Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Pirates
13
@ Cubs
8
Scores OFFON
Wrigley Field
August 19, 1950
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 19, 1950 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 13 to 8.
Game Summary click to expand contents
| Date | August 19, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 13 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 13
Hits: 14 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 4 |
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 8
Hits: 9 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 5 |
| Winning Pitcher | —Murry Dickson |
| Losing Pitcher | —Bob Rush |
| Save | —Bill Werle |
| Game Winning RBI | —Wally Westlake |
Game Info click to expand contents
| Date | August 19, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Queen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 13,290 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Lon Warneke |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Castiglione | Third Baseman |
| Tom Saffell | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Right Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Shortstop |
| Danny Murtaugh | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Mel Queen | Pitcher |
| Billy Meyer | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup click to expand contents
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Pirates
13
@ Cubs
8
Scores OFFON
Wrigley Field
August 19, 1950
Top 1
Bottom 1
Top 2
Bottom 2
Top 3
Bottom 3
Top 4
Bottom 4
Top 5
Bottom 5
Top 6
- Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. McCullough reaches third base with a triple. Bell scores. O'Connell scores. Murtaugh goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 6
Top 7
Bottom 7
Top 8
Bottom 8
Top 9
- Pirates, 11 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Schmitz
McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Pafko throws the ball in to Ward who tags McCullough trying to catch an extra base, for the out. O'Connell scores. Murtaugh goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 9
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/19/1950 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Castiglione P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 5 0 1 1
Saffell T, cf 5 1 1 0 Borkowski B, rf 4 1 0 0
Hopp J, 1b 5 2 3 2 Ward P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Kiner R, lf 5 2 2 3 Sauer H, lf 4 2 2 1
Bell G, rf 5 3 3 0 Pafko A, cf 3 1 1 2
O'Connell D, ss 3 3 1 0 Serena B, 3b 4 0 2 2
Murtaugh D, 2b 3 2 1 1 Smalley R, ss 3 2 1 1
McCullough C, c 5 0 2 6 Owen M, c 4 1 1 1
Queen M, p 1 0 0 0 Lade D, p 2 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 2 0 1 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Westlake W, ph 1 0 0 1 Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0
Werle B, p 0 0 0 0 Rush B, p 0 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, ph 1 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 13 14 13 35 8 9 8
Pittsburgh 000 304 024 -- 13
Chicago 021 110 300 -- 8
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Queen M 3.2 5 4 4 4 5
Dickson M (W) 3.1 4 4 4 1 2
Werle B (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lade D 5.1 6 5 5 1 1
Klippstein J* 0.0 0 2 2 2 0
Leonard D 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Rush B (L) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Schmitz J 1.0 4 4 4 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 5
2B -- Hopp J 2, Dickson M, Pafko A, Bell G, McCullough C
3B -- Terwilliger W, McCullough C
HR -- Smalley R, Owen M, Kiner R 2, Sauer H, Hopp J
SB -- Smalley R
CS -- Pafko A, McCullough C
T -- 2:29
A -- 13290
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
