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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1945-06-21 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 8644 · 2:06

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Hank Wyse earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Hank Wyse L: Preacher Roe SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	5	0	2	2	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bill Salkeld	3	1	1	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	0	0	1	2
Pete Coscarart	3	1	1	0	0	0
Vic Barnhart	3	1	2	1	0	1
Preacher Roe	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd Waner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Saltzgaver	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	0	1	0	0	1	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	2	0	0	1
Don Johnson	5	2	2	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	5	0	1	1	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	4	3	3	1	1	1
Andy Pafko	5	0	2	0	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	3	0	1	1	1	1
Mickey Livingston	3	0	1	1	1	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	0	1	1	0
Hank Wyse	4	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	6.0	12	3	5
Rip Sewell	2.0	1	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	9.0	7	3	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 99/G
Al Gionfriddo: 99/F
Jim Russell: K

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S6
Don Johnson: S7.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: S9.2-H;1-3
Andy Pafko: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Peanuts Lowrey: S7.2-H;1-2
Mickey Livingston: 13

Top 2

Bob Elliott: W
Bill Salkeld: 36(1)/FO
Babe Dahlgren: K/C
Pete Coscarart: D9.1-3
Vic Barnhart: S1.3-H;2-3
Preacher Roe: SBH;SB2
Preacher Roe: K23

Bot 2

Lennie Merullo: 99/F
Hank Wyse: S
Stan Hack: 99(1)/FO
Don Johnson: 99/G

Top 3

Lee Handley: 99/G
Al Gionfriddo: 99/F
Jim Russell: 99/G

Bot 3

Bill Nicholson: 43
Phil Cavarretta: S1/BG
Andy Pafko: SB2
Andy Pafko: K
Peanuts Lowrey: W
Mickey Livingston: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Lennie Merullo: W
Hank Wyse: 13

Top 4

Bob Elliott: K
Bill Salkeld: 99/G
Babe Dahlgren: W
Pete Coscarart: 99/G

Bot 4

Stan Hack: 99/G
Don Johnson: 99/G
Bill Nicholson: K

Top 5

Vic Barnhart: S7
Preacher Roe: 54/SH.1-2
Lee Handley: S7.2-H
Al Gionfriddo: 7/F
Jim Russell: S8.1-3
Bob Elliott: 63

Bot 5

Phil Cavarretta: S4
Andy Pafko: D7.1-3
Peanuts Lowrey: K
Mickey Livingston: IW
Lennie Merullo: 8.3-H
Hank Wyse: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Bill Salkeld: S
Babe Dahlgren: K
Pete Coscarart: 99(1)/FO
Vic Barnhart: K

Bot 6

Stan Hack: K23/C#
Don Johnson: D7
Bill Nicholson: S9.2-H
Phil Cavarretta: K/C
Andy Pafko: S9.1-3
Peanuts Lowrey: 6/P

Top 7

Lloyd Waner: 99/F
Lee Handley: 99/G
Al Gionfriddo: 99/G

Bot 7

Mickey Livingston: 99/F
Lennie Merullo: 99/F
Hank Wyse: 99/G

Top 8

Jim Russell: 99/G
Bob Elliott: K
Al Lopez: E1
Babe Dahlgren: 99(1)/FO

Bot 8

Stan Hack: D
Don Johnson: K23#
Bill Nicholson: 99/G
Phil Cavarretta: IW
Andy Pafko: 99/G

Top 9

Jack Saltzgaver: 31
Johnny Barrett: W
Frank Colman: K/C
Lee Handley: D9.1-H;B-3(E3/THH)
Al Gionfriddo: 53

Notes & reviews

Salkeld left game with sore neck

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