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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1948-09-05 · Day game · Forbes Field · 1:55

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 7–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 5 in the 2nd. Rip Sewell 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
CHN	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	11
PIT	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	9

W: Rip Sewell L: Hank Borowy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Emil Verban	4	0	2	0	1	0
Eddie Waitkus	5	0	2	1	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	5	0	0	0	0	1
Andy Pafko	5	1	1	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	1	1	1	1	0
Rube Walker	4	0	2	0	0	0
Roy Smalley	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Chipman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Jeffcoat	1	0	1	0	0	0
Clarence Maddern	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Mauch	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Rojek	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	3	1	2	2	1	0
Ted Beard	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ralph Kiner	3	1	1	2	1	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	4	1	1	0	0	1
Frankie Gustine	3	1	1	0	1	1
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	2	2	0	0
Rip Sewell	3	1	0	0	0	1
Wally Westlake	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Borowy	1.1	5	1	0
Bob Chipman	2.2	3	2	1
Emil Kush	2.0	0	0	2
Jess Dobernic	1.0	1	1	1
Bob Rush	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Sewell	9.0	11	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Emil Verban: 8
Eddie Waitkus: S
Peanuts Lowrey: K
Andy Pafko: 53

Bot 1

Stan Rojek: 63
Johnny Hopp: 63
Ted Beard: W
Ralph Kiner: SB2
Ralph Kiner: HR/F7D.2-H
Dixie Walker: 3/G

Top 2

Phil Cavarretta: 7
Bill Nicholson: HR/F9D
Rube Walker: 3/G
Roy Smalley: 163

Bot 2

Danny Murtaugh: S7
Frankie Gustine: D9.1-3
Clyde Kluttz: S7.3-H;2-H
Rip Sewell: 64(1)/FO
Stan Rojek: S9.1-3
Johnny Hopp: SB2
Johnny Hopp: S9.3-H;2-H
Ted Beard: T9/F9DW.1-H
Ralph Kiner: 2/P
Dixie Walker: 13

Top 3

Bob Chipman: 13
Emil Verban: S
Eddie Waitkus: 36(1)/FO
Peanuts Lowrey: 31

Bot 3

Danny Murtaugh: 8
Frankie Gustine: W
Clyde Kluttz: CS2(24)
Clyde Kluttz: D
Rip Sewell: K

Top 4

Andy Pafko: 53
Phil Cavarretta: 63
Bill Nicholson: 9

Bot 4

Stan Rojek: 13
Johnny Hopp: W
Ted Beard: 4/P
Ralph Kiner: 7

Top 5

Rube Walker: S
Roy Smalley: 8
Hal Jeffcoat: S.1-2
Emil Verban: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 3/P
Peanuts Lowrey: 9

Bot 5

Dixie Walker: 8
Danny Murtaugh: K
Frankie Gustine: K

Top 6

Andy Pafko: 53
Phil Cavarretta: 7
Bill Nicholson: W
Rube Walker: 8

Bot 6

Clyde Kluttz: 7
Rip Sewell: 2/P
Stan Rojek: 13

Top 7

Roy Smalley: S
Clarence Maddern: 9/F
Emil Verban: 3/G.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: S.2-H
Peanuts Lowrey: SB2
Peanuts Lowrey: 63

Bot 7

Johnny Hopp: S
Ted Beard: SB2
Ted Beard: 63.2-3
Ralph Kiner: W
Wally Westlake: CSH(2635241).1-3
Wally Westlake: K

Top 8

Andy Pafko: HR/F7D
Phil Cavarretta: 63
Bill Nicholson: 2/P
Rube Walker: S
Roy Smalley: D.1-3
Gene Mauch: 4/P

Bot 8

Danny Murtaugh: 63
Frankie Gustine: 7
Clyde Kluttz: 63

Top 9

Emil Verban: S
Eddie Waitkus: 9
Peanuts Lowrey: E4.1-2
Andy Pafko: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Major League debut for Ted Beard
Struck the wire atop LF wall and rebounded onto the field
Into RF upper deck
400' off RF wall
Kiner broke for 2B and drew a throw; Hopp then broke for home and was trapped but returned safely to 3B when Walker tried vainly to tag him; Kiner was then trapped between 2B and 3B as Hopp again broke for home.
Into Greenberg Gardens

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