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Pittsburgh Pirates @ 
Chicago Cubs
1949-08-09 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 11313 · 2:27
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 8–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 8th. Cliff Chambers earned the win and Harry Gumbert picked up the save. Clyde McCullough went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| CHN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Cliff Chambers L: Johnny Schmitz SV: Harry Gumbert
Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Rojek | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Castiglione | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dino Restelli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ralph Kiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Wally Westlake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jack Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Monty Basgall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clyde McCullough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Chambers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Gumbert | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hal Jeffcoat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Mauch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Frank Baumholtz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Sauer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Pafko | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Herman Reich | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Owen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Schmitz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Scheffing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Chambers | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Harry Gumbert | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Schmitz | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 Bob Muncrief | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Rojek: 43
- Pete Castiglione: 13
- Dino Restelli: 5/L
Bot 1
- Hal Jeffcoat: 7
- Gene Mauch: K
- Frank Baumholtz: 8
Top 2
- Ralph Kiner: K
- Wally Westlake: 63
- Jack Phillips: S5/G
- Monty Basgall: W.1-2
- Clyde McCullough: 4/L
Bot 2
- Hank Sauer: K
- Andy Pafko: HP
- Herman Reich: S7.1-3
- Mickey Owen: K
- Roy Smalley: S9.3-H;1-3
- Johnny Schmitz: 13
Top 3
- Cliff Chambers: 13
- Stan Rojek: W
- Pete Castiglione: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 3
- Hal Jeffcoat: 43
- Gene Mauch: S8
- Frank Baumholtz: E2/TH/SH.1-3;B-2
- Hank Sauer: 6/P
- Andy Pafko: 63
Top 4
- Dino Restelli: K
- Ralph Kiner: 53
- Wally Westlake: K
Bot 4
- Herman Reich: S7
- Mickey Owen: S9.1-3
- Roy Smalley: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
- Johnny Schmitz: 46(1)/FO/DP.2XH(6252)
Top 5
- Jack Phillips: 53
- Monty Basgall: S/78
- Clyde McCullough: HR/7D.1-H
- Cliff Chambers: 43
- Stan Rojek: 63
Bot 5
- Hal Jeffcoat: 3/G
- Gene Mauch: W
- Frank Baumholtz: K
- Hank Sauer: S7.1-3
- Andy Pafko: CSH(2)
Top 6
- Pete Castiglione: 43
- Dino Restelli: 8
- Ralph Kiner: 43
Bot 6
- Andy Pafko: S8
- Herman Reich: 53/SH.1-2
- Mickey Owen: 9/L
- Roy Smalley: 9/9D
Top 7
- Wally Westlake: K
- Jack Phillips: 7
- Monty Basgall: 13
Bot 7
- Johnny Schmitz: K/C
- Hal Jeffcoat: E6
- Gene Mauch: SB2
- Gene Mauch: 4
- Bob Scheffing: 7
Top 8
- Clyde McCullough: D9
- Cliff Chambers: FC1/BG/SH.2-3
- Stan Rojek: S7.3-H;1-2
- Pete Castiglione: S3/BG.2-3;1-2
- Dino Restelli: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Ralph Kiner: SB2
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Wally Westlake: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jack Phillips: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jack Phillips: 4
- Monty Basgall: 63
Bot 8
- Hank Sauer: S9
- Andy Pafko: HR/7D.1-H
- Herman Reich: 63
- Mickey Owen: 53
- Roy Smalley: 63
Top 9
- Clyde McCullough: 8
- Harry Gumbert: S7
- Stan Rojek: S8.1-2
- Pete Castiglione: S7.2-H;1-2
- Dino Restelli: D9.2-H;1XH(932)
- Ralph Kiner: W
- Wally Westlake: 9
Bot 9
- Phil Cavarretta: 5
- Hal Jeffcoat: 7/L
- Gene Mauch: W
- Hank Edwards: 43