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Reds 13 @ Cubs 11
Wrigley Field
May 16, 1948

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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 May 16, 1948 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 13 to 11.

Game Summary

DateMay 16, 1948 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 13 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 13
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 11 H: 17 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 11
Hits: 17
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherHarry Gumbert  
Losing PitcherRuss Meyer  
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Game Winning RBIBabe Young 

Game Info

DateMay 16, 1948 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherBucky Walters  
Home Starting PitcherCliff Chambers  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance32,226 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Butch Henline
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: Dusty Boggess

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Claude Corbitt  Third Baseman 
Benny Zientara  Second Baseman 
Johnny Wyrostek  Center Fielder 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Danny Litwhiler  Right Fielder 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Virgil Stallcup  Shortstop 
Ray Lamanno  Catcher 
Bucky Walters  Pitcher 
Johnny Neun  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hank Schenz  Second Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Hal Jeffcoat  Center Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Third Baseman 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Bob Scheffing  Catcher 
Clarence Maddern  Left Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Cliff Chambers  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

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Reds 13 @ Cubs 11
Wrigley Field
May 16, 1948

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         Game of 5/16/1948 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Corbitt C, 3b         6  1  2  1   Schenz H, 2b          6  0  1  0   
Zientara B, 2b        6  0  1  1   Waitkus E, 1b         5  3  3  0   
Wyrostek J, cf        6  2  2  2   Jeffcoat H, cf        5  0  0  1   
Sauer H, lf           4  2  1  3   Pafko A, 3b           5  4  5  4   
Litwhiler D, rf       4  2  2  1   Nicholson B, rf       5  2  3  1   
Baumholtz F, rf       0  0  0  0   Scheffing B, c        5  1  2  2   
Galan A, ph-rf        0  1  0  0   Maddern C, lf         5  1  1  1   
Young B, 1b           4  2  2  1   Smalley R, ss         3  0  0  0   
Stallcup V, ss        5  0  1  1   Cavarretta P, ph      0  0  0  0   
Lamanno R, c          4  2  2  2   Lowrey P, ph          1  0  1  2   
Walters B, p          3  1  2  1   Kush E, p             0  0  0  0   
Fox H, p              1  0  0  0   Johnson D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Peterson K, p         0  0  0  0   Meyer R, p            0  0  0  0   
Gumbert H, p          2  0  0  0   Chambers C, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Borowy H, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Cross J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Erickson P, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Rush B, p             2  0  0  0   
                                   McCullough C, ph      0  0  0  0   
                                   Walker R, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Culler D, pr-ss       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 13 15 13                        46 11 17 11

Cincinnati       082 000 010 2 -- 13
Chicago          104 020 031 0 -- 11

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Walters B             4.1 10  7  7  0  5
Fox H                 3.0  3  3  3  0  5
Peterson K*           0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Gumbert H (W)         2.2  3  1  0  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chambers C            1.1  4  6  6  2  2
Borowy H              0.2  2  2  2  0  0
Erickson P            1.0  2  2  2  2  1
Rush B                5.0  5  1  1  2  2
Kush E                1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Meyer R (L)           1.0  2  2  1  2  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Waitkus E, Zientara B, Scheffing B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Chicago 6
2B -- Nicholson B, Waitkus E, Young B, Pafko A, Maddern C
3B -- Waitkus E, Wyrostek J
HR -- Sauer H, Pafko A 2, Scheffing B, Litwhiler D
SH -- Stallcup V
T -- 2:59
A -- 32226

    

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