Pirates @ Cubs
September 26, 1946

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Pirates 3 8 1
Cubs 5 10 0
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Pirates 3 8 1
Cubs 5 10 0

Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .263
OBP .750 .395
At Bats 3 433
Hits 2 114
• Singles 2 85
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 94
RBI’s 1 50

Russ Meyer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - September 26, 1946
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Out
Russ Meyer
Clyde McCullough
Eddie Waitkus
Lou Stringer
Hank Schenz
Lennie Merullo
Marv Rickert
Phil Cavarretta
Bill Nicholson
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 8 1 8
Chicago Cubs 5 10 0 6
Winning Pitcher Ed Hanyzewski
Losing Pitcher Jack Hallett
Save Russ Meyer
Game Winning RBI Bill Nicholson
Attendance 5,369
Time of Game 1 hour 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Chuck Workman pinch hits for Al Gerheauser. Workman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Hank Schenz now playing third base. Russ Meyer now pitching. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Merullo hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Al Gerheauser now pitching. Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. Rickert goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Rickert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stringer scores. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Stringer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hank Schenz pinch hits for Stan Hack. Schenz hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Ed Hanyzewski. Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Cox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Russell takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 8 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCullough hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hallett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lennie Merullo now playing shortstop. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rickert for the out.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Waitkus strikes out.
Top 6 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Elliott is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 6 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lou Stringer now playing second base. Ed Hanyzewski now pitching. Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Hanyzewski covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Lou Stringer pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon. Stringer hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hank Borowy pinch runs for Ted Pawelek. Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Ted Pawelek pinch hits for Emil Kush. Pawelek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Pawelek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Jurges strikes out.
Top 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores.
Top 5 Gustine hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hallett hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rickert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Rickert reaches second base with a double. Rickert is thrown out after the base hit. Waitkus scores. Cavarretta moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 4 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kush fires to first and picks off Cox.
Top 4 Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kush strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jurges 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 3 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McCullough strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hallett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hallett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sturgeon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley juggles the ball. That's an error on Handley.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hallett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Salkeld scores. Elliott moves to second.
Top 1 Elliott takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to third. Salkeld moves to second.
Top 1 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 The ball gets by McCullough for a passed ball. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gustine hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.