Pirates @ Cubs
August 17, 1946

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Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .251
OBP .000 .383
At Bats 3 295
Hits 0 74
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 63
RBI’s 0 31

Johnny Schmitz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 1
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Wrigley Field - August 17, 1946
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Out
Johnny Schmitz
Bob Scheffing
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Johnny Ostrowski
Bobby Sturgeon
Marv Rickert
Peanuts Lowrey
Bill Nicholson
Elbie Fletcher
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Cavarretta, and towards Johnson, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.

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Top 8 Bob Scheffing now catching. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Lennie Merullo pinch runs for Mickey Livingston. Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Nicholson scores.
Bottom 7 Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahr fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bahr strikes out.
Top 7 Lopez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kiner scores.
Top 7 Cox bunts for an out with unknown description. Kiner moves to third.
Top 7 Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Kiner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahr covering, for the out. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahr picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bahr. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ostrowski strikes out.
Top 6 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Sturgeon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Fletcher strikes out.
Top 6 Handley strikes out.
Bottom 5 Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Livingston moves to third.
Bottom 5 Livingston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Livingston reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bahr hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rickert hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cox hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Van Robays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Russell hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson strikes out. There goes Ostrowski. The throw from Lopez to second, and Ostrowski is out.
Bottom 3 Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. Sturgeon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Schmitz bunts towards the mound. Bahr juggles the ball. That's an error on Bahr. Sturgeon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out.
Top 3 Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bahr strikes out.
Bottom 2 Livingston strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez strikes out.
Top 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cox bunts for an out with unknown description. Kiner moves to second.
Top 2 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bahr fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rickert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ostrowski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ostrowski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Fletcher.
Top 1 Van Robays hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Handley. The throw from Livingston and he is out, Sturgeon applying the tag.
Top 1 Handley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.