Pirates @ Cubs
May 8, 1942

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Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 6 11 0
Cubs 4 10 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Pirates 6 11 0
Cubs 4 10 1

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .309
OBP .667 .338
At Bats 3 68
Hits 2 21
• Singles 2 19
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 1 5

Rip Sewell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Wrigley Field - May 8, 1942
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Out
Rip Sewell
Babe Phelps
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliott
Pete Coscarart
Johnny Barrett
Vince DiMaggio
Jimmy Wasdell
Lennie Merullo
Charlie Gilbert
Dom Dallessandro
Lou Stringer
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Gilbert is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz. Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barrett. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. Stringer moves to third.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Coscarart takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Elliott strikes out.
Top 7 DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wasdell scores.
Top 7 Fletcher bunts for an out with unknown description. Wasdell moves to second.
Top 7 Phelps strikes out.
Top 7 Wasdell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett scores.
Top 7 Barrett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Barrett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Gilbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Schmitz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Sewell strikes out.
Top 6 Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott scores.
Top 6 Elliott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Elliott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Stringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 5 Novikoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merullo moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hack bunts towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merullo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilbert scores.
Bottom 5 Gilbert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio who is chasing the ball. Gilbert reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gustine scores. Barrett moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Phelps is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Wasdell bunts in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to third. Barrett moves to second.
Top 5 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Stringer. Gustine moves to second.
Top 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Mooty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 McCullough strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 4 There goes Elliott. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Stringer applying the tag.
Top 4 Sewell strikes out.
Top 4 Coscarart strikes out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Stringer hits a fly ball into left field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Novikoff takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Nicholson. The throw from Phelps and he is safe. Nicholson steals second.
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merullo strikes out. Phelps drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Merullo out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Phelps hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wasdell moves to third.
Top 3 Wasdell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gilbert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mooty 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 2 McCullough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wasdell who is chasing the ball. McCullough reaches third base with a triple. Novikoff scores. Stringer goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Novikoff moves to second.
Bottom 2 Novikoff takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gustine hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sewell strikes out.
Top 2 Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher scores.
Top 2 Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second.
Top 2 DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second.
Top 2 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. Gilbert moves to third.
Bottom 1 Merullo bunts towards the mound. Sewell fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilbert moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gilbert takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Phelps hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wasdell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.