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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1947-08-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7766 · 1:50

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 3–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 5th. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Ralph Kiner went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Hank Borowy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Culley Rikard	4	1	2	0	1	0
Jim Russell	2	0	0	0	1	2
Frankie Gustine	3	0	0	1	1	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	2	1	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Cox	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dixie Howell	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kirby Higbe	4	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	0	2
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	0	1
Andy Pafko	4	2	0	2
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	0	2
Bill Nicholson	4	1	0	0
Bob Scheffing	3	1	1	0
Bobby Sturgeon	4	2	0	0
Lennie Merullo	2	0	0	0
Hank Borowy	2	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0	1
Marv Rickert	0	0	1	0
Clyde McCullough	1	0	0	0
Don Johnson	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	7	2	10

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Borowy	8.0	5	6	3
Hank Wyse	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Culley Rikard: W
Jim Russell: K+CS2(26)/DP
Frankie Gustine: 63

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 7/L
Eddie Waitkus: 7
Andy Pafko: T9
Phil Cavarretta: 7

Top 2

Ralph Kiner: HR/7
Hank Greenberg: 5/L
Billy Cox: D/78
Jimmy Bloodworth: 63.2-3
Dixie Howell: IW
Kirby Higbe: 8

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: 8
Bob Scheffing: D9
Bobby Sturgeon: S8.2-3
Lennie Merullo: 5/FL
Hank Borowy: K

Top 3

Culley Rikard: 6/P
Jim Russell: K/C
Frankie Gustine: 9

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 6/P
Eddie Waitkus: 8
Andy Pafko: S8
Phil Cavarretta: K

Top 4

Ralph Kiner: W
Hank Greenberg: 63.1-2
Billy Cox: 9/F.2-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: K

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: S9
Bob Scheffing: 46(1)3/GDP
Bobby Sturgeon: 8

Top 5

Dixie Howell: 8
Kirby Higbe: S9
Culley Rikard: D7.1-3
Jim Russell: IW
Frankie Gustine: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ralph Kiner: 7/L.3-H
Hank Greenberg: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Cox: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Lennie Merullo: 5/FL
Hank Borowy: 63
Stan Hack: K

Top 6

Jimmy Bloodworth: 8
Dixie Howell: 7
Kirby Higbe: 53

Bot 6

Eddie Waitkus: K
Andy Pafko: K
Phil Cavarretta: K/C

Top 7

Culley Rikard: S9
Jim Russell: 14/SH.1-2
Frankie Gustine: 5/P
Ralph Kiner: 9

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: 43
Bob Scheffing: 63
Bobby Sturgeon: 63

Top 8

Hank Greenberg: 8
Billy Cox: 7
Jimmy Bloodworth: 63

Bot 8

Dom Dallessandro: K/C
Marv Rickert: W
Stan Hack: K
Eddie Waitkus: D/78.1-3
Andy Pafko: K

Top 9

Dixie Howell: K
Kirby Higbe: 43
Culley Rikard: 3/P#

Bot 9

Clyde McCullough: 53
Bill Nicholson: 9
Bob Scheffing: W
Bobby Sturgeon: DGR/9.1-3
Don Johnson: K

Notes & reviews

Bob Scheffing slipped rounding 3B and had to return to the bag
Phil Cavarretta got into an argument with HP umpire Art Gore about a strike called on Andy Pafko; Cavarretta was in the on-deck area; Cubs manager Charlie Grimm joined the argument and Gore ejected both of them

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