
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Lombardi
There goes Jeffcoat. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Rojek applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Rush
Hal Jeffcoat now playing right field.
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Rush
Saffell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Rush
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Lombardi
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Lombardi
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Lombardi
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Lombardi
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lombardi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coogan vs. Rush
Dale Coogan pinch hits for Stan Rojek.
Coogan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Rush
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Lombardi
George Strickland now playing shortstop.
Serena hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lombardi
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Lombardi
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Lombardi
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Rush
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake hits a line drive into left field. Sauer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sauer. Lombardi moves to third. Westlake moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Saffell vs. Rush
Saffell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to home to get Lombardi. Westlake moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Rush
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Lombardi
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Strickland. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Lombardi
Ward bunts towards first. Hopp scoops it up and throws to first, with Murtaugh covering, for the out. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Lombardi
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Lombardi
Pafko is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Lombardi
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat scores. Pafko moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Serena vs. Lombardi
Serena hits a fly ball into center field. Saffell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rush
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murtaugh vs. Rush
Murtaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Rush
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Rush
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lombardi
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Lombardi
Rush bunts towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Lombardi
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeffcoat vs. Lombardi
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Rush
Earl Turner pinch hits for Vic Lombardi.
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Rush
Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saffell vs. Rush
Saffell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Rush
Hopp hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1950 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Beard T, rf 2 0 1 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 5 1 2 0 Westlake W, rf 3 0 1 0 Edwards H, rf 2 1 2 1 Saffell T, cf 5 1 1 0 Jeffcoat H, ph-rf 2 1 0 0 Hopp J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Ward P, 1b 3 1 2 2 Kiner R, lf 3 1 1 0 Sauer H, lf 2 1 0 0 Fernandez N, 3b 4 1 2 2 Pafko A, cf 3 1 2 2 Murtaugh D, 2b 3 0 2 1 Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 1 Rojek S, ss 2 0 0 0 Serena B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Coogan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker R, c 3 0 1 0 Strickland G, ss 1 0 0 0 Rush B, p 3 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 0 0 Gregg H, p 1 0 0 0 Walsh J, p 0 0 0 0 Rickert M, ph 1 0 0 0 Lombardi V, p 1 0 1 0 Turner E, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 10 3 29 6 10 6 Pittsburgh 200 100 000 -- 3 Chicago 005 000 10x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Gregg H (L) 2.1 6 5 5 2 2 Walsh J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Lombardi V 5.0 4 1 0 4 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rush B (W) 9.0 10 3 1 3 5 E -- Smalley R, Sauer H, Strickland G DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Chicago 8 2B -- Fernandez N 2, Terwilliger W, Edwards H HR -- Ward P, Pafko A CS -- Terwilliger W, Jeffcoat H SH -- Ward P, Rush B T -- 2:18 A -- 8763
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