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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 1, 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 September 1, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ox Miller |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 39,511 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Eddie Lukon | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Ox Miller | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 1, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Miller
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Miller
Zientara hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Miller
Hatton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Zientara moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Miller
Galan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Galan reaches second base with a double. Zientara scores. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Miller
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton scores. Galan scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Wyse
Hank Wyse now pitching.
Lukon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Wyse
Miller takes first base on ball four. Haas moves to third. Lukon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Wyse
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas scores. Lukon scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vander Meer vs. Wyse
Vander Meer bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturgeon covering, for the out. Miller moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baumholtz vs. Wyse
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zientara vs. Wyse
Zientara takes first base on ball four. Miller scores. Mueller moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Baumholtz scores. Zientara moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Galan vs. Meers
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zientara scores. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Meers
Haas 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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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
There's a wild pitch. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Meers
Cliff Aberson now playing left field. Don Johnson now playing second base. Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop.
Lukon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Meers
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Miller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Meers
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vander Meer vs. Meers
There's a wild pitch. Miller scores. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Meers
Vander Meer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Meers
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Meers
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Meers
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Meers
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Vander Meer
Clyde Vollmer now playing center field. Frank Baumholtz now playing right field. Eddie Lukon now playing left field.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meers vs. Vander Meer
Meers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Meers
Haas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Meers
Lukon takes first base on ball four. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Meers
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aberson. Miller reaches second base with a double. Haas scores. Lukon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Meers
Mueller hits a line drive View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Vollmer. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aberson vs. Vander Meer
Aberson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aberson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon hits a popup in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Meers
Vander Meer hits a popup towards the mound. Meers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Meers
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Meers
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Meers covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Vander Meer
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meers vs. Vander Meer
Meers hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey 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 -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Meers
Hatton 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 -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Meers
Vollmer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Meers
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Meers
Lukon strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by Scheffing, who chases it to the backstop. Lukon reaches first on the wild pitch. There goes Haas. The throw from Meers and he throws it away. Haas is safe on the error. There goes Haas. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Meers
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aberson vs. Vander Meer
Aberson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. Aberson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aberson scores. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Vander Meer
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Meers
Marv Rickert now playing center field.
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Meers
Vander Meer hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rickert. Vander Meer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Meers
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zientara vs. Meers
Zientara 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 7
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Vander Meer
Bobby Adams now playing second base. Doyle Lade pinch hits for Russ Meers.
Lade strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Vander Meer
Rickert hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aberson vs. Vander Meer
Aberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Passeau
Claude Passeau now pitching.
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Passeau
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 12 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Passeau
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton scores. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lukon vs. Passeau
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Passeau
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Aberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Passeau
Vander Meer hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Passeau
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Vander Meer
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Claude Passeau.
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 13 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1947, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, cf-rf 4 2 0 0 Lowrey P, 3b 5 0 1 0
Zientara B, 2b 4 2 1 1 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 2 0
Adams B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 3 1 1 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 2 2 3 Rickert M, cf 1 0 0 0
Galan A, lf 3 1 1 2 Cavarretta P, lf 1 0 0 0
Vollmer C, cf 2 0 1 0 Aberson C, lf 3 1 2 1
Haas B, 1b 4 2 3 3 Scheffing B, c 3 0 0 0
Lukon E, rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 2 1
Miller E, ss 4 2 2 1 Sturgeon B, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 5 1 1 2 Jurges B, ss 0 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 4 0 2 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 2 0
Miller O, p 0 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 0 0 0 0
Meers R, p 2 0 0 0
Lade D, ph 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 0 0 0 0
McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 13 14 12 36 2 10 2
Cincinnati (10)10 100 010 -- 13
Chicago 000 101 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Miller O (L)* 0.0 4 5 5 1 0
Wyse H 0.1 2 5 5 3 0
Meers R 6.2 6 2 2 2 5
Passeau C 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
E -- Meers R
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1
TP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Chicago 8
2B -- Galan A, Miller E, Pafko A, Vander Meer J
3B -- Miller E
SH -- Vander Meer J
WP -- Vander Meer J, Meers R
T -- 2:09
A -- 39511
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