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Cubs 10 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
June 8, 1944

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 8, 1944 at Forbes Field. The home team Pirates were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 10 to 6.

Game Summary

DateJune 8, 1944 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 10 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 10
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 6 H: 12 E: 4 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherHy Vandenberg  
Losing PitcherPreacher Roe  
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Game Winning RBIHank Wyse 

Game Info

DateJune 8, 1944 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Visiting Starting PitcherHank Wyse  
Home Starting PitcherPreacher Roe  
BallparkForbes Field 
CityPittsburgh 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: Tom Dunn
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lennie Merullo  Shortstop 
Roy Hughes  Third Baseman 
Phil Cavarretta  First Baseman 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Dom Dallessandro  Left Fielder 
Don Johnson  Second Baseman 
Billy Holm  Catcher 
Hank Wyse  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Barrett  Right Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Second Baseman 
Jim Russell  Left Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Vince DiMaggio  Center Fielder 
Spud Davis  Catcher 
Frankie Zak  Shortstop 
Preacher Roe  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

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Cubs 10 @ Pirates 6
Forbes Field
June 8, 1944

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/8/1944 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Merullo L, ss         4  1  1  0   Barrett J, rf         5  1  2  2   
Hughes R, 3b          5  1  0  0   Gustine F, 2b-ss      5  1  2  0   
Cavarretta P, 1b      5  2  3  0   Russell J, lf         4  1  2  1   
Nicholson B, rf       4  2  2  1   Elliott B, 3b         4  1  2  1   
Pafko A, cf           5  0  2  1   Dahlgren B, 1b        5  0  0  0   
Dallessandro D, lf    5  1  2  1   DiMaggio V, cf        5  0  0  0   
Johnson D, 2b         5  1  1  1   Davis S, c            3  0  1  0   
Holm B, c             3  1  1  0   Coscarart P, pr-2b    2  0  0  0   
Wyse H, p             2  1  1  2   Zak F, ss             2  1  1  0   
Vandenberg H, p       3  0  0  0   Colman F, ph          1  0  0  1   
                                   Camelli H, c          0  0  0  0   
                                   Sewell R, pr          0  0  0  0   
                                   Lopez A, c            1  0  0  0   
                                   Roe P, p              0  0  0  0   
                                   Cuccurullo C, p       2  1  2  0   
                                   O'Brien T, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Butcher M, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Rubeling A, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Strincevich N, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 10 13  6                        41  6 12  5

Chicago          080 000 002 -- 10
Pittsburgh       002 220 000 --  6

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyse H*               4.0  9  6  5  0  0
Vandenberg H (W)      5.0  3  0  0  2  2

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roe P (L)             1.1  4  5  3  2  0
Cuccurullo C          3.2  4  3  0  1  0
Butcher M             3.0  2  0  0  0  2
Strincevich N         1.0  3  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Cuccurullo C 2, Dallessandro D, Elliott B 2, Hughes R
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 11
2B -- Cuccurullo C
3B -- Dallessandro D
SB -- Hughes R
SH -- Nicholson B
HBP -- by Wyse H (Russell J)
A -- 0

    

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