Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 24, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1943 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 3, Chicago Cubs 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Russell lf 5 0 1 1
Colman rf 5 1 2 0
Fletcher 1b 4 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 1 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 2 1
Gustine ss 4 1 3 0
Coscarart 2b 4 1 0 0
Lopez c 3 0 1 1
  Wyrostek ph 1 0 1 0
Lanning p 1 0 0 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 1 0
  Hallett p 0 0 0 0
  Brandt p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdell ph 0 0 0 0
  Gornicki p 0 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 1 1
Stanky 2b 4 1 0 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 3 2
Becker 1b 4 0 1 1
Dallessandro lf 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta cf 2 1 0 0
Merullo ss 3 2 1 0
Hernandez c 4 1 1 1
Lee p 0 1 0 0
  Bithorn p 3 0 1 1
Totals 32 6 8 6
Pittsburgh 011 100 000–3122
Chicago 003 102 00x–680
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Lanning   3.0 2 3 1 1 0
  Hallett  L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Brandt   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Gornicki   3.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
4
4
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   3.2 9 3 3 0 0
  Bithorn  W(1-0) 5.1 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
4
  E–Elliott (1), Lanning (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. DiMaggio-Coscarart, Chicago 1. Bithorn-Becker.  2B–Pittsburgh Lopez (1), Chicago Merullo (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  U–Jocko Conlan, George Barr, Lou Jorda.  T–2:12.  A–6,771.
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