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July 8, 1949

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 0
Pirates 2 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 1 6 0
Pirates 2 6 1

Emil Verban Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .312
OBP .000 .332
At Bats 0 240
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 19

Vic Lombardi Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 0
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Forbes Field - July 8, 1949
Out
Vic Lombardi
Clyde McCullough
Johnny Hopp
Monty Basgall
Pete Castiglione
Stan Rojek
Ralph Kiner
Dino Restelli
Wally Westlake
Emil Verban
Gene Mauch
Roy Smalley

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 1 6 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 6 1 4
Winning Pitcher Vic Lombardi
Losing Pitcher Dutch Leonard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Vic Lombardi
Attendance 36,336
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gene Mauch pinch runs for Mickey Owen. Emil Verban pinch hits for Dutch Leonard. Verban hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second.
Top 9 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gustine hits a line drive towards first. Hopp reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basgall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. Lombardi moves to third. Castiglione moves to second.
Bottom 8 Castiglione hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lombardi fires to first and has Cavarretta trapped. There's the throw to Rojek who tags Cavarretta for the out.
Top 8 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rojek hits a line drive into right field. Reich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Westlake 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 7 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Castiglione.
Top 7 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gustine hits a popup towards short. Rojek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to first for the out. Sauer moves to second.
Top 6 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rojek scores.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Reich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Basgall scores.
Bottom 5 Rojek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Basgall moves to third. Rojek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Basgall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Westlake hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta strikes out.
Top 5 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Leonard bunts towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second.
Top 5 Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out. There goes Hopp. The throw from Owen to second, and Hopp is out.
Bottom 4 Restelli hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to second.
Top 4 Sauer strikes out.
Top 4 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Castiglione hits a fly ball into right field. Reich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Reich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cavarretta strikes out.
Top 3 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Leonard strikes out.
Top 3 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Basgall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Reich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castiglione fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Restelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sauer hits a line drive towards short. Rojek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Restelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopp 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 1 Castiglione hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rojek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jeffcoat strikes out.