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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 9, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buddy Lively |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 31,973 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Bert Haas | Center Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
| Buddy Lively | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Passeau
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta throws the ball in to Hack who tags Baumholtz trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Passeau
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Passeau
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lively
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lively
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lively fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lively
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Passeau
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Galan for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lively
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lively
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Lively
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Lively
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Passeau
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Passeau
Wahl hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Passeau
Lively hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Lively
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Lively
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lively
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Lively
Hack is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Passeau
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Passeau
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Passeau
Hatton bunts towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baumholtz moves to third. Zientara moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baumholtz scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Passeau
Haas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Haas reaches second base with a double. Zientara scores. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lamanno vs. Passeau
Lamanno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wahl vs. Passeau
Wahl strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lively
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lively
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lively
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lively
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Lively
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to third. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dallessandro vs. Lively
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon.
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Passeau
Don Johnson now playing second base.
Lively hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Passeau
Baumholtz bunts towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. Lively moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zientara vs. Passeau
Zientara bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lively moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Chipman
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Young reaches second base with a double. Lively scores. Baumholtz scores. Zientara moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Chipman
Haas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Galan vs. Chipman
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. Zientara scores. Young moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lamanno vs. Chipman
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Lively
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aberson vs. Lively
Cliff Aberson pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
Aberson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lively
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Lively
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Wyse
Hank Wyse now pitching.
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Wyse
Lively strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Wyse
Baumholtz 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 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lively
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lively
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lively
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Lively
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Lively
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Wyse
Zientara hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Wyse
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wyse
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Lively
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Lively
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Hank Wyse.
Rickert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lively
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Lively
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Haas hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Kush
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Kush covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Kush
Lamanno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lively
Clyde Vollmer now playing center field.
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Lively
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Lively covering, for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Lively
Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Lively
Scheffing strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Kush
Wahl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Wahl, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Kush
Lively hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Kush
Baumholtz hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Lively
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Don Johnson.
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Lively
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Lively
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Lively
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Lively
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1947, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf 4 2 2 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 3 0
Zientara B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 5 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0
Young B, 1b 4 0 1 3 Cavarretta P, lf 4 0 2 0
Haas B, cf 3 0 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 0
Vollmer C, cf 0 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 3 0 2 0
Galan A, lf 3 0 0 1 Sturgeon B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Lamanno R, c 4 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wahl K, ss 4 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Lively B, p 4 1 1 0 McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 1 0 0 0
Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0
Aberson C, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 0 0 0 0
Rickert M, ph 1 0 0 0
Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 34 0 8 0
Cincinnati 000 230 000 -- 5
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lively B (W) 9.0 8 0 0 4 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (L)* 4.0 6 5 3 1 1
Chipman B 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Wyse H 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kush E 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Hack S
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Chicago 11
2B -- Baumholtz F, Haas B, Young B
CS -- Hack S
SH -- Baumholtz F, Zientara B
T -- 2:16
A -- 31973
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