Pirates @ Cubs
August 31, 1947

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Bottom 6 R H E
Pirates 3 5 0
Cubs 6 8 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Pirates 3 5 0
Cubs 6 8 0

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .279
OBP .333 .327
At Bats 3 369
Hits 1 103
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 28

Al Lyons Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Wrigley Field - August 31, 1947
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Al Lyons
Dixie Howell
Elbie Fletcher
Jimmy Bloodworth
Frankie Gustine
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Culley Rikard
Eddie Waitkus
Peanuts Lowrey
Billy Jurges
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to third for the out. McCullough scores. Jurges moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lade strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jurges takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to third. Sturgeon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a popup beyond second. Bloodworth can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Bottom 6 Al Lyons now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Cavarretta moves to third.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Fletcher is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Cox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Cox reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Russell hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Waitkus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lade hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Strincevich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bloodworth moves to third.
Top 5 Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sturgeon hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. Pafko scores. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Pafko moves to third.
Bottom 4 Pafko takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 4 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kiner 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. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lowrey hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rikard hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Strincevich strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howell strikes out.
Top 2 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to second for the out. Cox scores.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox moves to third.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sturgeon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.