Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – 13 Chicago Cubs
24 September 1946 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | final score 13–3 | 1 in 529 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Paul Erickson | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Clyde McCullough | 1 in 93 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | – | 13 | 14 | 1 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Gustine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Russell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Salkeld | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chuck Workman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Billy Cox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lee Handley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hank Gornicki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Elliott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Ostermueller | 1.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Hank Gornicki | 5.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Ed Albosta | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Lee Howard | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hank Schenz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Waitkus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Marv Rickert | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Sturgeon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Billy Jurges | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Paul Erickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dom Dallessandro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Scheffing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Erickson | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Bob Chipman | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |