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September 6, 1947

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Bottom 10 R H E
Cubs 6 11 2
Pirates 6 10 0
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Cubs 6 11 2
Pirates 7 11 0

Wally Westlake Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .277
OBP .500 .326
At Bats 4 375
Hits 2 104
• Singles 2 71
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 65

Paul Erickson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 9 0
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Forbes Field - September 6, 1947
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Home Run
Paul Erickson
Bob Scheffing
Eddie Waitkus
Bobby Sturgeon
Peanuts Lowrey
Billy Jurges
Dom Dallessandro
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Wally Westlake

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 6 11 2 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 11 0 7
Winning Pitcher Rip Sewell
Losing Pitcher Paul Erickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Westlake
Attendance 6,037
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Westlake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Greenberg strikes out.
Top 10 Jurges strikes out.
Top 10 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Scheffing hits a line drive into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kiner hits a line drive towards third. Lowrey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Gustine is hit by the pitch. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Sewell hits a popup towards the mound. Erickson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Sewell covering, for the out.
Top 9 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 9 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Westlake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Greenberg hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jurges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Jurges reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cox hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kiner. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bloodworth hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Westlake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jurges takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sturgeon hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scheffing hits a line drive towards third. Gustine reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Greenberg hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Paul Erickson now pitching. Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cox moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cox hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Cox reaches second base with a double. Russell scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out.
Top 5 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into right field. Westlake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kluttz hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenberg scores.
Bottom 4 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to third.
Bottom 4 Westlake is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Lowrey hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Borowy bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 4 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Sturgeon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rip Sewell now pitching. Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sewell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bonham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kluttz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Westlake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges.
Top 2 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 2 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores.
Top 2 Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to third.
Top 2 Jurges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Westlake. Jurges reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Sturgeon hits a popup into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gustine hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kluttz fields it and throws to first for the out. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.