Pirates @ Cubs
August 7, 1947

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Bottom 4 R H E
Pirates 1 2 0
Cubs 0 5 0
Bottom 4 R H E
Pirates 1 2 0
Cubs 0 5 0

Bobby Sturgeon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .255
OBP 1.000 .270
At Bats 1 98
Hits 1 25
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 13

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 9 4
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1947
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Out
Kirby Higbe
Dixie Howell
Hank Greenberg
Jimmy Bloodworth
Frankie Gustine
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Culley Rikard
Bobby Sturgeon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Sturgeon hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bloodworth strikes out.
Top 4 Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner moves to third.
Top 4 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Top 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Russell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Rikard hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Borowy strikes out.
Bottom 2 Merullo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scheffing moves to third.
Bottom 2 Scheffing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard. Scheffing reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Higbe hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howell is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cox moves to third.
Top 2 Cox hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Cox reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Greenberg hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kiner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rikard who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Russell strikes out. There goes Rikard. The throw from Scheffing to Merullo, and Rikard is out.
Top 1 Rikard takes first base on ball four.