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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 12, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 12, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Heintzelman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Hamner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph LaPointe | Shortstop |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Howie Schultz | First Baseman |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Ken Heintzelman | Pitcher |
| Ben Chapman | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Cliff Aberson | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Ray Mack | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Ralph Hamner | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 12, 1947
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Hamner
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hamner
Walker bunts towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Hamner
Ennis hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. LaPointe moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wyrostek vs. Hamner
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Heintzelman
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Heintzelman
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aberson vs. Heintzelman
Aberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hamner
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Hamner
Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Hamner
Schultz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Heintzelman
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Heintzelman
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hamner
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heintzelman vs. Hamner
Heintzelman bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Mack covering, for the out. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaPointe vs. Hamner
LaPointe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Verban scores. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Hamner
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes LaPointe trying to get to home. Aberson throws the ball in to Scheffing who tags LaPointe, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ennis vs. Hamner
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Heintzelman
Mack hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Heintzelman
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Heintzelman
Hamner strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Heintzelman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hamner
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hamner
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Hamner
Lakeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schultz vs. Hamner
Schultz takes first base on ball four. Wyrostek moves to third. Lakeman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Verban vs. Hamner
Verban hits a line drive towards third. Lowrey catches it and throws to first to double up Schultz. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Heintzelman
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aberson vs. Heintzelman
Aberson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Heintzelman
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Heintzelman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Hamner
Heintzelman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Hamner
LaPointe hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hamner
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Heintzelman
Mack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Mack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sturgeon vs. Heintzelman
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Heintzelman
Hamner hits a popup towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Heintzelman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heintzelman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waitkus vs. Heintzelman
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aberson vs. Heintzelman
Aberson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hamner
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hamner
The ball gets by Scheffing for a passed ball. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Hamner
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Hamner
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lakeman vs. Hamner
Lakeman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schultz vs. Hamner
Schultz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ennis scores. There goes Jones trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Heintzelman
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Walker throws the ball in to Verban who relays the ball to Jones who tags Pafko trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Heintzelman
Scheffing hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hamner
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Hamner
Heintzelman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Hamner
LaPointe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hamner
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Hamner
Ennis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaPointe scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wyrostek vs. Hamner
Wyrostek 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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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Heintzelman
Mack hits a popup towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Heintzelman
Sturgeon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Heintzelman
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Heintzelman
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Heintzelman
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hamner
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Hamner
Lakeman strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Hamner
Schultz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Hamner
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aberson vs. Heintzelman
Aberson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Heintzelman
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Heintzelman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heintzelman vs. Hamner
Heintzelman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Hamner
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hamner
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Sturgeon. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hamner
Ennis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Heintzelman
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe misplays the ball. That's an error on LaPointe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Heintzelman
Sturgeon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis who is chasing the ball. Sturgeon reaches third base with a triple. Mack goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1947, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
LaPointe R, ss 5 1 3 1 Lowrey P, 3b 3 0 1 0
Walker H, cf 4 0 2 0 Waitkus E, 1b 2 1 1 0
Ennis D, lf 5 1 2 1 Aberson C, lf 4 1 1 2
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 4 0 0 0
Lakeman A, c 4 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
Schultz H, 1b 3 0 2 1 Mack R, 2b 4 2 2 1
Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Sturgeon B, ss 4 0 2 1
Heintzelman K, p 3 0 0 0 Hamner R, p 3 0 0 0
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35 3 12 3 32 4 8 4
Philadelphia 001 001 100 -- 3
Chicago 001 200 001 -- 4
1 out when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Heintzelman K (L) 8.1 8 4 3 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hamner R (W) 9.0 12 3 3 2 8
E -- Sturgeon B, LaPointe R
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Mack R, Pafko A
3B -- Sturgeon B
HR -- Mack R, Aberson C
SH -- Walker H, Heintzelman K
PB -- Scheffing B
T -- 1:52
A -- 0
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