Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
May 12, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1950 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
Beard rf 2 0 1 0
  Westlake rf 3 0 1 0
Saffell cf 5 1 1 0
Hopp 1b 5 0 1 0
Kiner lf 3 1 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 1 2 2
Murtaugh 2b 3 0 2 1
Rojek ss 2 0 0 0
  Coogan ph 1 0 0 0
  Strickland ss 1 0 0 0
McCullough c 4 0 0 0
Gregg p 1 0 0 0
  Walsh p 0 0 0 0
  Rickert ph 1 0 0 0
  Lombardi p 1 0 1 0
  Turner ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 5 1 2 0
Edwards rf 2 1 2 1
  Jeffcoat ph,rf 2 1 0 0
Ward 1b 3 1 2 2
Sauer lf 2 1 0 0
Pafko cf 3 1 2 2
Smalley ss 3 0 1 1
Serena 3b 3 0 0 0
Walker c 3 0 1 0
Rush p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 10 6
Pittsburgh 200 100 0003101
Chicago 005 000 10x6102
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg  L(0-1) 2.1 6 5 5 2 2
  Walsh   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lombardi   5.0 4 1 0 4 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
7
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(3-0) 9.0 10 3 1 3 5
Totals
9.0
10
3
1
3
5

  E–Strickland (1), Sauer (3), Smalley (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Rojek-Murtaugh-Hopp, Lombardi-Murtaugh-Hopp, Chicago 2. Rush-Smalley-Ward, Smalley-Terwilliger-Ward.  2B–Pittsburgh Fernandez 2 (6,off Rush 2), Chicago Terwilliger (3,off Gregg); Edwards (3,off Gregg).  HR–Chicago Ward (3,3rd inning off Gregg 1 on 1 out); Pafko (4,3rd inning off Gregg 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Ward (2,off Lombardi); Rush (1,off Lombardi).  IBB–Pafko (3,by Lombardi).  Team–8.  CS–Terwilliger (3,2nd base by Lombardi/McCullough); Jeffcoat (1,2nd base by Lombardi/McCullough).  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–2:18.  A–8,763.
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