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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1943-08-29 · Day game · Forbes Field · 2:17
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–2. Chicago Cubs put up 7 in the 9th. Hi Bithorn earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
W: Hi Bithorn L: Rip Sewell SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Stanky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Stan Hack | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ival Goodman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Peanuts Lowrey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Clyde McCullough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Lennie Merullo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hi Bithorn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Barrett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Maurice Van Robays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Elliott | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vince DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Baker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rubeling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rip Sewell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Wyrostek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Bithorn | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 8.2 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Rescigno | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eddie Stanky: 53
- Stan Hack: 4
- Phil Cavarretta: 8
Bot 1
- Pete Coscarart: 13
- Johnny Barrett: 8
- Maurice Van Robays: 9
Top 2
- Bill Nicholson: 43
- Ival Goodman: S
- Peanuts Lowrey: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 2
- Bob Elliott: 43
- Elbie Fletcher: 43
- Vince DiMaggio: 5
Top 3
- Clyde McCullough: 9
- Lennie Merullo: 53
- Hi Bithorn: 63
Bot 3
- Bill Baker: 43
- Al Rubeling: K
- Rip Sewell: S
- Pete Coscarart: PO1(13)
Top 4
- Eddie Stanky: 7
- Stan Hack: 53
- Phil Cavarretta: 7
Bot 4
- Pete Coscarart: 9
- Johnny Barrett: 43
- Maurice Van Robays: W
- Bob Elliott: S.1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: 9
Top 5
- Bill Nicholson: S
- Ival Goodman: 4
- Peanuts Lowrey: E6.1-2
- Clyde McCullough: K
- Lennie Merullo: 65(2)/FO
Bot 5
- Vince DiMaggio: 53
- Bill Baker: S
- Al Rubeling: 46(1)/FO
- Rip Sewell: D.1-H
- Pete Coscarart: 13
Top 6
- Hi Bithorn: 43
- Eddie Stanky: W
- Stan Hack: E6.B-2(E7);1-3
- Phil Cavarretta: FC1.2-3;3-H(UR)
- Bill Nicholson: 8.3-H(UR)
- Ival Goodman: 8
Bot 6
- Johnny Barrett: 8
- Maurice Van Robays: 43
- Bob Elliott: S
- Elbie Fletcher: D.1-3
- Vince DiMaggio: 63
Top 7
- Peanuts Lowrey: 6
- Clyde McCullough: S
- Lennie Merullo: 36(1)/FO
- Hi Bithorn: S.1-2
- Eddie Stanky: 8
Bot 7
- Bill Baker: S
- Jim Russell: 46(1)/FO
- Rip Sewell: S.1-2
- Pete Coscarart: W.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Barrett: 6/F7S.3-H;2-3
- Maurice Van Robays: 46(1)/FO
Top 8
- Stan Hack: S
- Phil Cavarretta: 13/SH.1-2
- Bill Nicholson: T.2-H
- Ival Goodman: S.3-H
- Peanuts Lowrey: 53/SH.1-2
- Clyde McCullough: K
Bot 8
- Bob Elliott: S
- Elbie Fletcher: W.1-2
- Vince DiMaggio: 7
- Al Lopez: 9
- Tommy O'Brien: 7
Top 9
- Lennie Merullo: T
- Hi Bithorn: S.3-H
- Eddie Stanky: 53/SH.1-2
- Stan Hack: 53
- Phil Cavarretta: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Bill Nicholson: SB3
- Bill Nicholson: S.3-H
- Ival Goodman: S.1-3
- Peanuts Lowrey: S.3-H;1-H(E5/TH)(UR);B-3
- Clyde McCullough: W
- Lennie Merullo: OA.3-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-H(UR)
- Lennie Merullo: K
Bot 9
- Johnny Wyrostek: 2
- Pete Coscarart: 8
- Johnny Barrett: 9