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April 25, 1949

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Cubs 2 10 2
Pirates 8 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 10 2
Pirates 8 11 0

Emil Verban Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .385
OBP .667 .429
At Bats 3 13
Hits 2 5
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Rip Sewell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Forbes Field - April 25, 1949
Out
Rip Sewell
Clyde McCullough
Ed Stevens
Danny Murtaugh
Eddie Bockman
Stan Rojek
Ralph Kiner
Wally Westlake
Ted Beard
Emil Verban
Roy Smalley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 10 2 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 11 0 9
Winning Pitcher Rip Sewell
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ralph Kiner
Attendance 35,373
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Verban hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Top 9 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cal McLish now pitching. Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westlake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojek scores. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. McCullough scores. Rojek moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kiner takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to third. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 8 Beard hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rojek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Sewell bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Verban covering, for the out. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 8 Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ted Beard now playing right field. Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bockman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jess Dobernic now pitching. Westlake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Jack Cassini pinch runs for Dixie Walker. Kiner hits a line drive into center field. Pafko picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pafko. Rojek scores. Cassini goes all the way around to score. Kiner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rojek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCullough scores.
Bottom 7 Sewell bunts towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Rush strikes out.
Top 7 Verban hits a popup towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Westlake strikes out.
Top 6 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gustine hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Walker. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Verban scores.
Top 5 Rush bunts in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to third.
Top 5 Verban hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Westlake. Verban reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. Stevens moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bockman hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Westlake hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley.
Bottom 3 Rojek hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pafko strikes out.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Gustine hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murtaugh strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Bockman. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Bockman steals second.
Bottom 2 Bockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stevens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Top 2 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.