Pirates @ Cubs
April 29, 1945

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 2
Cubs 4 13 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 5 7 2
Cubs 4 13 2

Ed Sauer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .320
OBP .500 .393
At Bats 4 25
Hits 2 8
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 3

Xavier Rescigno Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - April 29, 1945
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Strikeout
Xavier Rescigno
Bill Salkeld
Frank Colman
Pete Coscarart
Bob Elliott
Frankie Gustine
Jim Russell
Johnny Barrett
Tommy O'Brien
Ed Sauer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 7 2 5
Chicago Cubs 4 13 2 10
Winning Pitcher Nick Strincevich
Losing Pitcher Jorge Comellas
Save Xavier Rescigno
Game Winning RBI Jim Russell
Attendance 36,637
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sauer strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rescigno strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Gustine. The slide. Livingston applies the tag. Gustine is out.
Top 9 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to third.
Top 9 Mack Stewart now pitching. Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Schuster pinch runs for Paul Gillespie. Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schuster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Paul Gillespie pinch hits for Hy Vandenberg. Gillespie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Colman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Vandenberg fires to first and picks off Russell.
Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Colman hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Xavier Rescigno now pitching. Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out.
Top 7 Mickey Livingston now catching. Coscarart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vandenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Heinz Becker pinch hits for Dewey Williams. Becker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Russell now playing left field. Frank Colman now playing first base. Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Lowrey reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Strincevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Salkeld is walked intentionally.
Top 6 There goes Russell. The throw from Williams and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colman scores.
Top 6 Hy Vandenberg now pitching. Jim Russell pinch hits for Babe Dahlgren. Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Brien scores. Elliott scores. Colman moves to third.
Top 6 Colman bunts towards the mound. Comellas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to third. Elliott moves to second.
Top 6 Elliott takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out.
Top 5 Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Strincevich hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Comellas strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Lowrey moves to third.
Bottom 4 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine misplays the ball. That's an error on Gustine.
Top 4 Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Comellas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sauer hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Colman hits a line drive towards center. Lowrey catches it and throws to first to double up Elliott.
Top 3 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out.
Bottom 2 Comellas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lowrey moves to third.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sauer scores. Lowrey moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sauer moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gustine picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gustine. Nicholson scores. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Coscarart hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Strincevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Salkeld moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Gustine moves to third.
Top 2 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dahlgren strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hughes hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Colman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Hughes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Barrett scores.
Top 1 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third.
Top 1 Barrett takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Coscarart is called out on strikes.