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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2

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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 26, 1946 (D) at Forbes Field

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
CHI N    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
PIT N    1  0  3    2  1  1    0  0  x  -   8  9  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Sturgeon ss                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Stringer 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
Lowrey lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Cavarretta 1b                 4   0   1   0       0   0       6   1
Pafko cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Nicholson rf                  3   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
McCullough c                  3   1   2   2       0   1       5   0
Jurges 3b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bithorn p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Secory ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Fleming p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ostrowski ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Erickson p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2       0   1      24   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Sturgeon-Cavarretta.
E: Lowrey (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Secory (1,off Heintzelman).
HR: McCullough (2,2nd inning off Heintzelman 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Jurges (1,off Heintzelman).
Team LOB: 3.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Handley 3b                    5   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Russell lf                    2   3   2   2       2   0       1   0
Elliott rf                    4   0   1   0       0   2       6   0
Fletcher 1b                   4   0   1   4       0   1       8   0
Gustine 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   4
Kiner cf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Cox ss                        3   1   0   0       1   0       5   4
Salkeld c                     3   3   3   2       1   0       1   0
Heintzelman p                 1   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Totals                       30   8   9   8       5   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gustine-Cox-Fletcher.
BATTING - 
HR: Russell (2,1st inning off Bithorn 0 on 1 out); Salkeld (1,4th inning off
Bithorn 1 on 1 out).
SH: Heintzelman 2 (3,off Bithorn,off Erickson).
GDP: Handley (2,off Bithorn).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bithorn L(1-1)                4     5   6   6   3   3   2  19
Fleming                       3     3   2   2   2   1   0  14
Erickson                      1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8     9   8   8   5   4   2  37

Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Heintzelman W(4-3)            9     6   2   2   0   1   1  32

Umpires: HP - Butch Henline, 1B - Beans Reardon, 3B - Larry Goetz
Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance: 13000
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Sturgeon            ss        Handley             3b
2. Stringer            2b        Russell             lf
3. Lowrey              lf        Elliott             rf
4. Cavarretta          1b        Fletcher            1b
5. Pafko               cf        Gustine             2b
6. Nicholson           rf        Kiner               cf
7. McCullough          c         Cox                 ss
8. Jurges              3b        Salkeld             c
9. Bithorn             p         Heintzelman         p

CUBS 1ST: Sturgeon out on an unknown play; Stringer out on an
unknown play; Lowrey out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Handley out on an unknown play; Russell homered to
right; Elliott struck out; Fletcher struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 1.

CUBS 2ND: Cavarretta out on an unknown play; Pafko out on an
unknown play; Nicholson singled; McCullough homered to left
[Nicholson scored]; Jurges out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Gustine out on an unknown play; Kiner out on an
unknown play; Cox out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

CUBS 3RD: Bithorn out on an unknown play; Sturgeon out on an
unknown play; Stringer singled; Lowrey out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Salkeld singled; Heintzelman out on a sacrifice
bunt [Salkeld to second]; Handley singled to second [Salkeld
stayed at second]; Russell walked [Salkeld to third, Handley to
second]; Elliott struck out; Fletcher singled to right [Salkeld
scored, Handley scored, Russell scored]; all three runners
scored via jump-start on 3-2 count; Gustine out on an
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

CUBS 4TH: Cavarretta singled; Pafko out on an unknown play;
Nicholson out on an unknown play; McCullough struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Kiner out on an unknown play; Cox walked; Salkeld
homered to right [Cox scored]; Heintzelman walked; Handley
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Heintzelman
out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 6.

CUBS 5TH: Jurges out on an unknown play; SECORY BATTED FOR
BITHORN; Secory doubled; Sturgeon out on an unknown play;
Stringer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 6.

PIRATES 5TH: FLEMING REPLACED SECORY (PITCHING); Russell walked;
Elliott singled to left [Russell to third, Elliott to second
(error by Lowrey)]; Fletcher flied out to left [Russell scored];
Gustine out on an unknown play; Kiner out on an unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

CUBS 6TH: Lowrey out on an unknown play; Cavarretta out on an
unknown play; Pafko out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 7.

PIRATES 6TH: Cox out on an unknown play; Salkeld walked;
Heintzelman out on an unknown play; Handley singled [Salkeld to
third]; Russell singled [Salkeld scored, Handley to second];
Elliott out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 8.

CUBS 7TH: Nicholson out on an unknown play; McCullough singled;
Jurges grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [McCullough out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Fletcher out on an unknown play; Gustine out on an
unknown play; Kiner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Pirates 8.

CUBS 8TH: OSTROWSKI BATTED FOR FLEMING; Ostrowski out on an
unknown play; Sturgeon out on an unknown play; Stringer out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: ERICKSON REPLACED OSTROWSKI (PITCHING); Cox out on
an unknown play; Salkeld singled; Heintzelman out on a sacrifice
bunt [Salkeld to second]; Handley out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

CUBS 9TH: Lowrey out on an unknown play; Cavarretta out on an
unknown play; Pafko out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Pirates 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             2   6   1    3
 Pirates          8   9   0    5
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