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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1942-08-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 25930 · 1:47

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 1st. Bill Fleming earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
CHN	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		4	13

W: Bill Fleming L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	2	1
Jimmy Wasdell	4	1	1	1	0
Johnny Barrett	4	0	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	0	1	1
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	0	0	0
Babe Phelps	3	0	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	1	2
Rip Sewell	2	0	0	0	0
Bud Stewart	1	0	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	1	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	3	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	2	2	1	1	0
Lou Novikoff	4	1	2	1	0	0
Rip Russell	4	0	2	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	0	1	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Sturgeon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Fleming	4	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	6.0	12	1	3
Dutch Dietz	2.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Fleming	9.0	2	7	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: K/C
Jimmy Wasdell: 4E3.B-1
Johnny Barrett: K
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: E3/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 9/F

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 3/G
Lennie Merullo: S7
Bill Nicholson: S9.1-3
Lou Novikoff: S8.3-H;1-3
Rip Russell: S8.3-H;1-3
Phil Cavarretta: 43.3-H;1-2
Clyde McCullough: S.2-3
Bobby Sturgeon: 8/F

Top 2

Babe Phelps: W
Frankie Gustine: K
Rip Sewell: 5/F
Pete Coscarart: W.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 2/F

Bot 2

Bill Fleming: 53
Stan Hack: S
Lennie Merullo: PB.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 9/F
Bill Nicholson: W
Lou Novikoff: 13

Top 3

Johnny Barrett: 8/F
Bob Elliott: 7/F
Elbie Fletcher: K

Bot 3

Rip Russell: S
Phil Cavarretta: 4(B)3(1)/F/DP
Clyde McCullough: K

Top 4

Vince DiMaggio: 53
Babe Phelps: 7/F
Frankie Gustine: W
Rip Sewell: 8/F

Bot 4

Bobby Sturgeon: K
Bill Fleming: K
Stan Hack: S
Lennie Merullo: SB2
Lennie Merullo: S8.2XH(82)

Top 5

Pete Coscarart: 9/F
Jimmy Wasdell: W
Johnny Barrett: 8/F
Bob Elliott: S.1-3(E8)
Elbie Fletcher: 7/F

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: 5/F
Lou Novikoff: S
Rip Russell: 9/F
Phil Cavarretta: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Vince DiMaggio: 3/F
Babe Phelps: 6/F
Frankie Gustine: 8/F

Bot 6

Clyde McCullough: E5.B-1
Bobby Sturgeon: S.1-2
Bill Fleming: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Stan Hack: S.2-3;1-2
Lennie Merullo: 12(3)3/GDP

Top 7

Bud Stewart: 6/F
Pete Coscarart: 53
Jimmy Wasdell: S
Johnny Barrett: 8/F

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: HR/9
Lou Novikoff: 63
Rip Russell: 63
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Top 8

Bob Elliott: K
Elbie Fletcher: W
Vince DiMaggio: 2/F
Babe Phelps: 7/F

Bot 8

Clyde McCullough: E5
Bobby Sturgeon: 53.1-2
Bill Fleming: 3/G
Stan Hack: 6

Top 9

Frankie Gustine: K
Maurice Van Robays: K
Pete Coscarart: W
Jimmy Wasdell: 3/F