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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1948-04-20 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 38546 · 2:02
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. Rip Sewell earned the win. Phil Cavarretta went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Rip Sewell L: Russ Meyer SV: (none)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hank Schenz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Waitkus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Jeffcoat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Pafko | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clyde McCullough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Smalley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russ Meyer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rube Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Aberson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Rojek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Hopp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ralph Kiner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dixie Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frankie Gustine | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Stevens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Monty Basgall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Sewell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Meyer | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
 Jess Dobernic | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Hank Schenz: 5/FL
- Eddie Waitkus: 63
- Hal Jeffcoat: S
- Andy Pafko: 8
Bot 1
- Stan Rojek: S
- Johnny Hopp: 8
- Ralph Kiner: S.1-2#
- Dixie Walker: 8.2-3;1-2
- Frankie Gustine: 63
Top 2
- Phil Cavarretta: 6
- Bill Nicholson: W
- Clyde McCullough: 64(1)/FO
- Roy Smalley: K/C
Bot 2
- Ed Stevens: 4
- Monty Basgall: 63
- Clyde Kluttz: 3/FL
Top 3
- Russ Meyer: 23
- Hank Schenz: 53
- Eddie Waitkus: 9
Bot 3
- Rip Sewell: HR
- Stan Rojek: D
- Johnny Hopp: S.2-3
- Ralph Kiner: W.1-2
- Dixie Walker: K
- Frankie Gustine: 4/LDP.1X1(43)
Top 4
- Hal Jeffcoat: 43
- Andy Pafko: S
- Phil Cavarretta: HR.1-H
- Bill Nicholson: 3/G
- Clyde McCullough: 63
Bot 4
- Ed Stevens: 9
- Monty Basgall: 53
- Clyde Kluttz: S
- Rip Sewell: 5
Top 5
- Roy Smalley: 4
- Russ Meyer: S
- Hank Schenz: 4
- Eddie Waitkus: 43
Bot 5
- Stan Rojek: W
- Johnny Hopp: 43.1-2
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Dixie Walker: 5
- Frankie Gustine: S.2-H;1-2#
- Ed Stevens: K
Top 6
- Hal Jeffcoat: 13
- Andy Pafko: 8
- Phil Cavarretta: 7
Bot 6
- Monty Basgall: HR
- Clyde Kluttz: 63
- Rip Sewell: 63
- Stan Rojek: 8
Top 7
- Bill Nicholson: S
- Clyde McCullough: 7
- Roy Smalley: 6/LDP.1X1(63)
Bot 7
- Johnny Hopp: W
- Ralph Kiner: 64(1)3/GDP
- Dixie Walker: 3/G
Top 8
- Rube Walker: K
- Cliff Aberson: W
- Eddie Waitkus: SB2#
- Eddie Waitkus: 9
- Hal Jeffcoat: K
Bot 8
- Frankie Gustine: S
- Ed Stevens: 14(1)/FO
- Monty Basgall: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Andy Pafko: 8
- Phil Cavarretta: 3/G
- Bill Nicholson: D
- Clyde McCullough: 53