Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 30, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1942 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 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rikard cf 5 0 0 0
Barrett rf 3 1 1 0
Wasdell 1b 3 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 1
Van Robays lf 4 0 1 0
Gustine 2b 4 0 0 1
Coscarart ss 2 0 1 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez c 3 0 1 0
  DiMaggio ph 1 0 0 0
Hamlin p 3 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 1 0
  Jungels pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 1 1 1
Merullo ss 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta cf 4 1 2 1
Nicholson rf 3 0 0 0
Russell 1b 3 0 1 0
Novikoff lf 3 0 1 0
Stringer 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez c 2 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 1 1 0
  McCullough c 0 0 0 0
Fleming p 1 0 0 0
  Dallessandro ph 1 0 0 0
  Pressnell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 2
Pittsburgh 100 001 000263
Chicago 000 100 02x362
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin  L(2-2) 8.0 6 3 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
3
1
0
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Fleming  W(1-0) 8.0 5 2 2 3 4
  Pressnell  SV(4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4

  E–Wasdell (4), Elliott (11), Hamlin (1), Stringer (8), Hernandez (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Coscarart, Chicago 1. Hack-Stringer.  2B–Pittsburgh Barrett (7); Lopez (2), Chicago Hack (11).  3B–Chicago Gilbert (3).  HR–Chicago Cavarretta (2,4th inning off Hamlin 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Fleming (1).  Team–3.  U–Ziggy Sears, Bill Stewart, Tom Dunn.  T–2:13.  A–22,735.
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