Chicago Cubs 5 – 3 Pittsburgh Pirates
4 September 1942 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Hi Bithorn | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
| 4 | 1 triple | Dom Dallessandro | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lou Novikoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dom Dallessandro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Clyde McCullough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lennie Merullo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bobby Sturgeon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hi Bithorn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Bithorn | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Elliott | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Babe Phelps | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince DiMaggio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Maurice Van Robays | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pete Coscarart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Sewell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max Butcher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Butcher | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lefty Wilkie | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |