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April 21, 1945

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 13 0
Pirates 3 13 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 13 0
Pirates 3 13 2

Jim Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .200
OBP .000 .294
At Bats 4 15
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 2

Paul Derringer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Forbes Field - April 21, 1945
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Paul Derringer
Mickey Livingston
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Stan Hack
Roy Hughes
Peanuts Lowrey
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Jim Russell
Johnny Barrett
Frankie Zak

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 13 0 12
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 13 2 9
Winning Pitcher Paul Derringer
Losing Pitcher Preacher Roe
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Nicholson
Attendance 3,891
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Russell hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Hughes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Rodgers trying to get to home. Nicholson throws the ball in to Livingston who tags Rodgers who's trying to score from second, for the out. Zak moves to second.
Bottom 9 Zak bunts towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to third for the out. Rodgers moves to second.
Bottom 9 Rip Sewell pinch runs for Bill Salkeld. Bill Rodgers pinch hits for Nick Strincevich. Rodgers bunts beyond short. Hughes can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sewell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Peanuts Lowrey now playing left field. Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. O'Brien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 9 Paul Gillespie pinch hits for Ed Sauer. Gillespie hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Pete Coscarart now playing second base. Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Colman pinch hits for Frankie Gustine. Colman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Elliott moves to third.
Bottom 8 O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hack takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Livingston moves to second.
Top 8 Derringer strikes out.
Top 8 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zak.
Top 8 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Strincevich fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to second.
Top 8 Nick Strincevich now pitching. Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Derringer covering, for the out. Gionfriddo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Zak bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Gionfriddo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Al Gionfriddo pinch hits for Preacher Roe. Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Sauer hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Brien. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Salkeld hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gustine hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 6 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zak scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Livingston hits a fly ball towards center. Barrett settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Barrett.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Russell. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Derringer covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zak hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sauer is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Hughes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Derringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Johnson moves to third. Derringer moves to second.
Top 4 Livingston hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Top 4 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nicholson scores.
Top 4 Sauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 There goes O'Brien. The throw from Livingston and he is out, Hughes applying the tag.
Bottom 3 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores.
Bottom 3 Elliott hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Elliott reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Derringer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Zak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Roe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Salkeld hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Livingston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Pafko strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Derringer covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barrett scores. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Barrett. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Barrett steals second.
Bottom 1 Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Zak hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores.
Top 1 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Barrett who is chasing the ball. Hack reaches third base with a triple.