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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 3, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 3, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 41,120 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 3, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Schmitz
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Branca
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Branca
McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Branca
Schmitz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Schmitz
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Schmitz
Reiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Branca
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Branca
McCullough bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Schmitz
There goes Reese. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Merullo applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Schmitz
Branca takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky 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
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Branca
Schmitz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Schmitz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waitkus vs. Branca
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. Schmitz scores. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Branca
There goes Pafko. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Schmitz
Reiser 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Branca
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Branca
There goes Nicholson. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Branca
Schmitz strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Branca
Waitkus is hit by the pitch. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Branca
The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Lowrey moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Gregg
Hal Gregg now pitching.
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Waitkus scores. Pafko moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Gregg
McCullough hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Nicholson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Hal Gregg.
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Schmitz
Reiser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Taylor
Harry Taylor now pitching.
Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reiser who is chasing the ball. Merullo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Schmitz vs. Taylor
Schmitz strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Taylor
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Waitkus vs. Taylor
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reiser. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Merullo scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Taylor
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jorgensen vs. Schmitz
Jorgensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1947 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lowrey P, 3b 4 2 2 1
Robinson J, 1b 3 0 2 0 Waitkus E, 1b 2 1 1 2
Reiser P, lf 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0
Furillo C, cf 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, lf 3 0 1 3
Walker D, rf 4 0 2 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 0 0
Edwards B, c 4 0 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 1 0
Reese P, ss 2 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jorgensen S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 2 2 0
Branca R, p 1 0 0 0 Schmitz J, p 4 1 1 0
Gregg H, p 0 0 0 0
Miksis E, ph 1 0 0 0
Taylor H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 7 0 32 6 10 6
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 030 21x -- 6
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (L) 6.1 7 5 5 4 3
Gregg H 0.2 1 0 0 2 0
Taylor H 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 3 5
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Chicago 9
2B -- Robinson J, Waitkus E
3B -- Merullo L
CS -- Reese P, Pafko A, Nicholson B
HBP -- by Schmitz J (Reese P), by Branca R (Waitkus E)
PB -- Edwards B
T -- 2:20
A -- 41120
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