Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – 8 Chicago Cubs
18 August 1946 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Paul Erickson | 1 in 193 games |
| 29 | final score 8–0 | 1 in 168 games | |
| 4 | 1 triple | Peanuts Lowrey | 1 in 39 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Handley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Workman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Cox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Salkeld | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Maurice Van Robays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Gables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Burgess Whitehead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hallett | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Gerheauser | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Gables | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Hank Gornicki | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Ostrowski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Don Johnson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Rickert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Dom Dallessandro | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Mickey Livingston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Sturgeon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Erickson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Erickson | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |