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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1946-08-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 30965 · 2:08

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–0. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 1st. Paul Erickson earned the win. Dom Dallessandro went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Paul Erickson L: Jack Hallett SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	3	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	3	0	1	0
Ralph Kiner	3	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0
Jimmy Brown	3	0	1	0
Billy Cox	3	1	0	1
Bill Salkeld	1	0	2	1
Maurice Van Robays	1	0	0	1
Ken Gables	0	0	1	0
Burgess Whitehead	1	0	0	0
Bill Baker	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Ostrowski	4	1	0	0	1	2
Don Johnson	4	1	3	1	0	0
Marv Rickert	4	1	1	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	1	1	1	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	3	2	2	3	1	1
Mickey Livingston	3	1	1	2	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	4	0	2	0	0	0
Paul Erickson	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Hallett	0.1	3	1	0
Al Gerheauser	1.2	3	0	0
Ken Gables	4.0	5	0	4
Hank Gornicki	2.0	0	2	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	9.0	1	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 8
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Chuck Workman: 9

Bot 1

Johnny Ostrowski: W
Don Johnson: S7.1-2
Marv Rickert: S7/7S.2-3;1-2
Phil Cavarretta: S8/8S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 7/F.3-H
Dom Dallessandro: S7.2-H;1-2
Mickey Livingston: D8.2-H;1-H;B-3(E6/THH)
Bobby Sturgeon: 63
Paul Erickson: 8

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: W
Jim Russell: 36(1)/FO
Jimmy Brown: 36(1)/FO
Billy Cox: K

Bot 2

Johnny Ostrowski: 9
Don Johnson: S9
Marv Rickert: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bill Salkeld: W
Maurice Van Robays: K
Lee Handley: 53/SH.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 6/P

Bot 3

Phil Cavarretta: 43
Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Dom Dallessandro: K

Top 4

Chuck Workman: 5/P
Ralph Kiner: 4/P
Jim Russell: 9

Bot 4

Mickey Livingston: 43
Bobby Sturgeon: S5
Paul Erickson: 53/SH.1-2
Johnny Ostrowski: K

Top 5

Jimmy Brown: 163
Billy Cox: 63
Bill Salkeld: K

Bot 5

Don Johnson: 3/P
Marv Rickert: 8
Phil Cavarretta: 9

Top 6

Ken Gables: W
Lee Handley: E3/G.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 9(B)/LDP.2-3;1X2(96)
Chuck Workman: W
Ralph Kiner: 4/L

Bot 6

Peanuts Lowrey: T/89D
Dom Dallessandro: HR/F9D.3-H
Mickey Livingston: HP
Bobby Sturgeon: S8.1-2
Paul Erickson: 7
Johnny Ostrowski: K
Don Johnson: S7.2-H;1-2
Marv Rickert: K

Top 7

Jim Russell: 7/F7DW
Jimmy Brown: W
Billy Cox: S7/G5.1-2
Bill Salkeld: W.2-3;1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Phil Cavarretta: W
Peanuts Lowrey: 4(1)3/GDP
Dom Dallessandro: W
Mickey Livingston: 7

Top 8

Lee Handley: 43
Bill Baker: 8
Chuck Workman: 4/P

Bot 8

Bobby Sturgeon: 7
Paul Erickson: 43
Johnny Ostrowski: 4/P

Top 9

Ralph Kiner: 63
Jim Russell: 43
Jimmy Brown: 63

Notes & reviews

Fletcher ejected from bench by HP umpire Jorda for continuing to complain about walk to Gables earlier in the inning; Gables had apparently walked, but Cubs protested there had only been three balls; Jorda agreed and brought Gables back to the plate where he then took ball 4 to complete the walk
Johnson: leaping catch
Into RF seats
Dallessandro: good catch against the wall

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