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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1944-08-30 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:21

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 12–5. Chicago Cubs put up 6 in the 8th. Hank Wyse earned the win and Red Lynn picked up the save. Dom Dallessandro went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	12
CHN	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	6		12	13

W: Hank Wyse L: Rip Sewell SV: Red Lynn

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Russell	5	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Barrett	5	0	3	1	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	1	2	1	1	0
Frank Colman	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frankie Gustine	3	2	2	0	1	0
Al Lopez	1	0	1	1	1	0
Rip Sewell	3	0	0	0	0	1
Vince DiMaggio	1	1	1	0	0	0
Al Rubeling	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0
Spud Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	2	0	1	1
Roy Hughes	3	1	0	1	2	0
Phil Cavarretta	5	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	2	2	1	0	3	0
Dom Dallessandro	5	2	1	3	0	0
Don Johnson	5	1	2	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	5	2	2	1	0	0
Dewey Williams	4	2	2	2	1	1
Hank Wyse	4	1	2	1	0	0
Red Lynn	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	7.0	11	4	2
Cookie Cuccurullo	1.0	2	3	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	7.0	11	1	5
Red Lynn	2.0	1	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: 63
Jim Russell: S1
Johnny Barrett: S8.1-3
Bob Elliott: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Frank Colman: 46(1)/FO

Bot 1

Stan Hack: K
Roy Hughes: 3/G
Phil Cavarretta: 7

Top 2

Babe Dahlgren: K/C
Frankie Gustine: D/78
Al Lopez: S9.2-H
Rip Sewell: 7
Pete Coscarart: 13

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: 8
Don Johnson: S.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 7
Dewey Williams: K

Top 3

Jim Russell: 8
Johnny Barrett: K
Bob Elliott: S7
Frank Colman: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Hank Wyse: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Stan Hack: 3/G.2-3
Roy Hughes: 7.3-H(UR)
Phil Cavarretta: 3/G

Top 4

Babe Dahlgren: K
Frankie Gustine: 53
Al Lopez: W
Rip Sewell: K/C

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 8
Dom Dallessandro: 53
Don Johnson: D8
Lennie Merullo: S8.2-H;B-2(E8)
Dewey Williams: S7.2-H
Hank Wyse: D/78.1-H
Stan Hack: S8.2-3;B-2(THH)
Roy Hughes: 2/P

Top 5

Pete Coscarart: 7
Jim Russell: 7
Johnny Barrett: 4/P

Bot 5

Phil Cavarretta: 99
Bill Nicholson: D
Dom Dallessandro: 99
Don Johnson: 99

Top 6

Bob Elliott: 99
Frank Colman: 99
Babe Dahlgren: 99

Bot 6

Lennie Merullo: 99
Dewey Williams: W
Hank Wyse: 99
Stan Hack: D.1-3
Roy Hughes: W
Phil Cavarretta: 7

Top 7

Frankie Gustine: S8
Vince DiMaggio: D8/78.1-3
Rip Sewell: 9
Pete Coscarart: K
Jim Russell: S5.3-H;2-3
Johnny Barrett: D8/89.3-H;1XH(862)

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: HR/9.1-H
Don Johnson: 53
Lennie Merullo: D7
Dewey Williams: 6/P
Hank Wyse: 13

Top 8

Bob Elliott: D8/89
Frank Colman: D8/89.2-H
Babe Dahlgren: 63
Frankie Gustine: W
Al Rubeling: K
Tommy O'Brien: 5(2)/FO

Bot 8

Stan Hack: W
Roy Hughes: W.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Bill Nicholson: W.2-3;1-2
Dom Dallessandro: E4/G.3-H(RBI);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Don Johnson: FC5.3-H(RBI)(UR);1-2(E5/TH2);B-1
Lennie Merullo: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Dewey Williams: S7.2-H(UR)
Red Lynn: S9.1-H(E9/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-2
Stan Hack: 63

Top 9

Pete Coscarart: 99
Jim Russell: 99
Johnny Barrett: S
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Spud Davis: 99