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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 12, 1947
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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 July 12, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Henry Bernard Behrman |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,736 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: George Magerkurth 3B: Butch Henline |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miksis | Left Fielder |
| Hank Behrman | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 12, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Behrman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Behrman
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Behrman
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Behrman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Behrman
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Furillo. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Furillo throws the ball in to Jorgensen who tags Pafko trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Behrman
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Behrman vs. Schmitz
Behrman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Behrman
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Behrman
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Behrman
Schmitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Behrman
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Behrman
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Behrman
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Schmitz
McCullough fires to first and picks off Reese. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Behrman
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Miksis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Behrman
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Behrman
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Schmitz
There goes Jorgensen. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Jorgensen steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merullo. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Behrman vs. Schmitz
Behrman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Behrman
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Behrman
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Schmitz vs. Behrman
Schmitz bunts towards the mound. Behrman fields it and throws to third for the out. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Behrman
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Don Johnson.
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Behrman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Bobby Sturgeon now playing second base.
Stanky hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Behrman
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Behrman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Behrman
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Behrman fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Barney
Rex Barney now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Waitkus scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Barney
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Miksis. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Hal Gregg now pitching.
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. McCullough scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Gregg
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Schmitz vs. Gregg
Schmitz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Gregg
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gregg
Waitkus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a line drive into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Schmitz
Cookie Lavagetto pinch hits for Hal Gregg.
Lavagetto hits a line drive towards third. Lowrey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Casey
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Casey
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Casey
Schmitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sturgeon vs. Casey
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Casey
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Casey
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Casey
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Casey
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Casey
McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Schmitz
Casey bunts towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Borowy
Hank Borowy now pitching. Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Eddie Stanky.
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miksis scores. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Borowy
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Borowy
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Furillo vs. Borowy
Furillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Reese moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1947, game 2 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Johnson D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Vaughan A, ph 1 1 1 1
Sturgeon B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Robinson J, 1b 5 1 1 0
Lowrey P, 3b 5 0 1 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 0 0 Furillo C, cf 5 1 3 2
Cavarretta P, lf 5 2 3 0 Walker D, rf 4 1 3 3
Pafko A, cf 5 0 2 1 Edwards B, c 4 0 1 0
McCullough C, c 5 1 2 1 Jorgensen S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 3 1 2 2 Miksis E, lf 4 1 1 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 1 0 Behrman H, p 2 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 3 0 1 0 Barney R, p 0 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 0 0 0 0 Gregg H, p 0 0 0 0
Lavagetto C, ph 1 0 0 0
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 12 4 36 6 11 6
Chicago 001 003 001 -- 5
Brooklyn 200 000 022 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J 8.1 9 5 5 2 6
Borowy H (L) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Behrman H 5.1 5 3 3 3 2
Barney R* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Gregg H 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Casey H (W) 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Merullo L, Reese P
LOB -- Chicago 10, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Pafko A, McCullough C, Nicholson B, Cavarretta P 2, Edwards B
HR -- Nicholson B, Walker D
SB -- Jorgensen S
SH -- Casey H
WP -- Barney R
T -- 2:32
A -- 27736
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