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Pirates 10 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
April 30, 1948

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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 30, 1948 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 10 to 4.

Game Summary

DateApril 30, 1948 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 10 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 10
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherRip Sewell  
Losing PitcherBob Rush  
SaveKirby Higbe  
Game Winning RBIFrankie Gustine 

Game Info

DateApril 30, 1948 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherRip Sewell  
Home Starting PitcherBob Rush  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance13,058 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Scotty Robb
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: (none)
3B: Artie Gore

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Rojek  Shortstop 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Wally Westlake  Center Fielder 
Ed Stevens  First Baseman 
Monty Basgall  Second Baseman 
Clyde Kluttz  Catcher 
Rip Sewell  Pitcher 
Billy Meyer  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hank Schenz  Second Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Hal Jeffcoat  Center Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  Left Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Don Johnson  Third Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Bob Rush  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

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Pirates 10 @ Cubs 4
Wrigley Field
April 30, 1948

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         Game of 4/30/1948 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Rojek S, ss           6  2  3  0   Schenz H, 2b          5  2  3  1   
Gustine F, 3b         6  1  1  2   Waitkus E, 1b         5  1  2  1   
Kiner R, lf           5  1  3  2   Jeffcoat H, cf        5  0  2  1   
Walker D, rf          5  0  1  1   Cavarretta P, lf      5  0  2  1   
Westlake W, cf        4  1  0  0   Nicholson B, rf       3  0  1  0   
Stevens E, 1b         4  1  0  1   McCullough C, c       5  0  1  0   
Basgall M, 2b         3  2  0  0   Johnson D, 3b         5  0  1  0   
Kluttz C, c           5  1  3  3   Smalley R, ss         4  1  2  0   
Sewell R, p           2  1  1  1   Rush B, p             0  0  0  0   
Higbe K, p            1  0  0  0   Lade D, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Erickson P, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Aberson C, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Dobernic J, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Lowrey P, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Wade B, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Walker R, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Kush E, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 10 12 10                        41  4 15  4

Pittsburgh       080 100 001 -- 10
Chicago          200 011 000 --  4

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sewell R (W)          5.1 12  4  4  1  3
Higbe K (S)           3.2  3  0  0  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rush B (L)*           1.0  2  3  3  2  0
Lade D+               0.0  2  3  3  1  0
Erickson P            3.0  4  3  2  4  2
Dobernic J            2.0  2  0  0  1  2
Wade B                2.0  0  0  0  0  0
Kush E                1.0  2  1  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd

E -- Smalley R, Rojek S, Johnson D
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 12, Chicago 12
2B -- Kluttz C, Kiner R 2, Sewell R, Waitkus E, Smalley R
3B -- Waitkus E
T -- 2:43
A -- 13058

    

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