Pirates @ Cubs
August 6, 1947

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Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 11 1
Cubs 2 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 7 11 1
Cubs 2 8 0

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .254
OBP .667 .284
At Bats 3 307
Hits 2 78
• Singles 1 63
• Doubles 1 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 25

Roger Wolff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 0
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Wrigley Field - August 6, 1947
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Out
Roger Wolff
Dixie Howell
Hank Greenberg
Jimmy Bloodworth
Frankie Gustine
Billy Cox
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Culley Rikard
Lennie Merullo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 11 1 11
Chicago Cubs 2 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher Roger Wolff
Losing Pitcher Paul Erickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jim Russell
Attendance 9,086
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Stan Hack pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon. Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wolff hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. Cox scores. Bloodworth moves to second.
Top 9 Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to third. Cox moves to second.
Top 9 Cox hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Scheffing fields it and tags Gustine for the out. Greenberg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. Gustine moves to third.
Top 9 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second.
Top 9 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Lade covering, for the out.
Top 8 Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 8 Doyle Lade now pitching. Wolff takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Marv Rickert pinch hits for Emil Kush. Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Wolff covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Merullo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Wolff covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howell 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 7 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Rikard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Greenberg hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kiner is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Emil Kush now pitching. Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell scores.
Top 6 Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Russell reaches second base with a double. Howell scores. Rikard goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Rikard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Howell moves to second.
Top 6 Wolff strikes out.
Top 6 Howell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lowrey hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cox hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second.
Top 5 Kiner hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rikard takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wolff is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Howell hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Pafko strikes out.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bloodworth strikes out.
Top 3 Cox takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kiner moves to second.
Top 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Russell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Rikard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Rikard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Erickson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Wolff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Howell strikes out.
Top 2 Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Scheffing takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to third. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field. Russell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Russell. Lowrey scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Greenberg hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kiner strikes out.
Top 1 Gustine bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rikard moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Top 1 Russell takes first base on ball four. Rikard moves to second.
Top 1 Rikard takes first base on ball four.