Pittsburgh Pirates 10 – 4 Chicago Cubs
30 April 1948 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | final score 10–4 | 1 in 168 games | |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Rip Sewell | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Ralph Kiner | 1 in 99 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
Box score
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Rojek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Dixie Walker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wally Westlake | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Stevens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Monty Basgall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Clyde Kluttz | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Rip Sewell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2B |
| Kirby Higbe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 41 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Sewell | 5.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Kirby Higbe | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Schenz | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Waitkus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B, 2B |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Don Johnson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roy Smalley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Paul Erickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Aberson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rube Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Doyle Lade | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Erickson | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Jess Dobernic | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Wade | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Kush | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |