August 9 Gm# 103 Wrigley Field Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 2
CHAMBERS GETS BACK TO FORM IN BUCS 7-2 WIN OVER CUBS
Having struggled of late, Cliff Chambers(9-6) returned to form with a solid performance in Pittsburgh’s 7-2 win over Chicago.
Chambers went 7 innings, allowing 0 earned runs(1 unearned), on five hits. He fanned six and walked just one batter.
Errors were a big part of this game, with each team committing two. Hal Jeffcoat wore the goat horns, committing a two base error, along with a three base error in center field.
Ralph Kiner’s miscue in left led to Chicago’s first run in the seventh inning.
Hugh Casey struggled in relief, allowing 1 run on four hits, with a walk, in two innings.
Eddie Bockman had a two run triple, and Wally Westlake had a double and a single.
National League scores: New York 4 Boston 3; Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 1; St. Louis 4 Cincinnati 1
Standing of the Clubs
St. Louis/196/69/35/2/.660
Brooklyn/106/64/40/2/.613
New York/105/57/47/1/.548
Philadelphia/106/52/54/.491
Boston/107/51/55/1/.481
Pittsburgh/103/47/56/.456
Cincinnati/106/43/63/.406
Chicago/107/37/70/.346
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