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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1946-09-03 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 1802 · 1:49

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 7th. Bob Chipman earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Chipman L: Jack Hallett SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Ostrowski	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	5	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	2	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	1	1	0	0	0
Marv Rickert	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Scheffing	3	1	0	0	1	0
Lou Stringer	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bob Chipman	3	0	1	1	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0
Frankie Gustine	3	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	1	0	0
Ralph Kiner	3	0	1	0
Jim Russell	4	1	0	1
Billy Cox	4	2	0	0
Bill Baker	2	1	1	0
Jack Hallett	3	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chipman	9.0	5	3	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Hallett	9.0	8	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Ostrowski: 9
Bobby Sturgeon: K
Eddie Waitkus: S
Phil Cavarretta: 8

Bot 1

Lee Handley: 63
Elbie Fletcher: 43
Frankie Gustine: 53

Top 2

Peanuts Lowrey: 4
Marv Rickert: 8
Bob Scheffing: 8

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: 8
Ralph Kiner: W
Jim Russell: K/C
Billy Cox: S.1-2
Bill Baker: W.2-3;1-2
Jack Hallett: 6

Top 3

Lou Stringer: 43
Bob Chipman: K/C
Johnny Ostrowski: S
Bobby Sturgeon: SB2
Bobby Sturgeon: 63

Bot 3

Lee Handley: 13
Elbie Fletcher: 43
Frankie Gustine: W
Bob Elliott: 43

Top 4

Eddie Waitkus: 31
Phil Cavarretta: T
Peanuts Lowrey: 43
Marv Rickert: 7

Bot 4

Ralph Kiner: 9
Jim Russell: S
Billy Cox: CS2(26)
Billy Cox: S
Bill Baker: 5

Top 5

Bob Scheffing: 63
Lou Stringer: W
Bob Chipman: K/C
Johnny Ostrowski: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Jack Hallett: 8
Lee Handley: 43
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Top 6

Bobby Sturgeon: 3/G
Eddie Waitkus: 9
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Bot 6

Frankie Gustine: 3
Bob Elliott: 63
Ralph Kiner: 43

Top 7

Peanuts Lowrey: D
Marv Rickert: K
Bob Scheffing: W
Lou Stringer: S.2-H;1-3
Bob Chipman: FC/SH.3-H;1-2
Johnny Ostrowski: 2
Bobby Sturgeon: 7

Bot 7

Jim Russell: 8
Billy Cox: 53
Bill Baker: S
Jack Hallett: 63

Top 8

Eddie Waitkus: D
Phil Cavarretta: 7
Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Marv Rickert: 7

Bot 8

Lee Handley: 43
Elbie Fletcher: 9/L
Frankie Gustine: 63

Top 9

Bob Scheffing: 9
Lou Stringer: 8
Bob Chipman: S
Johnny Ostrowski: D.1-3
Bobby Sturgeon: 63

Bot 9

Bob Elliott: S
Ralph Kiner: 5
Jim Russell: 4
Billy Cox: 8

Notes & reviews

Fletcher ejected by 1B umpire Magerkurth for arguing that his line drive had been trapped, not caught

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