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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 24, 1947
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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 April 24, 1947 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Preacher Roe |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 6,889 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Cox | Shortstop |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Wally Westlake | Right Fielder |
| Roy Jarvis | Catcher |
| Eddie Basinski | Second Baseman |
| Preacher Roe | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
April 24, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Roe
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Roe. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Roe
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell takes first base on ball four. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cox scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Roe
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Roe
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Borowy
Jarvis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Basinski vs. Borowy
Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roe vs. Borowy
Roe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Roe
Borowy bunts towards third. Gustine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Roe
Hack bunts towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Borowy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Borowy scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Roe
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Roe
Scheffing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Roe
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Roe
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jarvis vs. Borowy
Jarvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westlake moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Basinski vs. Borowy
Basinski hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roe vs. Borowy
Roe strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Roe
Merullo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Roe
Borowy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Roe
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borowy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Roe
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Roe
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. Borowy scores. Hack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Roe
Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Bagby
Jim Bagby now pitching.
Scheffing hits a popup towards short. Cox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Bagby
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bagby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Bagby
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Borowy
Jarvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Bagby
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bagby
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bagby
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Borowy
Billy Sullivan pinch hits for Eddie Basinski.
Sullivan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rikard vs. Borowy
Culley Rikard pinch hits for Jim Bagby.
Rikard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Borowy
Cox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rikard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Borowy
Gustine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Gustine reaches third base with a triple. Rikard scores. Cox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Borowy
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Borowy
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kiner vs. Borowy
Kiner strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Tost
Jimmy Bloodworth now playing second base. Lou Tost now pitching.
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Tost
Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Tost fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Tost
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Tost
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields the ball and throws to Tost covering. Safe. Scheffing moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Tost
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scheffing scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Tost
Merullo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jarvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westlake vs. Borowy
Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jarvis vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Jarvis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Kush
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Kush
Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Lou Tost.
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jarvis moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Kush
Ed Bahr pinch runs for Bill Salkeld.
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Jarvis scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Kush
Gustine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kush vs. Bonham
Tiny Bonham now pitching.
Kush hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bonham
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bonham
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kush
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Kush
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kiner vs. Kush
Elmer Singleton pinch runs for Hank Greenberg.
Kiner hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westlake vs. Kush
Westlake is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1947 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Cox B, ss 5 2 2 1
Lowrey P, lf 5 0 0 0 Gustine F, 3b 5 0 2 2
Pafko A, cf 4 1 4 3 Russell J, cf 3 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 3 1 1 2 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 1 1
Scheffing B, c 4 1 0 0 Singleton E, pr 0 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0 Kiner R, lf 5 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Westlake W, rf 5 1 2 1
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0 Jarvis R, c 3 1 1 0
Borowy H, p 2 2 1 0 Basinski E, 2b 2 0 0 0
Kush E, p 1 0 0 0 Sullivan B, ph 1 0 1 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Roe P, p 2 0 0 0
Bagby J, p 0 0 0 0
Rikard C, ph 1 1 0 0
Tost L, p 0 0 0 0
Salkeld B, ph 1 0 1 0
Bahr E, pr 0 0 0 0
Bonham T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 6 38 5 10 5
Chicago 001 040 010 -- 6
Pittsburgh 100 000 220 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (W)* 7.0 9 4 4 3 7
Kush E (S) 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Roe P (L) 4.2 7 5 5 1 1
Bagby J 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
Tost L 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Bonham T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Roe P, Merullo L
LOB -- Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 10
2B -- Pafko A, Gustine F
3B -- Pafko A, Gustine F
HR -- Cavarretta P, Westlake W
SH -- Hack S, Cavarretta P
T -- 2:33
A -- 6889
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