Bucs Take On Toronto & Chicago!

Pittsburgh Pirates

Iron City Base Ball

by "Shakey" McGuiness
Legends League correspondent



Johnny MizeToronto (AP) The Bucs wrapped their six game roll through Toronto today, although George Bell and the Jays offered a spirited defense on the last day of series. After falling behind 6-1 courtesy of some another multiple hit game from Rogers Hornsby (running his hit streak to 19), as well as a moon shot from Turkey Stearnes and a pair of triples from resurgent "Jumbo" Kimbro, the hometowners rallied for five big runs to tie the contest in the bottom of the sixth. After spit baller Eddie Walsh was removed from the game, diminutive reliever Bobby Shantz and his array of pitches was brought in the protect the lead. It seemed a safe bet, but he was immediately greeted by a three base safety by Paul Molitor and and single by Santiago to plate him. After Rickey Henderson singled, player-manager Keith Hernandez drew a base on balls to load the sacks for the beleaguered Toronto left fielder. But on a 1-0 count Bell connected on a knuckle ball that just didn't move enough and he placed it deep down the left field line, good for four bags and four more runs, knotting the game at six. The Jays fans weren't able to celebrate long, however, as in the very next inning, Johnny Mize blasted a Mussina offering into the right field bleachers to give the Bucs the lead again, this time for good. Troy Percival finished up to gain his fourth save as the Bucs swept the six game uber-series.

Pittsburgh (AP) The first and second place clubs clashed today for the first game of a six game set, with the newly activated Cuban superstar Martin "El Maestro" Dihigo on the mound for the Cubs and "The Big Unit", Randy Johnson, going for the Bucs. The game started off as a pitching duel, as expected. It remained scoreless after four and a half innings. The Bucs then drew first blood in the bottom of the fifth when Randy Johnson, the unlikeliest batter of all, plated Turkey Stearnes with a line drive base hit to left. But the Cubs stormed back and took the lead in the next inning when Heavy Johnson slammed a Johnson fastball into the left field sets with Cobb aboard. 2-1, Cubs. Not to be outdone, the Bucs tied the game again when Henry Kimbro launched a shot of his own that was good for four bases. The Cubs came back and took a big lead the next inning when Cobb smashed a bases loaded trey to bust the game open at 5-2. That knocked Johnson and his ten Ks out of the game, but the Bucs weren't done yet. Three straight singles by Judy Johnson, Gabby Hartnett and pinch-hitter Brian Giles made it a 5-3 game. When "Big Ed'" Delahanty connected for a booming two bagger, it was all even once again, and now Dihigo was gone, as was the pitching duel. It was now a see-saw slugfest of an affair. The Cubs scored the final and decisive run in the eighth as Chino Smith, the ex-Buc, singled to start things off. With two down Fats Jenkins came through with a double past Judy Johnson at third, and the Cubs had gained the first victory of the series. As an added bonus for the Cubbies, they broke the red hot Hornsby's hit streak off at 19, preserving Kimbro's modest record of 22 straight games with a safety.


Game Two pitted knuckler Charlie Hough against spit baller Henry Coveleski. This game started out as a pitcher's duel, and unlike game one, finished the same way. It was a beauty, featuring complete games by both hurlers, and a 1-0 final score. The only run came via the man who was finally shut down in the first game, Rogers Hornsby. Rajah went deep of Mr. Hough in the sixth, pulling a stray fastball deep into the Forbes bleachers for what turned out to be the decisive blow. The rest of the game belonged to Coveleski, who held the visitors to just three singles awhile allowing a like number of walks in his first shutout of the season. The reigning ERA champ lowered this season's number to a still high 4.46, while his opponent, who certainly pitched well enough to win this game, saw his own ERA drop to a minuscule 1.06, a number which currently puts him atop the league's leader board.


Game Three had fire baller Bob Feller going against Cuban sensation Jose Munoz, possessor of both an impressive fastball and a screwball perhaps second only to Mathewson's. The Cubs jumped all over Feller in this game right from the start, plating four in the first. Highlights were p[rovided via a Dandridge triple and a Santop two bagger. The Bucs managed to play small ball to get back a run in the bottom of the frame, but the Cubs got that right back in inning two when Ty went deep off Rapid Robert. By the sixth, Feller was long gone and the score stood at 7-1, Cubs. The Pirates did mount a comeback, but ultimately they fell  well short and the Chicagoans prevailed by a 7-4 tally. This left the Bucs with a game and a half lead over the Cubs, with three games to go in the series. It's still very early in the season, but both teams seem to realize that these head to head  games are indeed important affairs
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Boxes

4/25/2005, PPL06-BJL06, Exhibition Stadium (1977-88)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Pirates 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 7 15 1 9 1
2006 Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 10 0 11 2

Pirates AB R H BI AVG Blue Jays AB R H BI AVG
Kimbro cf 5 2 3 2 .300 Henderson cf 5 1 2 0 .190
Delahanty,E lf 5 0 1 1 .284 Gwynn rf 5 0 0 0 .239
Lloyd ss 5 0 1 0 .244 Hernandez,K 1b 1 1 1 0 .421
Hornsby 2b 5 0 2 1 .474 Bell,Ge lf 4 1 1 4 .176
Carey pr 0 0 0 0 .000 Alomar 2b 5 1 1 0 .262
McDougald 2b 0 0 0 0 .200 Fernandez,T ss 4 0 0 0 .227
Mize 1b 5 1 2 1 .275 Molitor 3b 5 1 3 0 .286
Stearnes rf 4 2 3 1 .277 Santiago c 3 0 1 2 .118
Johnson,J 3b 3 1 0 0 .312 Mussina p 3 1 1 0 .133
Munson c 4 0 1 0 .333 Timlin p 0 0 0 0 .000
Percival p 0 0 0 0 .000 McGriff ph 1 0 0 0 .266
Walsh p 2 1 1 0 .214 Burke p 0 0 0 0 .000
Giles,B ph 1 0 1 1 .385 36 6 10 6
Shantz p 0 0 0 0 .000
Nelson,J p 0 0 0 0 .000
Smith,Reg ph 1 0 0 0 .222
Foster,W p 0 0 0 0 .000
Jackson,M p 0 0 0 0 .000
Hartnett c 0 0 0 0 .273
40 7 15 7

Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Walsh 5.0 4 1 0 6 3 87 45 4.05
Shantz BS 1, W 2-0 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 29 17 13.50
Nelson,J H 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 21 13 4.91
Foster,W H 3 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 9 7 1.17
Jackson,M H 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1.46
Percival S 4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 9 6 1.13
9.0 10 6 5 7 4 161 91

Blue Jays INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Mussina L 2-4 6.2 13 7 7 1 4 123 78 5.82
Timlin 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 12 6 3.18
Burke 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 31 20 1.88
9.0 15 7 7 3 5 166 104

PPL: Giles,B batted for Walsh in the 6th
Smith,Reg batted for Nelson,J in the 8th
Carey ran for Hornsby in the 9th
McDougald inserted at 2b in the 9th
Hartnett inserted at c in the 9th
BJL: McGriff batted for Timlin in the 7th

E-Lloyd. 2B-Hornsby, Stearnes, Giles,B. 3B-Kimbro 2, Walsh, Molitor.
HR-Mize(6), Stearnes(3), Bell,Ge(2). K-Kimbro, Delahanty,E, Lloyd, Hornsby,
Johnson,J, Bell,Ge 2, Fernandez,T 2. BB-Stearnes, Johnson,J 2, Hernandez,K 4,
Bell,Ge, Fernandez,T, Santiago. HBP-Santiago. HB-Nelson,J.
GWRBI: Mize
Temperature: 48, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 1 MPH.

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4/25/2005, PPL06-BJL06, Exhibition Stadium (1977-88)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Pirates 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 7 15 1 9 1
2006 Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 10 0 11 2

Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Kimbro lined a triple down the first base line (FFX)
0-0 0 --3 11 Delahanty,E grounded out to the mound (CBX)
0-0 1 --3 32 Lloyd struck out (BBCFBS)
0-0 2 --3 20 Hornsby lined a double down the left field line, Kimbro
scored (BBX)
1-0 2 -2- 21 Mize grounded out to second (BFBX)

************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blue Jays batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Henderson popped out to left (CX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Gwynn flied out to center (X)
1-0 2 --- 30 Hernandez,K walked (BBBB)
1-0 2 1-- 32 Bell,Ge struck out (BSFFBFB>S)

************** Top of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
1-0 0 --- 11 Stearnes popped out to second (BSX)
1-0 1 --- 21 Johnson,J grounded out to second (CBBX)
1-0 2 --- 01 Munson lined a single up the middle (FX)
1-0 2 1-- 00 Walsh flied out to right (X)

************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blue Jays batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Alomar to first on an error by the shortstop Lloyd (BBSX)
1-0 0 1-- 32 Fernandez,T walked, Alomar to second (1CFBBFBB)
1-0 0 12- 10 Molitor grounded to short, forcing Fernandez,T at second,
Alomar to third, Molitor to first (BX)
1-0 1 1-3 12 Santiago grounded to short, forcing Molitor at second,
Alomar scored, Molitor out at second, Santiago to first
(BFFX)
1-1 2 1-- 10 Mussina grounded to short, forcing Santiago at second (BX)

************** Top of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
1-1 0 --- 22 Kimbro struck out (BCBCFS)
1-1 1 --- 22 Delahanty,E flied out to left (BCBCX)
1-1 2 --- 31 Lloyd lined a single up the middle (BSBBX)
1-1 2 1-- 22 Hornsby lined out to third (BBCFX)

************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blue Jays batting
1-1 0 --- 11 Henderson bunted into an out to the mound (FbBbXb)
1-1 1 --- 21 Gwynn grounded out to third (FBBX)
1-1 2 --- 31 Hernandez,K walked (BBBCB)
1-1 2 1-- 22 Bell,Ge struck out (SBFBC)

************** Top of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
1-1 0 --- 12 Mize flied out to right (BCFFX)
1-1 1 --- 00 Stearnes homered deep to right (X)
2-1 1 --- 22 Johnson,J struck out (BSBCC)
2-1 2 --- 20 Munson grounded out to first (BBX)

************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blue Jays batting
2-1 0 --- 11 Alomar flied out to left (CBX)
2-1 1 --- 02 Fernandez,T struck out (CFS)
2-1 2 --- 01 Molitor lined a single between first and second (CX)
2-1 2 1-- 30 Santiago walked, Molitor to second (BBBB)
2-1 2 12- 00 Mussina lined a single between third and short, Molitor
out at home, Santiago to second (X)

************** Top of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
2-1 0 --- 00 Walsh lined a triple down the right field line (X)
2-1 0 --3 01 Kimbro lined a triple to shallow center, Walsh scored (CX)
3-1 0 --3 10 Delahanty,E lined a single down the left field line,
Kimbro scored (BX)
4-1 0 1-- 01 Lloyd popped out to short (CX)
4-1 1 1-- 21 Hornsby grounded to second, forcing Delahanty,E at
second, Hornsby to first (CBBX)
4-1 2 1-- 22 Mize flied out to left (BBCSX)

************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blue Jays batting
4-1 0 --- 32 Henderson reached on an infield single to first (CBCFBBX)
4-1 0 1-- 11 Gwynn grounded into a double play, Hornsby to Lloyd to
Mize (1CBX)
4-1 2 --- 31 Hernandez,K walked (BBBCB)
4-1 2 1-- 31 Bell,Ge walked, Hernandez,K to second (CBBBB)
4-1 2 12- 01 Alomar lined a single between third and short,
Hernandez,K to third, Bell,Ge to second (FX)
4-1 2 123 00 Fernandez,T grounded out to short (X)

************** Top of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
4-1 0 --- 20 Stearnes lined a double to right center (BBX)
4-1 0 -2- 31 Johnson,J walked (BBBCB)
4-1 0 12- 02 Munson popped out to second (CCFX)
Giles,B pinch hitting for Walsh
4-1 1 12- 00 Giles,B lined a double to right center, Stearnes scored,
Johnson,J to third (X)
5-1 1 -23 11 Kimbro reached on an infield single to third, Johnson,J
scored, Giles,B to third (CBX)
6-1 1 1-3 22 Delahanty,E grounded into a double play, Alomar to
Fernandez,T to Hernandez,K (SBBSFFX)

************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blue Jays batting
Shantz now pitching
6-1 0 --- 00 Molitor tripled deep to right center (X)
6-1 0 --3 02 Santiago lined a single to right center, Molitor scored
(CFX)
6-2 0 1-- 22 Mussina grounded to short, forcing Santiago at second,
Mussina to first (CSFBFBX)
6-2 1 1-- 32 Henderson grounded a single up the middle, Mussina to
second (BCBBFX)
6-2 1 12- 11 Gwynn flied out to right (CBX)
6-2 2 12- 31 Hernandez,K walked, Mussina to third, Henderson to second
(BBBCB)
6-2 2 123 10 Bell,Ge homered deep down the left-field line, Mussina
scored, Henderson scored, Hernandez,K scored (BX)
6-6 2 --- 10 Alomar grounded out to third (BX)

************** Top of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
6-6 0 --- 12 Lloyd flied out to left (CFBFFX)
6-6 1 --- 02 Hornsby struck out (CSC)
6-6 2 --- 32 Mize homered deep to right (BBCSBX)
7-6 2 --- 22 Stearnes lined a single up the middle (CBCBX)
Timlin now pitching
7-6 2 1-- 32 Johnson,J walked, Stearnes to second (BBCSB>B)
7-6 2 12- 22 Munson grounded out to the mound (SBBFFX)

************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blue Jays batting
Nelson,J now pitching
7-6 0 --- 22 Fernandez,T struck out (BBSFS)
7-6 1 --- 12 Molitor grounded out to the mound (FBFX)
7-6 2 --- 12 Santiago was hit by a pitch (CCBH)
McGriff pinch hitting for Timlin
7-6 2 1-- 32 McGriff grounded out to second (BBSCFFB>X)

************** Top of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Burke now pitching
Smith,Reg pinch hitting for Nelson,J
7-6 0 --- 11 Smith,Reg popped out to short (CBX)
7-6 1 --- 21 Kimbro grounded out to first (BBCX)
7-6 2 --- 02 Delahanty,E struck out (SCS)

************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blue Jays batting
Foster,W now pitching
7-6 0 --- 22 Henderson flied out to left (BSBFX)
7-6 1 --- 00 Gwynn popped out to second (X)
7-6 2 --- 02 Hernandez,K grounded a single up the middle (SFX)
Jackson,M now pitching
7-6 2 1-- 32 Bell,Ge grounded out to third (BFBCB>X)

************** Top of the 9th inning, Pirates batting
7-6 0 --- 32 Lloyd flied out to right (CSBBBFX)
7-6 1 --- 12 Hornsby lined a single to shallow center (BFSFX)
Carey pinch running for Hornsby
7-6 1 1-- 01 Mize lined a single to left, Carey to third (CX)
7-6 1 1-3 31 Stearnes walked, Mize to second (BCBBB)
7-6 1 123 01 Johnson,J bunted into a double play, Santiago to Molitor
to Santiago, Carey out at third (FbXb)

************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blue Jays batting
McDougald now playing second base
Percival now pitching
Hartnett now playing catcher
7-6 0 --- 21 Alomar flied out to left (CBBX)
7-6 1 --- 00 Fernandez,T grounded out to second (X)
7-6 2 --- 00 Molitor lined a single to left (X)
7-6 2 1-- 11 Santiago flied out to right (BCX)
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4/26/2005, CCL06-PPL06, Forbes Field (1932-46)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 6 11 0 7 2
2006 Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 14 0 9 0

Cubs AB R H BI AVG Pirates AB R H BI AVG
Dandridge 3b 5 0 1 0 .322 Kimbro cf 5 0 1 0 .294
Brouthers 1b 4 1 1 0 .282 Delahanty,E lf 5 0 2 2 .290
Cobb cf 4 1 2 3 .277 Lloyd ss 5 1 1 1 .241
Brown,W rf 4 0 0 0 .286 Hornsby 2b 3 0 0 0 .457
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 .250 Franco,Jo p 0 0 0 0 .000
Thompson,S ph 1 0 0 0 .333 Nelson,J p 0 0 0 0 .000
Wickman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith,Reg ph 1 0 1 0 .263
Johnson,He 2b 4 1 2 2 .279 Mize 1b 2 0 0 0 .268
Smith,C lf 4 1 1 0 .274 O'Neill,B ph 2 0 0 0 .222
Danning c 3 0 1 0 .200 Stearnes rf 3 1 2 0 .294
Sewell,J ph 1 0 0 0 .286 Jackson,M p 0 0 0 0 .000
Santop c 0 0 0 0 .246 McDougald 2b 1 0 1 0 .333
Wallace ss 3 1 1 0 .250 Johnson,J 3b 3 1 2 0 .325
Dihigo p 3 1 1 0 .294 Hartnett c 4 1 1 0 .271
Jenkins,Fa rf 1 0 1 1 1.000 Johnson,R p 2 0 2 1 .214
37 6 11 6 Giles,B rf 2 1 1 1 .400
38 5 14 5

Cubs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Dihigo 6.1 11 5 5 0 4 108 75 6.14
Parnell W 3-0 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 33 16 2.04
Wickman S 4 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 20 13 3.00
9.0 14 5 5 1 6 161 104

Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Johnson,R 6.1 9 5 5 3 10 114 71 3.26
Jackson,M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 1.38
Franco,Jo L 1-1 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1.64
Nelson,J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 26 16 3.86
9.0 11 6 6 3 12 147 94

CCL: Jenkins,Fa inserted at rf in the 7th
Sewell,J batted for Danning in the 8th
Santop inserted at c in the 8th
Thompson,S batted for Parnell in the 9th
PPL: Giles,B inserted at rf in the 7th
O'Neill,B batted for Mize in the 7th
McDougald inserted at 2b in the 8th
O'Neill,B moved to 1b in the 8th
Smith,Reg batted for Nelson,J in the 9th

2B-Jenkins,Fa, Delahanty,E, Smith,Reg. 3B-Cobb. HR-Johnson,He(6), Lloyd(2).
CS-Dandridge. K-Dandridge, Brouthers, Cobb, Brown,W 2, Johnson,He, Smith,C 2,
Danning 2, Dihigo, Thompson,S, Lloyd, Hornsby 2, Johnson,J, Hartnett 2.
BB-Brouthers, Cobb, Wallace, Hornsby. SH-Johnson,J. HBP-Mize. HB-Dihigo.
GWRBI: Jenkins,Fa
Temperature: 49, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 11 MPH.

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4/26/2005, CCL06-PPL06, Forbes Field (1932-46)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 6 11 0 7 2
2006 Pirates 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 14 0 9 0

Score O Rnr BS Event
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************** Top of the 1st inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Dandridge struck out (CCBS)
0-0 1 --- 10 Brouthers flied out to left (BX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Cobb walked (BCFFBBFB)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Brown,W grounded to third, forcing Cobb at second (1CCBX)

************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Kimbro popped out to short (X)
0-0 1 --- 11 Delahanty,E flied out to left (SBX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Lloyd grounded out to first (X)

************** Top of the 2nd inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Johnson,He lined a single to right center (X)
0-0 0 1-- 32 Smith,C struck out (BCBCFBS)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Danning grounded a single up the middle, Johnson,He to
second (CSBBX)
0-0 1 12- 12 Wallace flied out to left, Johnson,He to third (BFSFX)
0-0 2 1-3 00 Dihigo flied out to right (X)

************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Hornsby lined out to right (CX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Mize was hit by a pitch (CFBH)
0-0 1 1-- 12 Stearnes grounded a single between first and second, Mize
to second (BCCFX)
0-0 1 12- 32 Johnson,J struck out (BBCCBC)
0-0 2 12- 22 Hartnett struck out (CBCBC)

************** Top of the 3rd inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Dandridge lined a single to shallow right (BBSBX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Brouthers lined a single to shallow center, Dandridge to
second (111X)
0-0 0 12- 01 Dandridge was caught stealing third, Brouthers to second
(S>B)
0-0 1 -2- 12 Cobb struck out (S>B.FS)
0-0 2 -2- 32 Brown,W grounded out to third (CBBBCFX)

************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 02 Johnson,R lined a single to shallow center (CSX)
0-0 0 1-- 01 Kimbro flied out to left (CX)
0-0 1 1-- 01 Delahanty,E grounded into a double play, Johnson,He to
Wallace to Brouthers (CX)

************** Top of the 4th inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Johnson,He struck out (BCCFBS)
0-0 1 --- 00 Smith,C grounded out to third (X)
0-0 2 --- 22 Danning struck out (BSBSS)

************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Lloyd flied out to center (CBCBFX)
0-0 1 --- 12 Hornsby struck out (BCSS)
0-0 2 --- 12 Mize flied out to center (BCFX)

************** Top of the 5th inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Wallace lined a single to shallow right (BX)
0-0 0 1-- 12 Dihigo struck out (FBSS)
0-0 1 1-- 01 Dandridge flied out to right (CX)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Brouthers struck out (BFFC)

************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Stearnes lined a single to right center (CSBFBFBX)
0-0 0 1-- 12 Johnson,J lined a single to shallow right, Stearnes to
second (FbBFX)
0-0 0 12- 11 Hartnett grounded into a double play, Wallace to
Johnson,He to Brouthers, Stearnes to third (BCX)
0-0 2 --3 12 Johnson,R lined a single to left, Stearnes scored (BCFFX)
0-1 2 1-- 32 Kimbro lined a single to shallow center, Johnson,R to
second (BBFFB>F>F>X)
0-1 2 12- 00 Delahanty,E grounded out to the mound (X)

************** Top of the 6th inning, Cubs batting
0-1 0 --- 00 Cobb grounded a single between first and second (X)
0-1 0 1-- 12 Brown,W struck out (SB1SC)
0-1 1 1-- 01 Johnson,He homered deep to left, Cobb scored (11C1X)
2-1 1 --- 22 Smith,C struck out (BBFFS)
2-1 2 --- 22 Danning struck out (BCCBS)

************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
2-1 0 --- 00 Lloyd homered deep down the right field line (X)
2-2 0 --- 12 Hornsby struck out (BSSS)
2-2 1 --- 32 Mize popped out to short (BBFBFX)
2-2 2 --- 11 Stearnes flied out to left (CBX)

************** Top of the 7th inning, Cubs batting
2-2 0 --- 32 Wallace walked (BBFBCB)
2-2 0 1-- 21 Dihigo lined a single to shallow right, Wallace to second
(1FbBBX)
2-2 0 12- 00 Dandridge popped out on a bunt to first (Xb)
2-2 1 12- 31 Brouthers walked, Wallace to third, Dihigo to second
(CBBBB)
2-2 1 123 11 Cobb tripled deep to left center, Wallace scored, Dihigo
scored, Brouthers scored (CBX)
Giles,B now playing right field
Jackson,M now pitching
5-2 1 --3 02 Brown,W struck out (CSC)
5-2 2 --3 01 Johnson,He lined out to center (CX)

************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
5-2 0 --- 22 Johnson,J grounded a single between third and short
(BBCFX)
5-2 0 1-- 00 Hartnett grounded a single up the middle, Johnson,J to
second (X)
5-2 0 12- 00 Giles,B grounded a single up the middle, Johnson,J
scored, Hartnett to second (X)
5-3 0 12- 32 Kimbro flied out to left, Hartnett to third (BBBCCFFX)
5-3 1 1-3 10 Delahanty,E doubled deep to center, Hartnett scored,
Giles,B scored (BX)
Jenkins,Fa now playing right field
Parnell now pitching
5-5 1 -2- 31 Lloyd grounded out to third (BBBCX)
5-5 2 -2- 30 Hornsby was walked intentionally (IIII)
O'Neill,B pinch hitting for Mize
5-5 2 12- 32 O'Neill,B grounded out to short (FBSBB>X)

************** Top of the 8th inning, Cubs batting
McDougald now playing second base
Franco,Jo now pitching
O'Neill,B moved to first base
5-5 0 --- 01 Smith,C lined a single to left center (CX)
Nelson,J now pitching
Sewell,J pinch hitting for Danning
5-5 0 1-- 21 Sewell,J flied out to left (BB>F>X)
5-5 1 1-- 11 Wallace grounded out to short, Smith,C to second (CB1X)
5-5 2 -2- 21 Jenkins,Fa grounded a double down the third base line,
Smith,C scored (FBBX)
6-5 2 -2- 11 Dandridge grounded out to the mound (BCX)

************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
Santop now playing catcher
6-5 0 --- 11 McDougald lined a single to shallow center (SBX)
6-5 0 1-- 21 Johnson,J sacrifice bunted to the mound, McDougald to
second (BbBbFXb)
6-5 1 -2- 22 Hartnett struck out (CBCBS)
6-5 2 -2- 22 Giles,B flied out to center (CSBFBX)

************** Top of the 9th inning, Cubs batting
6-5 0 --- 31 Brouthers grounded out to second (CBBBX)
6-5 1 --- 02 Cobb flied out to right (CSX)
Thompson,S pinch hitting for Parnell
6-5 2 --- 12 Thompson,S struck out (CBSS)

************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Pirates batting
Wickman now pitching
6-5 0 --- 22 Kimbro popped out to second (CSBFFBX)
6-5 1 --- 31 Delahanty,E lined a single to center (BBBCX)
6-5 1 1-- 12 Lloyd struck out (1CB1S1S)
Smith,Reg pinch hitting for Nelson,J
6-5 2 1-- 11 Smith,Reg lined a double down the left field line,
Delahanty,E to third (111BCX)
6-5 2 -23 00 O'Neill,B flied out to center (X)
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4/27/2005, CCL06-PPL06, Forbes Field (1932-46)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 0
2006 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 6 1 6 0

Cubs AB R H BI AVG Pirates AB R H BI AVG
Brouthers 1b 4 0 1 0 .281 Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 .281
Dandridge 3b 3 0 0 0 .312 Delahanty,E lf 4 0 2 0 .299
Cobb cf 4 0 1 0 .276 Lloyd ss 3 0 1 0 .244
Smith,C lf 4 0 0 0 .261 Hornsby 2b 4 1 2 1 .459
Dihigo 2b 2 0 0 0 .278 McDougald 2b 0 0 0 0 .333
Brown,W rf 4 0 0 0 .269 Mize 1b 3 0 0 0 .259
Santop c 4 0 1 0 .246 Stearnes rf 2 0 0 0 .286
Sewell,J ss 1 0 0 0 .280 Johnson,J 3b 3 0 0 0 .313
Hough p 3 0 0 0 .077 Francis 3b 0 0 0 0 .125
29 0 3 0 Hartnett c 3 0 0 0 .258
Coveleski p 3 0 1 0 .188
29 1 6 1

Cubs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Hough L 3-1 8.0 6 1 1 2 6 121 73 1.06
8.0 6 1 1 2 6 121 73

Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Coveleski W 3-1 9.0 3 0 0 3 3 130 77 4.46
9.0 3 0 0 3 3 130 77

PPL: Francis inserted at 3b in the 8th
McDougald inserted at 2b in the 9th

E-Dandridge, Coveleski. HR-Hornsby(7). CS-Delahanty,E. K-Brown,W 3, Kimbro,
Lloyd, Hornsby, Mize, Stearnes, Coveleski. BB-Dihigo, Sewell,J 2, Lloyd,
Stearnes. SH-Dandridge. HBP-Dihigo. HB-Coveleski.
GWRBI: Hornsby
Temperature: 61, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 5 MPH.

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4/27/2005, CCL06-PPL06, Forbes Field (1932-46)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 0
2006 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 6 1 6 0

Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----

************** Top of the 1st inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Brouthers flied out to right (X)
0-0 1 --- 22 Dandridge popped out to the catcher (BSBCX)
0-0 2 --- 22 Cobb lined a single to left center (BCFBFX)
0-0 2 1-- 01 On pickoff throw to first, Cobb to second on an error by
the pitcher Coveleski (C11)
0-0 2 -2- 12 Smith,C flied out to right (C11.CBX)

************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Kimbro grounded out to second (BCBX)
0-0 1 --- 02 Delahanty,E flied out to right (CFX)
0-0 2 --- 32 Lloyd walked (BBBCFB)
0-0 2 1-- 11 Hornsby lined a single to shallow left, Lloyd to second
(S1BX)
0-0 2 12- 22 Mize grounded out to second (CBBFX)

************** Top of the 2nd inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Dihigo grounded out to short (X)
0-0 1 --- 32 Brown,W struck out (FBBBSC)
0-0 2 --- 00 Santop lined a single to shallow center (X)
0-0 2 1-- 32 Sewell,J walked, Santop to second (BCBBC>F>B)
0-0 2 12- 32 Hough popped out to first (BCB+2SB>X)

************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Stearnes walked (BBBCB)
0-0 0 1-- 01 Stearnes to second, Johnson,J to first on an error by the
third baseman Dandridge (1C>X)
0-0 0 12- 02 Hartnett flied out to center (CFX)
0-0 1 12- 00 Stearnes was picked off second by Hough (2)
0-0 2 1-- 01 Coveleski grounded a single between first and second,
Johnson,J to third (2.CX)
0-0 2 1-3 22 Kimbro struck out (FBFBS)

************** Top of the 3rd inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Brouthers lined a single down the left field line (BFX)
0-0 0 1-- 20 Dandridge sacrifice bunted to third, Brouthers to second
(BBbXb)
0-0 1 -2- 00 Cobb grounded out to second, Brouthers to third (X)
0-0 2 --3 00 Smith,C flied out to center (X)

************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 10 Delahanty,E lined a single down the left field line (BX)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Delahanty,E was caught stealing second (>B)
0-0 1 --- 32 Lloyd grounded a single between first and second
(>B.BBbCSFX)
0-0 1 1-- 22 Hornsby struck out (BCF1B1S)
0-0 2 1-- 20 Mize popped out to short (B111BX)

************** Top of the 4th inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Dihigo was hit by a pitch (FBCH)
0-0 0 1-- 22 Brown,W struck out (BFB1CS)
0-0 1 1-- 01 Santop flied out to center (C>X)
0-0 2 1-- 12 Sewell,J grounded out to third (BFFX)

************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 20 Stearnes flied out to center (BBX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Johnson,J popped out to center (BX)
0-0 2 --- 11 Hartnett grounded out to the catcher (BFX)

************** Top of the 5th inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 01 Hough grounded out to third (CX)
0-0 1 --- 21 Brouthers flied out to left (BCBX)
0-0 2 --- 22 Dandridge grounded out to second (BSFBX)

************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Coveleski struck out (BSSBFS)
0-0 1 --- 20 Kimbro grounded out to short (BBX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Delahanty,E grounded out to short (X)

************** Top of the 6th inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Cobb grounded out to second (CBSBFFX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Smith,C grounded out to third (CX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Dihigo flied out to right (BCFX)

************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
0-0 0 --- 32 Lloyd struck out (CBBFBC)
0-0 1 --- 21 Hornsby homered deep to left (BBCX)
0-1 1 --- 22 Mize struck out (BFCBS)
0-1 2 --- 22 Stearnes struck out (BBCSS)

************** Top of the 7th inning, Cubs batting
0-1 0 --- 02 Brown,W struck out (CSS)
0-1 1 --- 32 Santop grounded out to third (FBSBBX)
0-1 2 --- 31 Sewell,J walked (BBBCB)
0-1 2 1-- 21 Hough popped out to left (CB1BX)

************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Johnson,J flied out to right (CBFX)
0-1 1 --- 12 Hartnett grounded out to first (CFBX)
0-1 2 --- 12 Coveleski popped out to short (CSBX)

************** Top of the 8th inning, Cubs batting
Francis now playing third base
0-1 0 --- 31 Brouthers grounded out to first (BBBCX)
0-1 1 --- 21 Dandridge lined out to left (BSBX)
0-1 2 --- 22 Cobb grounded out to third (CBFBX)

************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
0-1 0 --- 11 Kimbro popped out to third (BCX)
0-1 1 --- 21 Delahanty,E lined a single to shallow center (CBBX)
0-1 1 1-- 22 Lloyd grounded to short, forcing Delahanty,E at second,
Lloyd to first (1CFBBFFFX)
0-1 2 1-- 00 Hornsby flied out to center (X)

************** Top of the 9th inning, Cubs batting
McDougald now playing second base
0-1 0 --- 01 Smith,C grounded out to the mound (CX)
0-1 1 --- 30 Dihigo walked (BBBB)
0-1 1 1-- 01 Brown,W lined out to first (CX)
0-1 2 1-- 32 Santop flied out to center (C1Bp1F1BB>X)
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4/28/2005, CCL06-PPL06, Forbes Field (1932-46)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Cubs 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 11 1
2006 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 10 1 11 1

Cubs AB R H BI AVG Pirates AB R H BI AVG
Brouthers 1b 4 1 0 0 .269 Kimbro cf 5 0 3 0 .298
Dandridge 3b 4 1 1 0 .309 Delahanty,E lf 4 2 1 0 .297
Cobb cf 5 2 4 3 .304 Lloyd ss 4 0 2 0 .256
Smith,C lf 4 1 1 0 .261 Hornsby 2b 4 1 0 1 .438
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 .250 Mize 1b 4 1 1 1 .258
Wickman p 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearnes rf 3 0 1 1 .288
Dihigo 2b 3 2 0 0 .256 Nelson,J p 0 0 0 0 .000
Brown,W rf 3 0 1 1 .271 O'Neill,B ph 1 0 0 0 .200
Santop c 4 0 1 3 .246 Johnson,J 3b 3 0 0 0 .302
Sewell,J ss 2 0 0 0 .269 Hartnett c 3 0 1 0 .262
Muñoz p 4 0 0 0 .091 Feller p 1 0 0 0 .250
Jenkins,Fa lf 1 0 0 0 .500 Foster,W p 1 0 0 0 .000
34 7 8 7 Smith,Reg ph 1 0 1 1 .300
Jackson,M p 0 0 0 0 .000
Giles,B rf 1 0 0 0 .375
35 4 10 4

Cubs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Muñoz W 3-0 7.0 9 4 4 5 7 123 71 3.63
Parnell H 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 9 6 1.96
Wickman S 5 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 16 9 2.61
9.0 10 4 4 6 9 148 86

Pirates INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Feller L 4-1 3.2 4 6 6 5 3 85 38 3.13
Foster,W 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 44 25 1.80
Jackson,M 1.0 0 0 0 3 1 26 9 1.29
Nelson,J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 27 19 3.18
9.0 8 7 7 11 8 182 91

CCL: Jenkins,Fa inserted at lf in the 8th
PPL: Smith,Reg batted for Foster,W in the 6th
Giles,B inserted at rf in the 8th
O'Neill,B batted for Nelson,J in the 9th

E-Hartnett. 2B-Santop, Mize. 3B-Dandridge, Brown,W. HR-Cobb(3). SB-Cobb(3),
Lloyd(2). K-Brouthers, Dandridge, Smith,C, Brown,W, Santop 2, Muñoz 2,
Kimbro, Delahanty,E 2, Lloyd, Mize, Johnson,J, Feller, Foster,W, Giles,B.
BB-Brouthers, Dandridge, Smith,C, Dihigo 2, Brown,W 2, Santop, Sewell,J 3,
Delahanty,E, Lloyd, Hornsby, Mize, Johnson,J, Hartnett. SF-Stearnes.
GWRBI: Cobb
Temperature: 55, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: right to left at 11 MPH,
Rain Delays: 85 minutes.

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4/28/2005, CCL06-PPL06, Forbes Field (1932-46)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2006 Cubs 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 11 1
2006 Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 10 1 11 1

Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----

************** Top of the 1st inning, Cubs batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Brouthers popped out to third (BCX)
0-0 1 --- 31 Dandridge lined a triple to left center (CBBBX)
0-0 1 --3 21 Cobb grounded a single up the middle, Dandridge scored
(BCBX)
1-0 1 1-- 00 Cobb stole second, Cobb to third on an error by the
catcher Hartnett (>B)
1-0 1 --3 30 Smith,C walked (>B.BBB)
1-0 1 1-3 32 Dihigo walked, Smith,C to second (SB1BBCFB)
1-0 1 123 02 Brown,W struck out (CSC)
1-0 2 123 32 Santop grounded a double down the first base line, Cobb
scored, Smith,C scored, Dihigo scored (SBBCB>X)
4-0 2 -2- 30 Sewell,J was walked intentionally (IIII)
4-0 2 12- 10 Muñoz grounded out to second (BX)

************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Pirates batting
4-0 0 --- 32 Kimbro struck out (FbBFBBFFS)
4-0 1 --- 10 Delahanty,E grounded a single up the middle (BX)
4-0 1 1-- 01 Lloyd grounded a single to right, Delahanty,E to third
(CX)
4-0 1 1-3 01 Lloyd stole second (F>S)
4-0 1 -23 12 Hornsby grounded out to first, Delahanty,E scored, Lloyd
to third (F>S.BFX)
4-1 2 --3 22 Mize struck out (SCBBC)

************** Top of the 2nd inning, Cubs batting
4-1 0 --- 22 Brouthers struck out (FBCFBS)
4-1 1 --- 21 Dandridge flied out to center (BBSX)
4-1 2 --- 11 Cobb homered deep to left (SBX)
5-1 2 --- 12 Smith,C flied out to center (FSFBX)

************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Pirates batting
5-1 0 --- 02 Stearnes lined a single to center (SFX)
5-1 0 1-- 10 Johnson,J popped out to the catcher (B1>X)
5-1 1 1-- 11 Hartnett lined a single to shallow center, Stearnes to
second (BCX)
5-1 1 12- 12 Feller struck out (FbFbB2S)
5-1 2 12- 00 Kimbro reached on an infield single to second, Stearnes
to third, Hartnett to second (X)
5-1 2 123 12 Delahanty,E struck out (BFCS)

************** Top of the 3rd inning, Cubs batting
5-1 0 --- 31 Dihigo grounded out to the catcher (CBBBX)
5-1 1 --- 30 Brown,W popped out to short (BBBX)
5-1 2 --- 11 Santop grounded out to short (BFX)

************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Pirates batting
5-1 0 --- 32 Lloyd struck out (FBBFBS)
5-1 1 --- 22 Hornsby flied out to right (BCBSX)
5-1 2 --- 30 Mize walked (BBBB)
5-1 2 1-- 11 Stearnes grounded out to second (1CBX)

************** Top of the 4th inning, Cubs batting
5-1 0 --- 20 Sewell,J lined out to second (BBX)
5-1 1 --- 22 Muñoz struck out (SSBBS)
5-1 2 --- 30 Brouthers walked (BBBB)
Game delayed by rain for 85 minutes
5-1 2 1-- 31 Dandridge walked, Brouthers to second (B1BCBB)
Foster,W now pitching
5-1 2 12- 10 Cobb lined a single to shallow left, Brouthers scored,
Dandridge to second (BX)
6-1 2 12- 12 Smith,C struck out (FSFBC)

************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Pirates batting
6-1 0 --- 32 Johnson,J struck out (FCBBBC)
6-1 1 --- 20 Hartnett grounded out to second (BBX)
6-1 2 --- 12 Foster,W struck out (CBSS)

************** Top of the 5th inning, Cubs batting
6-1 0 --- 31 Dihigo walked (BBBCB)
6-1 0 1-- 31 Brown,W tripled deep to right center, Dihigo scored
(BBBSX)
7-1 0 --3 22 Santop struck out (SBBSC)
7-1 1 --3 32 Sewell,J walked (BFBBCB)
7-1 1 1-3 02 Muñoz grounded into a double play, Lloyd to Hornsby to
Mize (FSX)

************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Pirates batting
7-1 0 --- 11 Kimbro grounded a single between first and second (BFX)
7-1 0 1-- 10 Delahanty,E grounded into a double play, Dihigo to
Brouthers (BX)
7-1 2 --- 01 Lloyd flied out to center (CX)

************** Top of the 6th inning, Cubs batting
7-1 0 --- 01 Brouthers flied out to left (CX)
7-1 1 --- 12 Dandridge grounded out to first (CBCX)
7-1 2 --- 31 Cobb reached on an infield single to third (BBSBX)
7-1 2 1-- 01 Smith,C grounded out to first (C1X)

************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Pirates batting
7-1 0 --- 30 Hornsby walked (BBBB)
7-1 0 1-- 01 Mize lined a double to left center, Hornsby to third (CX)
7-1 0 -23 02 Stearnes hit a sacrifice fly to right, Hornsby scored
(SSFX)
7-2 1 -2- 21 Johnson,J grounded out to second, Mize to third (BCBX)
7-2 2 --3 32 Hartnett walked (BFBFBB)
Smith,Reg pinch hitting for Foster,W
7-2 2 1-3 21 Smith,Reg grounded a single between first and second,
Mize scored, Hartnett to second (FBBX)
7-3 2 12- 22 Kimbro flied out to left (BCCBX)

************** Top of the 7th inning, Cubs batting
Jackson,M now pitching
7-3 0 --- 01 Dihigo grounded out to second (FX)
7-3 1 --- 30 Brown,W walked (BBBB)
7-3 1 1-- 30 Santop walked, Brown,W to second (BBB+1B)
7-3 1 12- 32 Sewell,J walked, Brown,W to third, Santop to second
(BFBBFB)
7-3 1 123 22 Muñoz struck out (CCBBS)
7-3 2 123 31 Brouthers grounded out to second (FBBBX)

************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Pirates batting
7-3 0 --- 31 Delahanty,E walked (CBBBB)
7-3 0 1-- 00 Lloyd reached on an infield single to second, Delahanty,E
to second (X)
7-3 0 12- 01 Hornsby grounded out to second, Delahanty,E to third,
Lloyd to second (CX)
7-3 1 -23 00 Mize grounded out to first, Delahanty,E scored, Lloyd to
third (X)
7-4 2 --3 10 Stearnes flied out to left (BX)

************** Top of the 8th inning, Cubs batting
Giles,B now playing right field
Nelson,J now pitching
7-4 0 --- 12 Dandridge struck out (CBSFFS)
7-4 1 --- 11 Cobb grounded out to second (BCX)
7-4 2 --- 01 Smith,C lined a single up the middle (CX)
7-4 2 1-- 21 Dihigo flied out to left (S1B1BX)

************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Pirates batting
7-4 0 --- 32 Johnson,J walked (CBBBCB)
Jenkins,Fa now playing left field
Parnell now pitching
7-4 0 1-- 00 Hartnett flied out to center (X)
7-4 1 1-- 32 Giles,B struck out (C1BSBBFS)
7-4 2 1-- 00 Kimbro lined a single between first and second, Johnson,J
to second (X)
Wickman now pitching
7-4 2 12- 02 Delahanty,E struck out (SC2C)

************** Top of the 9th inning, Cubs batting
7-4 0 --- 32 Brown,W walked (CCBBBFB)
7-4 0 1-- 02 Santop struck out on a fouled bunt (CFFb)
7-4 1 1-- 00 Sewell,J grounded to short, forcing Brown,W at second,
Sewell,J to first (X)
7-4 2 1-- 00 Jenkins,Fa lined out to right (X)

************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Pirates batting
7-4 0 --- 30 Lloyd walked (BBBB)
7-4 0 1-- 10 Hornsby grounded to second, forcing Lloyd at second,
Hornsby to first (BX)
7-4 1 1-- 00 Mize grounded out to short, Hornsby to second (X)
O'Neill,B pinch hitting for Nelson,J
7-4 2 -2- 22 O'Neill,B popped out to first (BCFBFX)




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