9/25/1946, Pit46-ChN46, Wrigley Field
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1946 Pittsburgh 2 0 10 5 4 2 1 0 2 26 18 0 16 1
1946 Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 5 0
Pittsburgh AB R H BI AVG Chicago (N) AB R H BI AVG
Boudreau ss 5 4 3 3 .311 Pafko cf 3 1 0 0 .254
Merullo ph 0 0 0 0 .263 Cavarretta lf 3 1 1 0 .295
Walker cf 4 4 2 1 .361 Nicholson rf 3 0 0 1 .266
Rucker ph 1 0 0 0 .358 Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0 .245
Kiner lf 5 3 2 4 .287 Brown 2b 4 0 2 0 .215
Derry ph 0 0 0 0 .200 Rojek ss 4 0 1 1 .226
Elliott 3b 5 2 3 9 .316 Torres 3b 4 0 0 0 .208
Gordon 2b 6 1 0 1 .290 Moss c 2 0 0 0 .127
Young 1b 4 1 2 4 .296 Drews p 0 0 0 0 .077
Schultz 1b 1 0 0 0 .281 Knerr p 0 0 0 0 .071
Tucker rf 5 2 0 1 .283 Wilber p 1 0 0 0 .212
Mueller c 3 4 2 0 .261 Lodigiani p 2 0 0 0 .211
Branca p 5 5 4 2 .175 30 2 5 2
44 26 18 25
Pittsburgh INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Branca W 14-11 9.0 5 2 2 4 3 140 86 3.14
9.0 5 2 2 4 3 140 86
Chicago (N) INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Drews L 5-7 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 16 9 7.28
Knerr 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 16 7 8.08
Wilber 1.0 4 10 1 5 0 49 17 7.88
Lodigiani 6.0 12 14 14 14 0 155 58 11.00
9.0 18 26 17 21 0 236 91
Pit: Schultz inserted at 1b in the 8th
Merullo batted for Boudreau in the 9th
Rucker batted for Walker in the 9th
Derry batted for Kiner in the 9th
Merullo moved to ss in the 9th
Rucker moved to cf in the 9th
Derry moved to lf in the 9th
E-Rojek. 2B-Walker(28), Young(23), Cavarretta(30). 3B-Mueller(4).
HR-Elliott(26). RBI-Boudreau 3(54), Walker(54), Kiner 4(131), Elliott 9(133),
Gordon(107), Young 4(86), Tucker(46), Branca 2(5), Nicholson(107), Rojek(12).
CS-Cavarretta. K-Rojek 2, Moss. BB-Boudreau 2, Walker 2, Kiner 2, Elliott 3,
Gordon, Young 3, Tucker 2, Mueller 4, Merullo, Derry, Pafko, Cavarretta,
Nicholson, Moss. SH-Branca 2. HBP-Walker, Gordon. HB-Lodigiani 2. WP-Wilber.
BALK-Wilber.
GWRBI: Kiner
Temperature: 73, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 11 MPH.
9/25/1946, Pit46-ChN46, Wrigley Field
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1946 Pittsburgh 2 0 10 5 4 2 1 0 2 26 18 0 16 1
1946 Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 5 0
Pittsburgh -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Boudreau ss 1>S 9 note 1 8.3-H S.2-H;1-3
W
Merullo ph
Walker cf D.1-3 3>Wilber note 2 S.1-2 HBP.1-2
53
Rucker ph
Kiner lf 43.3-H;2-3 W note 3 S.2-H;1-2 note 4
Derry ph
Elliott 3b 63.3-H bk.1-2 note 5 W.2-3;1-2 note 6
W
Gordon 2b 43 note 7 2/fl note 8 43.2-3;1-2
Young 1b 2>Knerr note 9 4>Lodigiani note 10 4
W D
Schultz 1b
Tucker rf 7 note 11 W 3/g W
Mueller c W.1-2 S.1-2 W.2-3;1-2 5>W 7
Branca p note 12 S.2-3;1-2 note 13 S/b.1-2 6>S
1: wp.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 3: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
5: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H 6: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 7: e6.2-3;1-2;B-1 8: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
9: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 10: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 11: 46/f.3-H;1x2;B-1 12: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
13: 46/f.3-H;2-3;B-1
Chicago (N) -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Pafko cf 1>53 53 4 9>W
Cavarretta lf W 4>9 7>43 D.1-3
Nicholson rf POCS2(136) 43 W 8.3-H
43
Waitkus 1b 2>9 63 S.1-2 53
Brown 2b S 5>53 9 S.2-3
Rojek ss 9 k k S.3-H;1-3
Torres 3b 9 31 8>4 8
Moss c 3>k 6>W 7
Drews p
Knerr p
Wilber p 3/fl
Lodigiani p 543/gdp 8
Pittsburgh -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Boudreau ss W.1-2 S.2-H
Merullo ph W.1-2
Walker cf W.2-3;1-2 63.1-2
Rucker ph 3/fl
Kiner lf 4 31
Derry ph W.2-3;1-2
Elliott 3b note 1 8>S note 2
Gordon 2b 2/fl 64/f.B-1 HBP.1-2
Young 1b note 3 46/f.B-1
Schultz 1b 7
Tucker rf 7 54/f
Mueller c 7>W 9>T
Branca p 14/SH.1-2 S.3-H
1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: 46/f.3-H;2-3;B-1 3: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Chicago (N) -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Pafko cf
Cavarretta lf
Nicholson rf
Waitkus 1b
Brown 2b
Rojek ss
Torres 3b
Moss c
Drews p
Knerr p
Wilber p
Lodigiani p
Pittsburgh IN OUT ER Chicago (N) IN OUT ER
Branca A1 D7 2 W 14-11 Drews A1 A5 2 L 5-7
Knerr A6 B1 0
Wilber B2 C5 1
Lodigiani C6 H6 14
9/25/1946, Pit46-ChN46, Wrigley Field
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1946 Pittsburgh 2 0 10 5 4 2 1 0 2 26 18 0 16 1
1946 Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Pittsburgh batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Boudreau grounded a single between third and short (X)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Walker lined a double down the left field line, Boudreau
to third (B>FBBCX)
0-0 0 -23 10 Kiner grounded out to second, Boudreau scored, Walker to
third (BX)
1-0 1 --3 01 Elliott grounded out to short, Walker scored (CX)
2-0 2 --- 31 Gordon grounded out to second (BFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Chicago (N) batting
2-0 0 --- 12 Pafko grounded out to third (FBCX)
2-0 1 --- 32 Cavarretta walked (BFBBCFFB)
2-0 1 1-- 32 Cavarretta was caught stealing second after being picked
off first by Branca (CBBBC1)
2-0 2 --- 32 Nicholson grounded out to second (CBBBC1.X)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Pittsburgh batting
Knerr now pitching
2-0 0 --- 32 Young walked (CFBBBB)
2-0 0 1-- 01 Tucker lined out to left (FX)
2-0 1 1-- 30 Mueller walked, Young to second (BBBB)
2-0 1 12- 01 Branca sacrifice bunted to the mound, Young to third,
Mueller to second (FbXb)
2-0 2 -23 10 Boudreau flied out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Chicago (N) batting
2-0 0 --- 12 Waitkus flied out to right (CBFX)
2-0 1 --- 11 Brown lined a single up the middle (BFX)
2-0 1 1-- 10 Rojek flied out to right (B>X)
2-0 2 1-- 32 Torres flied out to right (SF1BBB>X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Pittsburgh batting
Wilber now pitching
2-0 0 --- 10 Walker grounded out to third (BX)
2-0 1 --- 32 Kiner walked (BBBCFB)
2-0 1 1-- 00 Wilber balked, Kiner to second (B)
2-0 1 -2- 30 Elliott walked (B.BBB)
2-0 1 12- 10 Kiner to third, Elliott to second, Gordon to first on an
error by the shortstop Rojek (BX)
2-0 1 123 20 Young lined a single down the right field line, Kiner
scored, Elliott scored, Gordon to third (BBX)
4-0 1 1-3 00 Tucker grounded to second, forcing Young at second,
Gordon scored, Young out at second, Tucker to first (X)
5-0 2 1-- 22 Mueller grounded a single between third and short, Tucker
to second (1C11C1FFFBBX)
5-0 2 12- 31 Branca lined a single to center, Tucker to third, Mueller
to second (BCBBX)
5-0 2 123 20 Wilber threw a wild pitch, Tucker scored, Mueller to
third, Branca to second (BBB)
6-0 2 -23 31 Boudreau walked (BBB.CB)
6-0 2 123 30 Walker walked, Mueller scored, Branca to third, Boudreau
to second (BBBB)
7-0 2 123 30 Kiner walked, Branca scored, Boudreau to third, Walker to
second (BBBB)
8-0 2 123 20 Elliott homered deep down the left-field line, Boudreau
scored, Walker scored, Kiner scored (BBX)
12-0 2 --- 10 Gordon popped out to the catcher (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Chicago (N) batting
12-0 0 --- 12 Moss struck out (FFBS)
12-0 1 --- 22 Wilber popped out to first (CBSBX)
12-0 2 --- 12 Pafko grounded out to third (CCBFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Pittsburgh batting
Lodigiani now pitching
12-0 0 --- 21 Young lined a double to left center (BBFX)
12-0 0 -2- 30 Tucker walked (BBBB)
12-0 0 12- 30 Mueller walked, Young to third, Tucker to second (BBBB)
12-0 0 123 31 Branca grounded to second, forcing Mueller at second,
Young scored, Tucker to third, Branca to first (BBBCX)
13-0 1 1-3 20 Boudreau flied out to center, Tucker scored (BBX)
14-0 2 1-- 00 Walker grounded a single up the middle, Branca to second
(X)
14-0 2 12- 31 Kiner lined a single to shallow left, Branca scored,
Walker to second (BBBCX)
15-0 2 12- 30 Elliott walked, Walker to third, Kiner to second (BBBB)
15-0 2 123 32 Gordon walked, Walker scored, Kiner to third, Elliott to
second (BFBFB>B)
16-0 2 123 30 Young walked, Kiner scored, Elliott to third, Gordon to
second (BBBB)
17-0 2 123 01 Tucker grounded out to first (CX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Chicago (N) batting
17-0 0 --- 32 Cavarretta flied out to right (BCBBFFFX)
17-0 1 --- 20 Nicholson grounded out to second (BBX)
17-0 2 --- 01 Waitkus grounded out to short (CX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Pittsburgh batting
17-0 0 --- 31 Mueller walked (BBBCB)
17-0 0 1-- 10 Branca bunted for a single, Mueller to second (BbXb)
17-0 0 12- 21 Boudreau grounded a single between first and second,
Mueller scored, Branca to third (FBBX)
18-0 0 1-3 30 Walker was hit by a pitch, Boudreau to second (BBBH)
18-0 0 123 22 Kiner grounded a single up the middle, Branca scored,
Boudreau to third, Walker to second (CFBBFX)
19-0 0 123 21 Elliott lined a single to right, Boudreau scored, Walker
scored, Kiner to second (BBFX)
21-0 0 12- 31 Gordon grounded out to second, Kiner to third, Elliott to
second (BBBCX)
21-0 1 -23 20 Young popped out to second (BBX)
21-0 2 -23 30 Tucker walked (BBBB)
21-0 2 123 10 Mueller flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Chicago (N) batting
21-0 0 --- 21 Brown grounded out to third (BBFX)
21-0 1 --- 32 Rojek struck out (BCCBBS)
21-0 2 --- 11 Torres grounded out to first (BFX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Pittsburgh batting
21-0 0 --- 11 Branca lined a single to left center (BSX)
21-0 0 1-- 31 Boudreau walked, Branca to second (BBBCB)
21-0 0 12- 31 Walker walked, Branca to third, Boudreau to second (BBCBB)
21-0 0 123 10 Kiner popped out to second (BX)
21-0 1 123 32 Elliott walked, Branca scored, Boudreau to third, Walker
to second (BBBCFB)
22-0 1 123 00 Gordon popped out to the catcher (X)
22-0 2 123 30 Young walked, Boudreau scored, Walker to third, Elliott
to second (BBBB)
23-0 2 123 11 Tucker flied out to left (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Chicago (N) batting
23-0 0 --- 31 Moss walked (BCBBB)
23-0 0 1-- 00 Lodigiani grounded into a double play, Elliott to Gordon
to Young (X)
23-0 2 --- 12 Pafko popped out to second (BFCX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Pittsburgh batting
23-0 0 --- 32 Mueller walked (BBBCFB)
23-0 0 1-- 00 Branca sacrifice bunted to the mound, Mueller to second
(Xb)
23-0 1 -2- 00 Boudreau lined a single to left center, Mueller scored (X)
24-0 1 1-- 00 Walker grounded out to short, Boudreau to second (X)
24-0 2 -2- 21 Kiner grounded out to first (FBBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Chicago (N) batting
24-0 0 --- 12 Cavarretta grounded out to second (CBFFX)
24-0 1 --- 32 Nicholson walked (FBFBFFBB)
24-0 1 1-- 10 Waitkus grounded a single up the middle, Nicholson to
second (BX)
24-0 1 12- 32 Brown flied out to right (FBBFBX)
24-0 2 12- 02 Rojek struck out (CCS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Pittsburgh batting
24-0 0 --- 00 Elliott lined a single between third and short (X)
24-0 0 1-- 00 Gordon grounded to short, forcing Elliott at second,
Gordon to first (X)
24-0 1 1-- 21 Young grounded to second, forcing Gordon at second, Young
to first (BFBX)
24-0 2 1-- 10 Tucker grounded to third, forcing Young at second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Chicago (N) batting
Schultz now playing first base
24-0 0 --- 10 Torres popped out to second (BX)
24-0 1 --- 00 Moss flied out to left (X)
24-0 2 --- 00 Lodigiani flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Pittsburgh batting
24-0 0 --- 00 Mueller lined a triple to left center (X)
24-0 0 --3 11 Branca grounded a single between first and second,
Mueller scored (CBX)
Merullo pinch hitting for Boudreau
25-0 0 1-- 31 Merullo walked, Branca to second (BBBCB)
Rucker pinch hitting for Walker
25-0 0 12- 01 Rucker popped out to first (CX)
Derry pinch hitting for Kiner
25-0 1 12- 30 Derry walked, Branca to third, Merullo to second (BBBB)
25-0 1 123 22 Elliott grounded to second, forcing Derry at second,
Branca scored, Merullo to third, Elliott to first
(BFFBX)
26-0 2 1-3 10 Gordon was hit by a pitch, Elliott to second (BH)
26-0 2 123 10 Schultz flied out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Chicago (N) batting
Merullo moved to shortstop
Rucker moved to center field
Derry moved to left field
26-0 0 --- 32 Pafko walked (BBBCSB)
26-0 0 1-- 20 Cavarretta lined a double to right center, Pafko to third
(BBX)
26-0 0 -23 00 Nicholson flied out to center, Pafko scored (X)
26-1 1 -2- 01 Waitkus grounded out to third (CX)
26-1 2 -2- 22 Brown lined a single to center, Cavarretta to third
(BBCCFFFX)
26-1 2 1-3 12 Rojek lined a single to left center, Cavarretta scored,
Brown to third (CCBX)
26-2 2 1-3 12 Torres flied out to center (CBFFX)