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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1947-04-24 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 6889 · 2:33
Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 5th. Hank Borowy earned the win and Emil Kush picked up the save. Phil Cavarretta went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Hank Borowy L: Preacher Roe SV: Emil Kush
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Hack | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Peanuts Lowrey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andy Pafko | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Scheffing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lennie Merullo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Borowy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Emil Kush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Cox | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frankie Gustine | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Russell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ralph Kiner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Wally Westlake | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Jarvis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Basinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preacher Roe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Culley Rikard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Bloodworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Salkeld | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Borowy | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Emil Kush | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preacher Roe | 4.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Bagby | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Tost | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Tiny Bonham | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Hack: 13
- Peanuts Lowrey: 8
- Andy Pafko: S1.B-2(E1/TH)
- Phil Cavarretta: 13
Bot 1
- Billy Cox: S6
- Frankie Gustine: 8
- Jim Russell: W.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: S8.1-3;2-H
- Ralph Kiner: K
- Wally Westlake: 8
Top 2
- Bob Scheffing: 53
- Bill Nicholson: K
- Don Johnson: S7
- Lennie Merullo: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Roy Jarvis: 2/FL
- Eddie Basinski: 53
- Preacher Roe: K
Top 3
- Hank Borowy: S5/BG
- Stan Hack: 53/SH.1-2
- Peanuts Lowrey: 5/FL
- Andy Pafko: D7.2-H
- Phil Cavarretta: 7/L
Bot 3
- Billy Cox: 9
- Frankie Gustine: D7
- Jim Russell: 53
- Hank Greenberg: 5/FL
Top 4
- Bob Scheffing: 5/FL
- Bill Nicholson: 7
- Don Johnson: 7
Bot 4
- Ralph Kiner: K
- Wally Westlake: S7
- Roy Jarvis: S7.1-3
- Eddie Basinski: 6/P
- Preacher Roe: K
Top 5
- Lennie Merullo: 4/P
- Hank Borowy: W
- Stan Hack: S7.1-2
- Peanuts Lowrey: 9
- Andy Pafko: T8.1-H;2-H
- Phil Cavarretta: HR/9.3-H
- Bob Scheffing: 6
Bot 5
- Billy Cox: 63
- Frankie Gustine: 13
- Jim Russell: W
- Hank Greenberg: K/C
Top 6
- Bill Nicholson: 13
- Don Johnson: 63
- Lennie Merullo: 9
Bot 6
- Ralph Kiner: 7
- Wally Westlake: 9
- Roy Jarvis: 53
Top 7
- Hank Borowy: 53
- Stan Hack: 63
- Peanuts Lowrey: 7/L
Bot 7
- Billy Sullivan: S7
- Culley Rikard: 36(1)/FO
- Billy Cox: S7.1-2
- Frankie Gustine: T9.1-H;2-H
- Jim Russell: K
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Ralph Kiner: K
Top 8
- Andy Pafko: S8
- Phil Cavarretta: 13/SH.1-2
- Bob Scheffing: FC6.2X3(65)
- Bill Nicholson: S3.1-3
- Don Johnson: S7.1-2;3-H
- Lennie Merullo: 2/FL
Bot 8
- Wally Westlake: HR/7
- Roy Jarvis: W
- Jimmy Bloodworth: 9
- Bill Salkeld: S9.1-3
- Billy Cox: 46(1)/FO.3-H
- Frankie Gustine: 5/FL
Top 9
- Emil Kush: 9
- Stan Hack: 63
- Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Bot 9
- Jim Russell: K
- Hank Greenberg: E6
- Ralph Kiner: 6
- Wally Westlake: K/C
Notes & reviews
- the Cubs train was 3 hours late arriving in Pittsburgh and they weren't able to get into uniform until 30 minutes before the scheduled start