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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1943-04-24 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 6771 · 2:12

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–3. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 3rd. Hi Bithorn earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	12
CHN	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0		6	8

W: Hi Bithorn L: Jack Hallett SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Russell	5	0	1	1	0	1
Frank Colman	5	1	2	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	2	1	0	1
Frankie Gustine	4	1	3	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	4	1	0	0	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Lanning	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Wyrostek	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Stanky	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	3	2	0	0
Heinz Becker	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lennie Merullo	3	2	1	0	1	0
Chico Hernandez	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Lee	0	1	0	0	1	0
Hi Bithorn	3	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Lanning	3.0	2	1	0
Jack Hallett	0.1	1	2	0
Bill Brandt	1.2	1	0	1
Hank Gornicki	3.0	4	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	3.2	9	0	0
Hi Bithorn	5.1	3	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Russell: 99
Frank Colman: S
Elbie Fletcher: 3/P
Bob Elliott: S.1-3
Vince DiMaggio: 99

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 99
Eddie Stanky: 99
Bill Nicholson: S
Heinz Becker: 99

Top 2

Frankie Gustine: S
Pete Coscarart: 99(1)/FO
Al Lopez: D/78.1-H
Johnny Lanning: 99
Jim Russell: 99

Bot 2

Dom Dallessandro: 99
Phil Cavarretta: 31
Lennie Merullo: 99

Top 3

Frank Colman: S
Elbie Fletcher: 99/G.1-2
Bob Elliott: 99/F
Vince DiMaggio: S.2-H
Frankie Gustine: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Chico Hernandez: E5/TH
Bill Lee: W.1-2
Stan Hack: 9
Eddie Stanky: FC1.2-3;1-2(E1/TH);B-1
Bill Nicholson: S.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Heinz Becker: 7.3-H(UR)
Dom Dallessandro: 99/G

Top 4

Frankie Gustine: S4
Pete Coscarart: 99/P
Al Lopez: 99/P
Tommy O'Brien: S8.1-2
Jim Russell: S9.2-H;1-3
Frank Colman: 4/P

Bot 4

Phil Cavarretta: W
Lennie Merullo: CS2(99)
Lennie Merullo: W
Chico Hernandez: S7.1-2
Hi Bithorn: 9
Stan Hack: S7.2-H;1-2
Eddie Stanky: 8

Top 5

Elbie Fletcher: 99
Bob Elliott: 99
Vince DiMaggio: K

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: 99
Heinz Becker: 99
Dom Dallessandro: K

Top 6

Frankie Gustine: S
Pete Coscarart: 99/G.1-2
Al Lopez: 99/G
Jimmy Wasdell: W
Jim Russell: K

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: W
Lennie Merullo: D7.1-3
Chico Hernandez: 9.3-H
Hi Bithorn: S8.2-H
Stan Hack: 99(1)/FO
Eddie Stanky: 99(1)/FO

Top 7

Frank Colman: 99
Elbie Fletcher: 99
Bob Elliott: K

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: S
Heinz Becker: S.1-3
Dom Dallessandro: FC4.3XH(42);1-2;B-1
Phil Cavarretta: 8(B)4(2)/DP

Top 8

Vince DiMaggio: S
Frankie Gustine: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
Pete Coscarart: 99

Bot 8

Lennie Merullo: 99
Chico Hernandez: 99
Hi Bithorn: 99

Top 9

Johnny Wyrostek: S
Johnny Barrett: 99/G.1-2
Jim Russell: 99
Frank Colman: K