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August 9, 1946

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 15 1
Pirates 3 10 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 9 15 1
Pirates 3 10 2

Frankie Gustine Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .294
OBP .250 .359
At Bats 4 293
Hits 1 86
• Singles 1 60
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 38

Paul Erickson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 0
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Forbes Field - August 9, 1946
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Strikeout
Paul Erickson
Mickey Livingston
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Johnny Ostrowski
Lennie Merullo
Peanuts Lowrey
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Frankie Gustine
Elbie Fletcher
Al Gionfriddo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 9 15 1 11
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 10 2 10
Winning Pitcher Paul Erickson
Losing Pitcher Ken Heintzelman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lennie Merullo
Attendance 13,624
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gustine strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 9 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Gionfriddo moves to third.
Bottom 9 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Van Robays scores.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Van Robays moves to third.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Van Robays moves to second.
Bottom 9 Maurice Van Robays pinch hits for Johnny Lanning. Van Robays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Livingston scores. Merullo moves to second.
Top 9 Erickson strikes out.
Top 9 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Livingston moves to third.
Top 9 Livingston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Livingston reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a fly ball towards right. Gionfriddo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gionfriddo. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a popup towards third. Ostrowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 There goes Pafko. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Cox applying the tag.
Top 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox misplays the ball. That's an error on Cox.
Top 8 Cavarretta strikes out.
Top 8 Johnny Lanning now pitching. Lowrey hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Brown pinch hits for Preacher Roe. Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ostrowski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Ostrowski reaches third base with a triple. Livingston scores. Merullo scores.
Top 7 Erickson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson scores. Livingston moves to third.
Top 7 Livingston is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gionfriddo. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 7 Pafko bunts towards the mound. Roe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ostrowski hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Russell. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Russell steals second.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Erickson strikes out.
Top 5 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Livingston moves to third.
Top 5 Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Roe covering, for the out.
Top 5 Preacher Roe now pitching. Al Lopez now catching. Pafko hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gionfriddo hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lee Handley pinch runs for Bill Salkeld. Workman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Chuck Workman pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman. There goes Salkeld. The throw from Livingston and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Cox scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores. Cox moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cox takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta strikes out.
Top 4 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Erickson scores. Ostrowski moves to second.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Erickson moves to second.
Top 4 Erickson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gustine strikes out.
Bottom 3 Russell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gionfriddo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Heintzelman strikes out.
Top 3 Livingston strikes out.
Top 3 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields it and throws to third for the out. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 3 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Lowrey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Elliott. The throw from Livingston and he is out, Merullo applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ostrowski takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Erickson strikes out.
Top 2 Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Livingston goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Livingston takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine strikes out.
Bottom 1 There goes Russell. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Russell steals second.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ostrowski is called out on strikes.