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Pirates 8 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
August 15, 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 15, 1942 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1942 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 19 E: 5 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 19
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherRip Sewell  
Losing PitcherDick Errickson  
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Game Winning RBIVince DiMaggio 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1942 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuke Hamlin  
Home Starting PitcherVern Olsen  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance11,702 
Time of Game2 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pete Coscarart  Shortstop 
Johnny Barrett  Right Fielder 
Maurice Van Robays  Left Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Elbie Fletcher  First Baseman 
Vince DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Al Lopez  Catcher 
Luke Hamlin  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Lou Stringer  Second Baseman 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Dom Dallessandro  Left Fielder 
Rip Russell  First Baseman 
Phil Cavarretta  Center Fielder 
Lennie Merullo  Shortstop 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Vern Olsen  Pitcher 
Jimmie Wilson  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Cubs 7
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/15/1942, game 2 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Coscarart P, ss       6  1  2  0   Hack S, 3b            5  1  1  0   
Barrett J, rf         5  2  2  0   Stringer L, 2b        2  0  0  0   
Van Robays M, lf      4  1  1  0   Sturgeon B, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Wasdell J, ph-lf      2  1  1  1   Novikoff L, ph        1  0  0  0   
Elliott B, 3b         6  2  4  4   Nicholson B, rf       6  3  4  2   
Fletcher E, 1b        6  0  2  1   Dallessandro D, lf    5  0  1  0   
DiMaggio V, cf        6  0  4  2   Russell R, 1b         5  1  2  1   
Gustine F, 2b         6  0  2  0   Cavarretta P, cf      5  1  2  1   
Lopez A, c            3  0  1  0   Merullo L, ss         5  1  1  1   
Hamlin L, p           2  0  0  0   McCullough C, c       5  0  1  0   
Klinger B, p          0  0  0  0   Olsen V, p            4  0  0  1   
Stewart B, ph         0  1  0  0   Passeau C, p          0  0  0  0   
Heintzelman K, p      0  0  0  0   Errickson D, p        1  0  0  0   
Phelps B, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Sewell R, p           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48  8 19  8                        47  7 12  6

Pittsburgh       002 000 302 01 --  8
Chicago          101 004 001 00 --  7

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hamlin L              5.1  9  6  6  0  3
Klinger B             0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Heintzelman K         2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Sewell R (W)          3.0  2  1  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Olsen V               8.1 13  7  7  3  3
Passeau C             0.1  2  0  0  0  0
Errickson D (L)       2.1  4  1  1  0  0

E -- Merullo L, Elliott B 3, Wasdell J, Gustine F
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Chicago 9
2B -- DiMaggio V, Elliott B, Nicholson B, McCullough C
3B -- Cavarretta P
HR -- Nicholson B 2, Elliott B
SH -- Dallessandro D, Lopez A
T -- 2:40
A -- 11702

    

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