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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1946-05-12 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 22065 · 43°F · 1:53

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 5th. Claude Passeau earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Ken Heintzelman SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Colman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	2	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	1	0	1
Billy Cox	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Salkeld	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ken Heintzelman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Gionfriddo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	0	0	1	1
Lou Stringer	4	0	2	1	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	2	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	0	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	0	1	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Livingston	2	0	2	1	2	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	0	0	0	1
Claude Passeau	3	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Heintzelman	6.0	6	4	3
Al Gerheauser	2.0	2	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	7	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 43
Frankie Gustine: K
Jim Russell: 4/P

Bot 1

Stan Hack: K
Lou Stringer: K
Eddie Waitkus: 5/FL

Top 2

Frank Colman: 4
Elbie Fletcher: S3
Bob Elliott: PB.1-2
Bob Elliott: 53
Billy Cox: K23

Bot 2

Phil Cavarretta: W
Andy Pafko: 4/P
Peanuts Lowrey: S7.1-2
Mickey Livingston: S8.2-H;1-3
Billy Jurges: 3/LDP.1X1(3)

Top 3

Bill Salkeld: 8
Ken Heintzelman: 53
Lee Handley: S9
Frankie Gustine: S7.1-2
Jim Russell: 3

Bot 3

Claude Passeau: 13
Stan Hack: 6/P
Lou Stringer: S8
Eddie Waitkus: 53

Top 4

Frank Colman: S9
Elbie Fletcher: S9.1-3
Bob Elliott: 8/L.3-H;1-3(E8/THH)
Billy Cox: 13
Bill Salkeld: W
Ken Heintzelman: 9

Bot 4

Phil Cavarretta: 63
Andy Pafko: 53
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Top 5

Lee Handley: 63
Frankie Gustine: W
Jim Russell: 7
Frank Colman: 3

Bot 5

Mickey Livingston: W
Billy Jurges: 16(1)/FO/BG
Claude Passeau: K
Stan Hack: W.1-2
Lou Stringer: S.2-H;1-2
Eddie Waitkus: D9/F9S.2-H;1-3
Phil Cavarretta: 3/P

Top 6

Elbie Fletcher: 9
Bob Elliott: K
Billy Cox: 3/FL

Bot 6

Andy Pafko: S8
Peanuts Lowrey: 53/SH.1-2
Mickey Livingston: W
Billy Jurges: 8
Claude Passeau: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Bill Salkeld: 3
Al Gionfriddo: 3
Lee Handley: 63

Bot 7

Stan Hack: E4
Lou Stringer: FC.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: PO2(16)
Eddie Waitkus: S7.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Frankie Gustine: 8
Jim Russell: 8
Frank Colman: K

Bot 8

Andy Pafko: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: 13
Mickey Livingston: S4
Billy Jurges: K

Top 9

Elbie Fletcher: K
Bob Elliott: 13
Billy Cox: S7/L
Bill Salkeld: S9.1-3
Ralph Kiner: 63

Notes & reviews

Weather: cold wind blowing in from Lake Michigan
Wind-aided double

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