Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 23, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1946 at Forbes 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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Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 2 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 0 0
Lowrey lf 3 0 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 3 1
Pafko cf 2 0 0 1
Nicholson rf 3 0 0 0
Livingston c 4 0 1 0
Merullo ss 2 0 0 0
  Gilbert ph 1 0 0 0
  Sturgeon ss 1 0 0 0
Passeau p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gustine 2b 4 0 0 0
Colman rf 4 1 2 1
Russell lf 3 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
Fletcher 1b 3 0 2 0
Barrett cf 4 0 0 0
Cox ss 4 0 0 0
Smith c 3 0 0 0
Albosta p 3 0 0 0
  Gerheauser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Chicago 100 000 011–351
Pittsburgh 001 000 000–152
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau  W(1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
7
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Albosta  L(0-1) 8.2 5 3 2 10 3
  Gerheauser   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
10
4
  E–Merullo (4), Cox 2 (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Cox-Fletcher.  2B–Chicago Cavarretta 2 (2).  HR–Pittsburgh Colman (1,3rd inning off Passeau 0 on).  SH–Lowrey (3); Pafko (1); Passeau (1).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  U–Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:15.  A–8,224.
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