Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 20, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1949 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 0, Chicago Cubs 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Rojek ss 4 0 1 0
Murtaugh 2b 2 0 0 0
Beard rf 4 0 0 0
Kiner lf 3 0 1 0
Fleming 1b 3 0 0 0
Westlake cf 2 0 0 0
Bockman 3b 4 0 1 0
McCullough c 2 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 0 0
Dickson p 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 4 1 2 0
Gustine 3b 2 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 3 1 2 0
Pafko cf 3 1 2 1
Scheffing c 4 1 1 2
Jeffcoat rf 4 0 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Verban 2b 3 0 0 0
Rush p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 000–031
Chicago 000 040 00x–491
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 4 4
  Higbe   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(1-0) 9.0 3 0 0 6 7
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
6
7
  E–Beard (1), Gustine (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Dickson-McCullough-Fleming, Rojek-Murtaugh-Fleming, Fitz Gerald-Murtaugh.  2B–Chicago H. Walker 2 (2); Cavarretta (1); Scheffing (2).  3B–Chicago Smalley (1).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Gustine (1).  Team–7.  SB–Murtaugh (1).  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon.
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