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August 11, 1946

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Cubs 4 11 1
Pirates 4 8 0
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Pirates 4 8 0

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .227
OBP .250 .312
At Bats 4 154
Hits 1 35
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 19

Ken Heintzelman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 0
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Forbes Field - August 11, 1946
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Out
Ken Heintzelman
Bill Baker
Elbie Fletcher
Burgess Whitehead
Bob Elliott
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Al Gionfriddo
Bill Nicholson
Phil Cavarretta
Peanuts Lowrey
Johnny Ostrowski
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pafko hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ken Heintzelman now pitching. Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Ostrowski moves to third. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 9 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ostrowski moves to second.
Top 9 Johnson strikes out.
Top 9 Bill Baker now catching. Jack Hallett now pitching. Ostrowski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Elliott 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 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards second. Johnson throws to second for one, and Merullo throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Handley scores. Van Robays scores.
Bottom 8 Gionfriddo bunts towards the mound. Chipman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Handley moves to third. Van Robays moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lee Handley pinch runs for Al Lopez. Maurice Van Robays pinch hits for Fritz Ostermueller. Van Robays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Handley moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Chipman is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Merullo takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 8 Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields the ball and throws to Ostermueller covering. Safe. Cavarretta scores. Pafko moves to second.
Top 8 Burgess Whitehead now playing second base. Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 8 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ostrowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Chipman is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fletcher bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Gionfriddo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ostermueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ostrowski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ostermueller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Livingston hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ostermueller 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 3 Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Ostrowski scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Ostrowski moves to second.
Top 3 Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gustine strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Kiner. The throw from Livingston and he is out, Johnson applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chipman strikes out.
Top 2 Merullo hits a popup in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Gionfriddo.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gionfriddo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
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 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Gionfriddo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores.
Top 1 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third.
Top 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Lopez fires to first and picks off Ostrowski.
Top 1 Ostrowski takes first base on ball four.