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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1945-06-20 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 10123 · 1:56

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Claude Passeau earned the win. Phil Cavarretta went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Max Butcher SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	1	1	0	1
Johnny Barrett	4	1	1	0	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	1	2	0	1
Pete Coscarart	2	0	0	0	1	1
Vic Barnhart	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lopez	1	1	0	0	1	0
Max Butcher	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Salkeld	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	4	1	1	1	1
Don Johnson	4	1	2	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	2	2	1
Andy Pafko	3	1	2	1	1
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	1	1	0
Mickey Livingston	4	0	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	1	2	0	0
Bob Chipman	2	0	0	0	0
Claude Passeau	2	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	8.0	11	3	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chipman	5.1	4	4	2
Claude Passeau	3.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: K
Johnny Barrett: 99
Al Gionfriddo: 99

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 53
Don Johnson: S4
Bill Nicholson: 3/G.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: HR/9.2-H
Andy Pafko: S8
Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 99
Babe Dahlgren: 99
Pete Coscarart: 99

Bot 2

Mickey Livingston: 99
Lennie Merullo: 99
Bob Chipman: 99

Top 3

Vic Barnhart: 99
Al Lopez: 99
Max Butcher: 99

Bot 3

Stan Hack: S7
Don Johnson: S1/BG.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Phil Cavarretta: W
Andy Pafko: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(E7)
Peanuts Lowrey: 4/L

Top 4

Lee Handley: 63
Johnny Barrett: S4
Al Gionfriddo: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 65(2)/FO.3-H;1-2
Pete Coscarart: K/C

Bot 4

Mickey Livingston: 99
Lennie Merullo: S
Bob Chipman: 99
Stan Hack: W.1-2
Don Johnson: 99

Top 5

Vic Barnhart: 8
Al Lopez: W
Max Butcher: D7.1-3
Lee Handley: S3/BG.3-H;2-3
Johnny Barrett: 4/P
Al Gionfriddo: 3/G

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: 99
Phil Cavarretta: S
Andy Pafko: 99
Peanuts Lowrey: 99

Top 6

Bob Elliott: 53
Babe Dahlgren: HR/78
Pete Coscarart: W
Vic Barnhart: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Mickey Livingston: 8
Lennie Merullo: D7
Claude Passeau: S8.2-3
Stan Hack: FC4/THH.3-H;1-2;B-1
Don Johnson: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Bill Salkeld: E6
Max Butcher: 99
Lee Handley: 99
Johnny Barrett: 99

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: 7
Phil Cavarretta: 2/FL
Andy Pafko: W
Peanuts Lowrey: SB2
Peanuts Lowrey: S8.2-H
Mickey Livingston: OA.1X2(24)

Top 8

Al Gionfriddo: 99
Bob Elliott: 99
Babe Dahlgren: K

Bot 8

Mickey Livingston: 99
Lennie Merullo: E1
Claude Passeau: 99
Stan Hack: 99

Top 9

Frank Colman: 99/G
Jim Russell: 99/G
Bill Salkeld: 43

Notes & reviews

Catcher Lopez ejected by HP umpire Pinelli for arguing Merullo was out at home

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