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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1947-05-30 · Day game · Forbes Field · 10 innings · 2:27

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Preacher Roe earned the win. Billy Cox went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7
PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5

W: Preacher Roe L: Paul Erickson SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	5	0	0	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	3	0	0	0	2	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mickey Livingston	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Don Johnson	4	0	3	0	0	1
Lennie Merullo	3	0	1	1	1	0
Paul Erickson	4	0	2	0	0	2
Clyde McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Rickert	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cox	5	2	2	1	0	0
Culley Rikard	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ralph Kiner	4	0	0	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	1	0	1	1
Frankie Gustine	2	0	0	0	2	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Westlake	2	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Basinski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Preacher Roe	3	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	9.2	5	4	5

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Preacher Roe	10.0	7	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 99/F
Eddie Waitkus: 99/F
Peanuts Lowrey: W
Phil Cavarretta: K

Bot 1

Billy Cox: S
Culley Rikard: S.1-3
Ralph Kiner: 8/F.3-H;1-2
Hank Greenberg: PO2(16)
Hank Greenberg: W
Frankie Gustine: W.1-2
Clyde Kluttz: K

Top 2

Mickey Livingston: 99/F
Bill Nicholson: 99/G
Don Johnson: K

Bot 2

Wally Westlake: 99/G
Eddie Basinski: 99/F
Preacher Roe: S
Billy Cox: 99/F

Top 3

Lennie Merullo: S
Paul Erickson: S.1-2
Stan Hack: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Eddie Waitkus: 99/F

Bot 3

Culley Rikard: 99/F
Ralph Kiner: 99/F
Hank Greenberg: S
Frankie Gustine: 99/F

Top 4

Peanuts Lowrey: 99/G
Phil Cavarretta: W
Mickey Livingston: 99/G.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 99/G

Bot 4

Clyde Kluttz: 99/G
Wally Westlake: HP
Eddie Basinski: E6.1-2
Preacher Roe: 1(B)4(1)/LDP

Top 5

Don Johnson: S
Lennie Merullo: 99/F
Paul Erickson: S.1-2
Stan Hack: 99/F
Eddie Waitkus: 99/F

Bot 5

Billy Cox: 99/G
Culley Rikard: K
Ralph Kiner: 99/G

Top 6

Peanuts Lowrey: W
Phil Cavarretta: 99/SH.1-2
Mickey Livingston: 99/F
Bill Nicholson: 99/F

Bot 6

Hank Greenberg: 99/F
Frankie Gustine: W
Clyde Kluttz: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Don Johnson: S
Lennie Merullo: W.1-2
Paul Erickson: K
Clyde McCullough: 99/G.2-3;1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 99/F

Bot 7

Wally Westlake: W
Eddie Basinski: 99/F
Preacher Roe: 99/SH.1-2
Billy Cox: 99/G

Top 8

Peanuts Lowrey: 99/F
Phil Cavarretta: 99/G
Mickey Livingston: 99/F

Bot 8

Culley Rikard: 99/F
Ralph Kiner: 99/F
Hank Greenberg: K

Top 9

Bill Nicholson: D
Don Johnson: S.2-3
Lennie Merullo: 7/F.3-H;1-2(THH)
Paul Erickson: K
Marv Rickert: E6.2-3
Eddie Waitkus: 99(1)/FO

Bot 9

Frankie Gustine: 99/F
Clyde Kluttz: 99/F
Wally Westlake: 99/F

Top 10

Peanuts Lowrey: 99/F
Phil Cavarretta: 99/F
Mickey Livingston: 99/F

Bot 10

Eddie Basinski: K
Preacher Roe: K
Billy Cox: HR/7