Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 11, 1946 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1946 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ostrowski 3b 4 2 2 2
Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0
Lowrey lf 5 1 2 1
Cavarretta 1b 5 1 1 0
Pafko cf 4 1 0 1
Nicholson rf 4 2 2 3
McCullough c 3 0 2 2
  Livingston c 1 0 0 0
Merullo ss 5 1 1 0
Wyse p 3 0 0 0
  Bithorn p 1 0 0 0
  Borowy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 12 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Gionfriddo lf 5 3 4 1
Fletcher 1b 3 2 1 0
Workman rf 5 1 3 2
Elliott 3b 4 1 2 3
Gustine 2b 4 1 1 0
Salkeld c 4 0 1 0
Russell cf 5 1 3 3
Brown ss 4 1 1 0
Sewell p 0 0 0 0
  Handley ph 1 0 0 0
  Lanning p 0 0 0 0
  Hallett p 0 0 0 0
  Van Robays ph 1 0 0 0
  Gables p 1 0 0 0
  Kiner ph 1 0 0 0
  Gerheauser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 16 9
Chicago 302 130 0009123
Pittsburgh 100 030 11410162
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse   4.2 9 4 4 1 0
  Bithorn   3.1 5 4 4 2 0
  Borowy  L(6-6) 0.1 2 2 1 1 1
Totals
8.1
16
10
9
4
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Sewell   3.0 5 5 5 2 0
  Lanning   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Hallett   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Gables   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Gerheauser  W(1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
5
2

  E–Lowrey (10), Cavarretta (8), Pafko (3), Brown 2 (11).  DP–Chicago 3. Ostrowski-Johnson-Cavarretta, Johnson-Merullo-Cavarretta, Pafko-Cavarretta-Johnson, Pittsburgh 1. Hallett-Elliott-Gustine.  2B–Chicago Johnson (9); Cavarretta (21); Merullo (8).  3B–Chicago McCullough (5), Pittsburgh Workman (1).  HR–Chicago Ostrowski (1,4th inning off Lanning 0 on); Nicholson (6,5th inning off Lanning 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Elliott (6).  Team–8.  U–George Barr, Jocko Conlan, Dusty Boggess.
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