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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1945-08-29 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 4881 · 2:01

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Ray Prim earned the win and Hy Vandenberg picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Ray Prim L: Nick Strincevich SV: Hy Vandenberg

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	1	0	0	1
Roy Hughes	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Heinz Becker	4	0	2	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	0	0	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	1	0	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	1	1	0	0
Len Rice	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Prim	3	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Gillespie	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hy Vandenberg	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	1	0	0
Johnny Barrett	3	0	0	1
Tommy O'Brien	4	2	0	0
Frankie Gustine	4	2	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	2	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	2	1	0	0
Pete Coscarart	2	0	1	0
Al Lopez	3	1	0	0
Nick Strincevich	3	0	0	1
Al Gionfriddo	1	0	0	0
Frank Colman	1	0	0	0
Jack Saltzgaver	1	0	0	0
Jim Russell	1	0	0	0
Bill Salkeld	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Prim	7.2	9	1	2
Hy Vandenberg	1.1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nick Strincevich	9.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 9
Roy Hughes: S8
Bill Nicholson: 23.1-2
Heinz Becker: D5/7.2-H
Andy Pafko: 8

Bot 1

Lee Handley: 99
Johnny Barrett: 99
Tommy O'Brien: S
Frankie Gustine: S.1-2
Bob Elliott: 99

Top 2

Peanuts Lowrey: 99
Lennie Merullo: 99
Len Rice: 99

Bot 2

Babe Dahlgren: 99
Pete Coscarart: 99
Al Lopez: S
Nick Strincevich: K

Top 3

Ray Prim: 99
Stan Hack: K
Roy Hughes: K

Bot 3

Lee Handley: 99
Johnny Barrett: 99
Tommy O'Brien: S
Frankie Gustine: 99

Top 4

Bill Nicholson: D
Heinz Becker: 43.2-3
Andy Pafko: 63
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 99
Babe Dahlgren: S
Pete Coscarart: 99
Al Lopez: 99

Top 5

Lennie Merullo: 99
Len Rice: 99
Ray Prim: S
Stan Hack: S7.1-2
Roy Hughes: 43

Bot 5

Nick Strincevich: 99
Lee Handley: S
Johnny Barrett: K/C
Tommy O'Brien: 99

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: K
Heinz Becker: S
Andy Pafko: 99
Peanuts Lowrey: 99

Bot 6

Frankie Gustine: S7
Bob Elliott: S7.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Pete Coscarart: IW
Al Lopez: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Lennie Merullo: 99
Len Rice: 99
Ray Prim: 99

Bot 7

Nick Strincevich: 99
Lee Handley: 99
Al Gionfriddo: 99

Top 8

Stan Hack: 99
Roy Hughes: 99
Bill Nicholson: 99

Bot 8

Tommy O'Brien: 13
Frankie Gustine: 13
Bob Elliott: S
Frank Colman: 99/P

Top 9

Heinz Becker: 99/G
Andy Pafko: E6
Peanuts Lowrey: 99(1)/FO
Lennie Merullo: SB2
Lennie Merullo: S7.2-H
Paul Gillespie: W.1-2
Hy Vandenberg: 99

Bot 9

Jack Saltzgaver: 99
Jim Russell: 99
Bill Salkeld: 99

Notes & reviews

Barrett ejected by HP umpire Boggess for arguing called strike 3

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