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August 29, 1943

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Cubs 4 7 0
Pirates 2 9 3
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Cubs 4 7 0
Pirates 2 9 3

Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .290
OBP .333 .412
At Bats 3 386
Hits 1 112
• Singles 0 82
• Doubles 1 18
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 75
RBI’s 0 56

Hi Bithorn Season Stats

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13 8 1
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Forbes Field - August 29, 1943
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Hi Bithorn
Clyde McCullough
Phil Cavarretta
Eddie Stanky
Stan Hack
Lennie Merullo
Ival Goodman
Peanuts Lowrey
Bill Nicholson
Elbie Fletcher
Bob Elliott
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McCullough strikes out.
Top 8 Lowrey bunts towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodman moves to second.
Top 8 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores.
Top 8 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple. Hack scores.
Top 8 Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.
Top 8 Bob Elliott now playing second base. Tommy O'Brien now playing third base. Al Lopez now catching. Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores.
Bottom 7 Coscarart takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Sewell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnny Podgajny pinch runs for Bill Baker. Jim Russell pinch hits for Al Rubeling. Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merullo moves to second.
Top 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Elliott moves to third.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Cavarretta hits a fly ball towards left. Van Robays settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Van Robays. Stanky scores. Hack moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. Stanky moves to third. Hack moves to second.
Top 6 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sewell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Sewell reaches second base with a double. Rubeling goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Rubeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart fields it and throws to third for the out.
Top 5 McCullough strikes out.
Top 5 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 5 Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Van Robays moves to second.
Bottom 4 Van Robays takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Coscarart hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Van Robays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bithorn fires to first and picks off Sewell.
Bottom 3 Sewell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rubeling strikes out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 DiMaggio hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lowrey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling catches it and throws to first to double up Goodman.
Top 2 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Van Robays hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.