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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 16, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 16, 1946 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 24,534 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Ferrell Anderson | Catcher |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 16, 1946
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Higbe
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Schmitz
Lavagetto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Schmitz
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Walker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Stanky scores. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Higbe
Rickert hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a line drive towards first. Schultz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Schmitz
Schultz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Schmitz
Anderson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Higbe
McCullough hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Higbe
Sturgeon hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Higbe
Schmitz bunts towards first. Schultz scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Higbe
Johnson hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Furillo. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Sturgeon scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Schmitz
Higbe strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Schmitz
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Higbe
Rickert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe juggles the ball. That's an error on Higbe. Rickert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Higbe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Schmitz
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Higbe
Sturgeon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Higbe
Schmitz hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack takes first base on ball four. Schmitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Higbe
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Schmitz
Schultz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Schmitz
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higbe vs. Schmitz
Higbe strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Higbe
Rickert hits a line drive into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Schmitz
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Schmitz
Hermanski hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Higbe
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Higbe
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Higbe
Schmitz hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lowrey who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schultz vs. Schmitz
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards right. Cavarretta fields it and throws to second to catch Schultz for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Schmitz
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Higbe
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Higbe
The ball gets by Anderson for a passed ball. Johnson moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rickert vs. Higbe
Rickert hits a line drive into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Schmitz
Higbe hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lowrey. Higbe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Higbe moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lavagetto vs. Schmitz
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCullough fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCullough. Higbe scores. Lavagetto moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramazzotti vs. Schmitz
Bob Scheffing now catching. Bob Ramazzotti pinch hits for Gene Hermanski.
Ramazzotti hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lavagetto scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Dick Whitman now playing left field.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Higbe
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Higbe
Sturgeon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Higbe
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Higbe
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ostrowski vs. Hatten
Lou Stringer pinch runs for Dom Dallessandro. Joe Hatten now pitching. Johnny Ostrowski pinch hits for Stan Hack.
Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1946 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 1 1 0
Ostrowski J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 1 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Hermanski G, lf 3 0 0 0
Lowrey P, cf 3 0 0 0 Ramazzotti B, ph 1 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, rf 4 0 0 0 Whitman D, lf 0 0 0 0
Rickert M, lf 4 0 1 0 Walker D, rf 4 1 3 2
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Furillo C, cf 4 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 3 1 1 1 Schultz H, 1b 3 0 1 1
Scheffing B, c 1 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0
Sturgeon B, ss 3 1 2 0 Anderson F, c 2 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 2 0 1 0 Higbe K, p 3 1 1 0
Dallessandro D, ph 0 0 0 0 Hatten J, p 0 0 0 0
Stringer L, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 28 4 6 3
Chicago 002 000 000 -- 2
Brooklyn 100 000 12x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 8.0 6 4 2 3 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (W) 8.2 6 2 2 5 3
Hatten J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Higbe K 2, McCullough C
DP -- Chicago 1, Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Johnson D, Higbe K
3B -- Walker D
HR -- McCullough C
SH -- Schmitz J, Stanky E
PB -- Anderson F
T -- 2:10
A -- 24534
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