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Cubs 1 @ Pirates 2
Forbes Field
May 30, 1947
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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 May 30, 1947 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 30, 1947 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 1 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 2 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning Pitcher—Preacher Roe  
Losing Pitcher—Paul Erickson  
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Game Winning RBI—Billy Cox 

Game Info

DateMay 30, 1947 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Erickson  
Home Starting PitcherPreacher Roe  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Magerkurth
1B: Butch Henline
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Stewart

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Peanuts Lowrey  Center Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  Left Fielder 
Mickey Livingston  Catcher 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Don Johnson  Second Baseman 
Lennie Merullo  Shortstop 
Paul Erickson  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Cox  Shortstop 
Culley Rikard  Center Fielder 
Ralph Kiner  Left Fielder 
Hank Greenberg  First Baseman 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Clyde Kluttz  Catcher 
Wally Westlake  Right Fielder 
Eddie Basinski  Second Baseman 
Preacher Roe  Pitcher 
Billy Herman  Manager 

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Cubs 1 @ Pirates 2
Forbes Field
May 30, 1947

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         Game of 5/30/1947, game 1 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Hack S, 3b            3  0  0  0   Cox B, ss             5  2  2  1   
McCullough C, ph      1  0  0  0   Rikard C, cf          4  0  1  0   
Rickert M, lf         1  0  0  0   Kiner R, lf           4  0  0  1   
Waitkus E, 1b         5  0  0  0   Greenberg H, 1b       3  0  1  0   
Lowrey P, cf-3b       3  0  0  0   Gustine F, 3b         2  0  0  0   
Cavarretta P, lf-cf   3  0  0  0   Kluttz C, c           4  0  0  0   
Livingston M, c       5  0  0  0   Westlake W, rf        2  0  0  0   
Nicholson B, rf       4  1  1  0   Basinski E, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Johnson D, 2b         4  0  3  0   Roe P, p              3  0  1  0   
Merullo L, ss         3  0  1  1                                      
Erickson P, p         4  0  2  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  1  7  1                        31  2  5  2

Chicago          000 000 001 0 --  1
Pittsburgh       100 000 000 1 --  2
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson P (L)        9.2  5  2  2  4  5

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roe P (W)            10.0  7  1  1  4  4

E -- Merullo L, Cox B
DP -- Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Nicholson B
HR -- Cox B
SH -- Cavarretta P, Roe P
HBP -- by Erickson P (Westlake W)
T -- 2:27
A -- 0

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