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September 2, 1946

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 11 0
Pirates 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 11 0
Pirates 3 7 1

Elbie Fletcher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .257
OBP .500 .390
At Bats 3 354
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 65
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 77
RBI’s 0 41

Russ Bauers Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Forbes Field - September 2, 1946
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Out
Russ Bauers
Bob Scheffing
Eddie Waitkus
Lou Stringer
Peanuts Lowrey
Billy Jurges
Marv Rickert
Phil Cavarretta
Bill Nicholson
Elbie Fletcher

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 7 11 0 9
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 7 1 8
Winning Pitcher Russ Bauers
Losing Pitcher Rip Sewell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Russ Bauers
Attendance 18,237
Time of Game 2 hours 18 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:
Bottom 9 Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 9 Chuck Workman pinch hits for Ken Gables. Workman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Rickert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Cox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bauers moves to second.
Top 8 Jurges strikes out.
Top 8 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Bauers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher scores.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gables scores. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 7 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gables moves to second.
Bottom 7 Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gables hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Rickert moves to second.
Top 7 Rickert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 7 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores.
Top 7 There goes Jurges. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Jurges steals second.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jurges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Baker 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 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 6 Bauers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Stringer strikes out.
Top 6 Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 5 Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Handley moves to third.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Handley moves to second.
Bottom 5 Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Handley takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Gables covering, for the out.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 5 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Gables hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Billy Jurges now playing shortstop. Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Billy Jurges pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon. Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bauers hits a popup in front of the plate. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stringer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Russell 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 3 Kiner hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Elliott strikes out.
Top 3 Scheffing hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rickert takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 3 Cavarretta is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 3 Bill Baker now catching. Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Gables moves to third. Handley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Handley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gables hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Gables reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bill Baker pinch hits for Al Lopez. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Cox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gables fields it and throws to first for the out. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 2 Ken Gables now pitching. Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stringer scores. Bauers scores.
Top 2 Bauers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Elliott. Bauers reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Rickert scores. Stringer moves to third.
Top 2 Stringer is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Scheffing hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rickert 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. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to third. Rickert moves to second.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 2 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fletcher scores.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Handley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Elliott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sturgeon hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.