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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (2)

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Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1950 (D) at Forbes Field

CHI N    0  1  2    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   5  9  1
PIT N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Terwilliger 2b                3   1   1   1       1   0       3   2
Owen c                        4   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
Cavarretta 1b                 3   0   0   0       0   2       9   0
Sauer lf                      4   1   2   2       0   0       1   0
Pafko cf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       5   0
Serena 3b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Smalley ss                    4   0   0   0       0   3       0   3
Borkowski rf                  3   1   2   1       1   0       3   0
Rush p                        4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       32   5   9   4       2   5      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Terwilliger (10).
BATTING - 
HR: Sauer (6,2nd inning off Lombardi 0 on 0 out); Terwilliger (4,3rd inning
off Lombardi 0 on 0 out); Borkowski (1,9th inning off Werle 0 on 2 out).
SH: Serena (1,off Lombardi); Cavarretta (1,off Lombardi).
GDP: Smalley (2,off Werle); Owen (2,off Werle).
IBB: Borkowski (1,by Lombardi).
Team LOB: 4.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schenz 3b                     5   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Coogan 1b                     5   0   0   0       0   0      13   2
Kiner lf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Hopp rf                       3   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Westlake cf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Murtaugh 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   4
Strickland ss                 2   0   0   0       0   2       2   4
  Fernandez ph                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Rojek ss                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Phillips ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Mueller c                     2   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Saffell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Turner c                    1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Lombardi p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Werle p                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Rickert ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   1   8   1       1   3      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Murtaugh-Coogan-Strickland, Murtaugh-Strickland-Coogan.
BATTING - 
2B: Schenz (2,off Rush); Kiner 2 (4,off Rush 2).
HBP: Hopp (1,by Rush).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rush W(6-1)                   9     8   1   1   1   3   0  38
HBP: Rush (2,Hopp).
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lombardi L(0-3)               2.1   5   3   3   1   1   2  13
Werle                         6.2   4   2   2   1   4   1  23
Totals                        9     9   5   5   2   5   3  36
IBB: Lombardi (2,Borkowski).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Werle 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Scotty Robb, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Lon Warneke
Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 23873
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. Terwilliger         2b        Schenz              3b
2. Owen                c         Coogan              1b
3. Cavarretta          1b        Kiner               lf
4. Sauer               lf        Hopp                rf
5. Pafko               cf        Westlake            cf
6. Serena              3b        Murtaugh            2b
7. Smalley             ss        Strickland          ss
8. Borkowski           rf        Mueller             c
9. Rush                p         Lombardi            p

CUBS 1ST: Terwilliger grounded out (third to first); Owen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cavarretta grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Schenz grounded out (third to first); Coogan
grounded out (first unassisted); Kiner flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Pirates 0.

CUBS 2ND: Sauer homered to left; Pafko singled to left; Serena
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Pafko to second];
Smalley was called out on strikes; Borkowski was walked
intentionally; Rush grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hopp grounded out (pitcher to first); Westlake
popped to catcher in foul territory; Murtaugh singled to center;
Strickland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Pirates 0.

CUBS 3RD: Terwilliger homered to left; Owen singled to right;
Cavarretta out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Owen to
second]; Sauer singled to left [Owen scored]; WERLE REPLACED
LOMBARDI (PITCHING); Pafko flied out to right; Serena lined to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Mueller grounded out (shortstop to first); Werle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Schenz doubled to left;
Coogan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 4TH: Smalley struck out; Borkowski singled to left; Rush
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Borkowski to second];
Terwilliger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Kiner doubled to left; Hopp lined to third;
Westlake grounded out (third to first); Murtaugh grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 5TH: Owen lined to pitcher; Cavarretta struck out; Sauer
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Strickland was called out on strikes; Mueller
singled to center; Werle flied out to center; Schenz popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Pirates 0.

CUBS 6TH: Pafko singled to left; Serena singled to center [Pafko
to third]; Smalley grounded into a double play (second to first
to shortstop) [Pafko scored (no RBI), Serena out at second];
Borkowski grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Coogan flied out to center; Kiner doubled to left;
Hopp singled to center [Kiner scored]; Westlake flied out to
right; Murtaugh flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
4, Pirates 1.

CUBS 7TH: Rush flied out to right; Terwilliger walked; Owen
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Terwilliger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Fernandez walked;
SAFFELL BATTED FOR MUELLER; Saffell forced Fernandez (shortstop
to second); Werle popped to third; Schenz flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

CUBS 8TH: ROJEK REPLACED FERNANDEZ (PLAYING SS); TURNER REPLACED
SAFFELL (PLAYING C ); Cavarretta was called out on strikes;
Sauer flied out to left; Pafko grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Coogan flied out to center; Kiner grounded out
(second to first); Hopp was hit by a pitch; Westlake singled to
center [Hopp to third]; Murtaugh struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 4, Pirates 1.

CUBS 9TH: Serena grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley struck
out; Borkowski homered to left; Rush grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: PHILLIPS BATTED FOR ROJEK; Phillips singled to
third; Turner popped to second; RICKERT BATTED FOR WERLE;
Rickert flied out to center; Schenz reached on an error by
Terwilliger [Phillips to second]; Coogan flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Pirates 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             5   9   1    4
 Pirates          1   8   0   10
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