Pirates @ Cubs
August 15, 1942

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Pirates 8 12 1
Cubs 4 7 0
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Pirates 8 12 1
Cubs 5 8 0

Rip Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .250
OBP .333 .282
At Bats 3 228
Hits 1 57
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 1 35

Bob Klinger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 15, 1942
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Single
Bob Klinger
Babe Phelps
Elbie Fletcher
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliott
Pete Coscarart
Jimmy Wasdell
Vince DiMaggio
Johnny Barrett
Rip Russell
Bill Nicholson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dallessandro hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Klinger now pitching. The ball gets by Phelps for a passed ball. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nicholson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Stringer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Elliott for the out.
Top 8 There goes Barrett. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Barrett steals second.
Top 8 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards left. Dallessandro fields it and throws to second to catch Wasdell for the out. Coscarart scores.
Top 8 Wasdell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores. Coscarart moves to third.
Top 8 Coscarart is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine moves to third.
Top 8 Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Gustine reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Tot Pressnell now pitching. Phelps hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Hack 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 7 Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Dick Errickson. Novikoff hits a popup towards short. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a popup in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Fletcher takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dick Errickson now pitching. There goes Elliott. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Merullo applying the tag.
Top 7 Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett scores.
Top 7 Barrett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Barrett reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Wasdell hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Coscarart hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Dietz covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Stringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Gustine reaches third base with a triple. DiMaggio scores. Phelps goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Phelps is walked intentionally.
Top 6 DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores.
Top 6 Fletcher is called out on strikes.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Elliott moves to second.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Barrett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out.
Bottom 5 Hack hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Phelps settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Phelps.
Bottom 5 Bithorn hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wasdell hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. Stringer scores. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dallessandro is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barrett. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Stringer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Stringer bunts towards first. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Phelps 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 4 DiMaggio hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second.
Top 4 Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barrett moves to third.
Top 4 Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Bithorn hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wasdell hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Coscarart strikes out.
Top 3 Dietz bunts towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Gustine takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phelps for the out.
Top 2 DiMaggio strikes out.
Top 2 Fletcher is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out.
Bottom 1 Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hack strikes out.
Top 1 Barrett strikes out.
Top 1 Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.