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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1944-08-30 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 17438 · 2:10

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–3. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 7th. Claude Passeau earned the win and Hank Wyse picked up the save. Vince DiMaggio went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Ray Starr SV: Hank Wyse

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Russell	5	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Barrett	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bob Elliott	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	3	0	2	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	2	1	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hank Camelli	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Strincevich	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	1	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	2	1	1	2	0	1
Lloyd Waner	1	0	1	0	0	0
Al Rubeling	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Stan Hack	4	2	2	1	0
Roy Hughes	3	1	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	2	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	1	1
Dom Dallessandro	4	1	1	0	1
Don Johnson	3	1	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	1	0	0
Dewey Williams	3	1	3	2	0
Bob Chipman	2	0	0	0	1
Claude Passeau	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Nick Strincevich	6.0	6	2
Ray Starr	1.0	5	0
Xavier Rescigno	1.0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chipman	6.0	5	1	2
Claude Passeau	1.0	5	1	1
Hank Wyse	2.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pete Coscarart: S
Jim Russell: K
Johnny Barrett: 3
Bob Elliott: 63

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 31
Roy Hughes: 3/G
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Top 2

Tommy O'Brien: S
Babe Dahlgren: 7
Frankie Gustine: 9
Hank Camelli: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: S
Dom Dallessandro: 64(1)/FO
Don Johnson: 6
Lennie Merullo: D9.1XH(862)

Top 3

Nick Strincevich: 9
Pete Coscarart: 63
Jim Russell: 4

Bot 3

Dewey Williams: S
Bob Chipman: 46(1)/FO
Stan Hack: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 4

Johnny Barrett: K
Bob Elliott: 7
Tommy O'Brien: 5

Bot 4

Roy Hughes: 53
Phil Cavarretta: 43
Bill Nicholson: K

Top 5

Babe Dahlgren: HR/7
Frankie Gustine: S
Hank Camelli: SB2
Hank Camelli: 8
Nick Strincevich: 53.2-3
Pete Coscarart: W
Jim Russell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 5

Dom Dallessandro: S9
Don Johnson: 34/SH.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 43.2-3
Dewey Williams: S9.3-H
Bob Chipman: K

Top 6

Johnny Barrett: 2
Bob Elliott: 5
Tommy O'Brien: S
Babe Dahlgren: 4

Bot 6

Stan Hack: S4
Roy Hughes: 14/SH.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: E6.2-3
Bill Nicholson: 7.3-H(UR)
Dom Dallessandro: 8

Top 7

Frankie Gustine: K
Frank Colman: S
Vince DiMaggio: HR.1-H
Pete Coscarart: 3
Jim Russell: D
Johnny Barrett: W
Bob Elliott: 2

Bot 7

Don Johnson: D
Lennie Merullo: 14/SH.2-3
Dewey Williams: S.3-H
Claude Passeau: 34/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: S.2-H
Roy Hughes: S.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: T8.2-H;1-H
Bill Nicholson: 9

Top 8

Lloyd Waner: S
Babe Dahlgren: S.1-2
Frankie Gustine: 6
Al Rubeling: 9
Vince DiMaggio: K

Bot 8

Dom Dallessandro: K
Don Johnson: 9
Lennie Merullo: 8

Top 9

Pete Coscarart: 4
Jim Russell: 5
Johnny Barrett: S
Bob Elliott: 9

Notes & reviews

Pirate manager Frisch ejected by HP umpire Boggess for arguing balls and strikes to Nicholson; threw towel
Rain delay for 21 minutes

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