Chicago Cubs 5 – 2 Pittsburgh Pirates
30 May 1947 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | final score 5–2 | 1 in 34 games | |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Frankie Gustine | 1 in 93 player-games |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Hank Borowy | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Waitkus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Rickert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Clyde McCullough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Don Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lonny Frey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lennie Merullo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dom Dallessandro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hank Borowy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Borowy | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Culley Rikard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hank Greenberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Clyde Kluttz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wally Westlake | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eddie Basinski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kirby Higbe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Higbe | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |