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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1942-08-26 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 11 innings · 2:26

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. Tommy Hughes earned the win and Rube Melton picked up the save. Danny Litwhiler went 5-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	10
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9

W: Tommy Hughes L: Hi Bithorn SV: Rube Melton

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pinky May	4	0	1	0	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	4	1	0	0	1	1
Al Glossop	5	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Litwhiler	5	2	5	1	0	0
Nick Etten	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ron Northey	3	0	0	0	1	1
Earl Naylor	4	0	1	1	1	0
Mickey Livingston	4	0	0	0	1	1
Tommy Hughes	5	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	2	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	5	2	2	0	0	0
Lou Novikoff	5	0	3	1	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	5	0	1	1	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bobby Sturgeon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hi Bithorn	4	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Hughes	10.0	9	2	4
Rube Melton	1.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hi Bithorn	11.0	10	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pinky May: 63
Danny Murtaugh: W
Al Glossop: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Al Glossop: 2/FL
Danny Litwhiler: S/78.3-H
Nick Etten: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S/78
Phil Cavarretta: 5/P
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)/FO
Lou Novikoff: S/78.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Clyde McCullough: 2/FL

Top 2

Ron Northey: 99
Earl Naylor: 99
Mickey Livingston: 99

Bot 2

Lennie Merullo: K
Bobby Sturgeon: K
Hi Bithorn: 99

Top 3

Tommy Hughes: 99
Pinky May: W
Danny Murtaugh: CS2(99)
Danny Murtaugh: 99

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 99
Phil Cavarretta: S
Bill Nicholson: 9
Lou Novikoff: K

Top 4

Al Glossop: 99
Danny Litwhiler: S
Nick Etten: S.1-2
Ron Northey: W.2-3;1-2
Earl Naylor: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dom Dallessandro: E4
Clyde McCullough: 99
Lennie Merullo: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Mickey Livingston: 99
Tommy Hughes: 99
Pinky May: 99

Bot 5

Bobby Sturgeon: 99
Hi Bithorn: 99
Stan Hack: S
Phil Cavarretta: SB2
Phil Cavarretta: 53

Top 6

Danny Murtaugh: 99
Al Glossop: 99
Danny Litwhiler: S
Nick Etten: 99

Bot 6

Bill Nicholson: 99
Lou Novikoff: S
Dom Dallessandro: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Ron Northey: 43
Earl Naylor: E2/P.B-2
Mickey Livingston: K
Tommy Hughes: 63

Bot 7

Clyde McCullough: 5/L
Lennie Merullo: 8/L
Bobby Sturgeon: 4/P

Top 8

Pinky May: 9
Danny Murtaugh: 7/L
Al Glossop: 3/G

Bot 8

Hi Bithorn: K
Stan Hack: 3/G
Phil Cavarretta: 7/L

Top 9

Danny Litwhiler: S8
Nick Etten: 54/SH.1-2
Ron Northey: K
Earl Naylor: D7.2-H
Mickey Livingston: IW
Tommy Hughes: 43

Bot 9

Bill Nicholson: D/89
Lou Novikoff: S7.2-H
Dom Dallessandro: 36(1)/FO/BG
Clyde McCullough: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 10

Pinky May: S6
Danny Murtaugh: K+CS2(26)/DP
Al Glossop: K

Bot 10

Lennie Merullo: W
Bobby Sturgeon: SB2
Bobby Sturgeon: FC3/BG.2X3(35);B-1
Hi Bithorn: 16(1)/FO/BG
Stan Hack: E4/P.1XH(42)

Top 11

Danny Litwhiler: D/78
Nick Etten: D/89.2-H
Ron Northey: 53/SH.2-3
Earl Naylor: W
Mickey Livingston: FC6.3XH(62);1-2;B-1
Tommy Hughes: S9.2XH(92);1-2

Bot 11

Phil Cavarretta: W
Bill Nicholson: S.1-3
Lou Novikoff: 6/P
Dom Dallessandro: 3(B)3(1)/LDP