Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 1936 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1936 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Chicago Cubs 10

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 0 0 0
Jensen lf 4 1 2 1
Waner P. rf 3 0 2 0
Suhr 1b 4 0 0 0
Vaughan ss 3 0 0 0
Brubaker 3b 4 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 0 1 0
Finney c 3 0 0 0
Birkofer p 0 0 0 0
  Weaver p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Allen lf 3 2 2 1
Hack 3b 5 1 1 1
Herman 2b 4 2 2 0
Demaree rf 4 1 2 2
Jurges ss 4 0 1 2
Galan cf 3 0 2 2
  Stainback cf 0 1 0 0
Stephenson c 5 0 1 1
Cavarretta 1b 5 3 2 0
Davis p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 9
Pittsburgh 001 000 000152
Chicago 151 001 11x10130
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Birkofer  L(5-4) 1.1 4 4 4 3 2
  Weaver   6.2 9 6 4 4 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
8
7
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W(11-11) 9.0 5 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
4

  E–Vaughan (31), Brubaker (17).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Suhr-Finney-Brubaker.  2B–Chicago Allen (12); Hack (20); Herman 2 (43); Demaree 2 (22); Jurges (17); Cavarretta (10).  HR–Pittsburgh Jensen (5,3rd inning off Davis 0 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Davis 2 (6).  Team–10.  U–Babe Pinelli, Bill Stewart, Cy Pfirman.  T–1:54.  A–40,000.
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