1949 NL Game: Chi. @ Pit.

August 18, 1949

 Ralph Kiner slammed his NL leading 40th homerun of the season as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-4. Kiner has been a bright spot in Pittsburgh's disappointing season so far. His 3 RBI moved him back into 1st in that category in the NL (104).

BOXSCORE: 1949 Chicago Cubs At 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates              8/18/1949
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Jeffcoat CF       5  1  1  0 .243     S.Rojek SS          5  0  1  1 .296  
  P.Cavarretta LF     5  0  1  0 .293     T.Saffell CF        3  2  1  0 .302  
  B.Ramazzotti 3B     4  0  1  1 .131     J.Hopp 1B           5  1  2  2 .263  
  A.Pafko RF          4  1  1  0 .257     R.Kiner LF          4  1  2  3 .280  
  H.Reich 1B          4  1  2  1 .292     D.Walker RF         3  0  1  0 .246  
  M.Owen C            4  0  1  0 .323     M.Basgall 2B        4  0  0  0 .258  
  W.Hacker P          0  0  0  0 .227     E.Bockman 3B        3  0  2  0 .230  
  R.Smalley SS        4  0  1  0 .242     C.McCullough C      3  2  1  0 .234  
  W.Terwilliger 2B    3  0  1  0 .217     J.Walsh P           2  0  0  0 .000  
B-S.Burgess PH        1  0  0  0 .118     R.Sewell P          1  0  0  0 .176  
  D.Lade P            2  0  0  1 .136                                          
A-B.Scheffing C       1  1  1  1 .234                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4 10  4                 Totals      33  6 10  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lade In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Terwilliger In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 1  -  4 10  2
Pirates......... 0 0 2  0 0 1  2 1    -  6 10  2
 
Cubs (32-83)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Lade LOSS(4-5)          7       9   6   4   4   3   2   5.09
W.Hacker                  1       1   0   0   1   0   0   3.94
Totals                    8      10   6   4   5   3   2
 
Pirates (50-61)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Walsh                   6       9   3   3   1   6   0   4.15
R.Sewell WIN(4-3)         3       1   1   1   0   2   1   4.24
Totals                    9      10   4   4   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,670 DATE- Thursday, August 18th 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 7  Pirates: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- R.Smalley, W.Terwilliger, S.Rojek, J.Walsh
DOUBLES- S.Rojek(17th)
TRIPLES- H.Jeffcoat(5th), A.Pafko(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Scheffing(5th), J.Hopp(5th), R.Kiner(40th)
RBIs- B.Ramazzotti(3rd), H.Reich(28th), D.Lade, B.Scheffing(12th),
      S.Rojek(36th), J.Hopp-2(25th), R.Kiner-3(104th)
STOLEN BASES- C.McCullough(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Sewell
WALKS- D.Lade, T.Saffell-2, D.Walker, E.Bockman, C.McCullough
STRIKE OUTS- H.Jeffcoat, P.Cavarretta, B.Ramazzotti, A.Pafko, M.Owen,
             R.Smalley-2, W.Terwilliger, C.McCullough, J.Walsh-2
2-out RBI- B.Ramazzotti, J.Hopp-2, D.Lade, R.Kiner-2, S.Rojek
RLISP 2-out- H.Reich, C.McCullough, W.Terwilliger, H.Jeffcoat-2, M.Basgall-2,
             J.Hopp
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 4 for 10  Pirates: 2 for 8
 
Ralph Kiner jacked one out of the ballyard and had 3 RBI at Forbes Field as
the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the pathetic Chicago Cubs by the count of 6 to
4.
 
Pittsburgh tallied 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning.  Clyde McCullough
led off and started the rally when he drew a walk.  Rip Sewell came next and
he laid down a sacrifice bunt.  One out later, Tom Saffell was walked
intentionally.  Johnny Hopp followed next and he reached on an error.  Kiner
stepped into the box and ripped a one-base hit scoring two teammates.  Kiner
took second on the throw.  Both teams ended up with 10 hits on the afternoon.
 
Sewell(4-3) allowed 1 run in 3 innings, and picked up the victory. Doyle
Lade(4-5) was the loser.  Pittsburgh now has a record of 50-61.  With the
loss, the Chicago ballclub's record is 32-83, worst in the league.