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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1944-06-09 · Night game · Forbes Field · 11 innings · Att: 13119 · 2:25

Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 3–3 tie. Bill Nicholson went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Hughes	5	1	3	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	0	0	1	2
Bill Nicholson	5	1	1	2	0	0
Andy Pafko	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	5	0	1	0	0	1
Don Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Holm	3	1	0	0	1	2
Claude Passeau	4	0	3	0	0	1
Lou Novikoff	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Barrett	4	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Russell	5	2	2	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	2	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	1	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	1	0	0	2
Al Lopez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Zak	3	0	0	0	1	1
Fritz Ostermueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	1	2	0	0
Tommy O'Brien	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	10.0	9	2	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Ostermueller	11.0	10	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lennie Merullo: 13
Roy Hughes: 6/P
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Bot 1

Johnny Barrett: 43
Frankie Gustine: 31
Jim Russell: S
Bob Elliott: 53

Top 2

Bill Nicholson: 43
Andy Pafko: S
Dom Dallessandro: 7
Don Johnson: 4/P

Bot 2

Babe Dahlgren: S
Vince DiMaggio: OA.1X2(26)
Vince DiMaggio: K
Al Lopez: 13

Top 3

Billy Holm: W
Claude Passeau: 34/SH.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 7
Roy Hughes: S.2-H
Phil Cavarretta: W.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Frankie Zak: W
Fritz Ostermueller: S4.1-2
Johnny Barrett: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Frankie Gustine: 6/P
Jim Russell: 8

Top 4

Andy Pafko: 9
Dom Dallessandro: 43
Don Johnson: D
Billy Holm: K

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 63
Babe Dahlgren: 53
Vince DiMaggio: K

Top 5

Claude Passeau: S
Lennie Merullo: 13/SH.1-2
Roy Hughes: 9
Phil Cavarretta: K

Bot 5

Al Lopez: 63
Frankie Zak: 43
Fritz Ostermueller: 63

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: E2/P.BX2(54)
Andy Pafko: 2/FL
Dom Dallessandro: K

Bot 6

Johnny Barrett: 4/P
Frankie Gustine: 13
Jim Russell: S9/L
Bob Elliott: SB2
Bob Elliott: S7/L.2-H
Babe Dahlgren: 8/L

Top 7

Don Johnson: 63
Billy Holm: K
Claude Passeau: S
Lennie Merullo: 7

Bot 7

Vince DiMaggio: S6
Al Lopez: 54/SH.1-2
Frankie Zak: 3/G.2-3
Fritz Ostermueller: 43

Top 8

Roy Hughes: D7
Phil Cavarretta: K
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.2-H
Andy Pafko: 9
Dom Dallessandro: 43

Bot 8

Johnny Barrett: 8
Frankie Gustine: S
Jim Russell: 64(1)/FO
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Frank Colman: T9/L.2-H;1-H
Vince DiMaggio: 7

Top 9

Don Johnson: 6/P
Billy Holm: 8
Claude Passeau: D
Lennie Merullo: 8

Bot 9

Tommy O'Brien: 8
Frankie Zak: K
Fritz Ostermueller: 43

Top 10

Roy Hughes: S2.B-2(E2/TH)
Phil Cavarretta: 4/P
Bill Nicholson: 2/P
Andy Pafko: 2/FL

Bot 10

Johnny Barrett: W
Frankie Gustine: 3/P
Jim Russell: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 11

Dom Dallessandro: S
Don Johnson: 13/SH.1-2
Lou Novikoff: 8
Claude Passeau: K

Notes & reviews

Game called for rain

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