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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-06-12 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 15126 · 2:03

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 9–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 5th. Al Gerheauser earned the win. Al Gerheauser went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	9
PIT	0	0	2	0	4	0	2	1		9	15

W: Al Gerheauser L: Hank Wyse SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	3	0	1	1	0	1
Johnny Barrett	4	1	0	0	1	1
Jim Russell	3	1	0	1	1	1
Bob Elliott	5	0	3	2	0	0
Bill Salkeld	4	1	2	1	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	5	1	1	2	0	0
Pete Coscarart	5	1	2	0	0	0
Vic Barnhart	4	2	2	0	0	1
Al Gerheauser	4	1	4	2	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	0	1	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	4.1	7	2	3
Paul Erickson	1.2	2	1	1
George Hennessey	1.1	6	1	0
Mack Stewart	0.2	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Gerheauser	9.0	9	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 7
Don Johnson: W
Heinz Becker: K
Phil Cavarretta: 7

Bot 1

Lee Handley: K/C
Johnny Barrett: 9
Jim Russell: K/C

Top 2

Andy Pafko: 53
Bill Nicholson: K
Mickey Livingston: 63

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 43
Bill Salkeld: 31
Babe Dahlgren: 43

Top 3

Lennie Merullo: 9
Hank Wyse: K
Stan Hack: 163

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: S8
Vic Barnhart: S7.1-2
Al Gerheauser: S7.2-H;1X3(7E5)
Lee Handley: FC3/SH.3-H(UR);1-2;B-1
Johnny Barrett: PO2(265).1-2
Johnny Barrett: K
Jim Russell: 7

Top 4

Don Johnson: S8
Heinz Becker: 64(1)/FO
Phil Cavarretta: 7
Andy Pafko: 3/FL

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: S9
Bill Salkeld: 7
Babe Dahlgren: 7/L
Pete Coscarart: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Bill Nicholson: S9.BX2(96)
Mickey Livingston: S9
Lennie Merullo: 8/L
Hank Wyse: 63

Bot 5

Vic Barnhart: S6
Al Gerheauser: S/BG.1-2
Lee Handley: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Johnny Barrett: IW
Jim Russell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bill Salkeld: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 9.3-H;2-3
Pete Coscarart: 9

Top 6

Stan Hack: 99
Don Johnson: 99
Heinz Becker: 7

Bot 6

Vic Barnhart: K
Al Gerheauser: S9
Lee Handley: S.1-2
Johnny Barrett: 99/F
Jim Russell: 99/F

Top 7

Phil Cavarretta: D8
Andy Pafko: K
Bill Nicholson: 9
Mickey Livingston: S8.2-H
Lennie Merullo: D7.1-3
Ed Sauer: 7

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: 8
Bill Salkeld: D7
Babe Dahlgren: S9.2-H
Pete Coscarart: S8.1-2
Vic Barnhart: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Al Gerheauser: S8.3-H;1-2
Lee Handley: 53

Top 8

Stan Hack: 99
Don Johnson: S7
Heinz Becker: S7.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: S8.2-H;1-3
Andy Pafko: 8.3-H
Bill Nicholson: W.1-2
Mickey Livingston: 99

Bot 8

Johnny Barrett: 99/F
Al Gionfriddo: W
Bob Elliott: S6.1-2
Bill Salkeld: S9.2-H;1-3
Babe Dahlgren: 6/P
Pete Coscarart: 8/L

Top 9

Lennie Merullo: W
Frank Secory: 99
Peanuts Lowrey: 99
Don Johnson: 99

Notes & reviews

pbp account ends here, rest deduced
Russell sprained a leg muscle chasing a fly in soggy grass

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