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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 24, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on August 24, 1948 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1948 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 24, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 13,653 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 24, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Meyer
There's a wild pitch. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Rigney scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Meyer
Mize hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Meyer
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. Gordon scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Meyer
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Koslo
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Jeffcoat reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeffcoat scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pafko moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Meyer
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Meyer
Koslo is hit by the pitch. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Verban covering, for the out. Kerr moves to third. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. There goes Koslo trying to get to home. Jeffcoat throws the ball in to Scheffing who tags Koslo who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Chambers
Cliff Chambers now pitching.
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambers vs. Koslo
Chambers strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Koslo
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Chambers
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Chambers
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Chambers
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Chambers
Koslo bunts towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Chambers
Rigney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat who is chasing the ball. Rigney reaches third base with a triple. Kerr scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Chambers
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Chambers
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Chambers
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Chambers
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Chambers
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Koslo
Hank Schenz pinch hits for Cliff Chambers.
Schenz hits a line drive into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Koslo
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hamner
Ralph Hamner now pitching.
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hamner
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Hamner
Koslo is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Mize, and towards Rigney, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Hamner
Rigney 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 -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hamner
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hamner
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Hamner
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockman scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Hamner
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Hamner
Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddern vs. Koslo
Clarence Maddern pinch hits for Ralph Hamner.
Maddern hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Koslo
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. Scheffing moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scheffing scores. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Verban moves to third. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Verban scores. Jeffcoat moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Trinkle
Lowrey hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Kush
Kerr hits a line drive towards first. Cavarretta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trinkle vs. Kush
Trinkle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Kush
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Trinkle
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Trinkle
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Trinkle
Rube Walker pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Trinkle
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Emil Kush.
McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Trinkle
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dobernic
Jess Dobernic now pitching. Gene Mauch now playing shortstop.
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobernic
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Dobernic
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Trinkle
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Trinkle
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Trinkle
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Trinkle
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Trinkle
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Dobernic
Marshall 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 -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Dobernic
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dobernic
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Trinkle
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Trinkle
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Trinkle
Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Jess Dobernic.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1948 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rigney B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Verban E, 2b 5 1 0 0 Lockman W, cf 4 1 1 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 5 1 3 1 Gordon S, 3b 4 1 3 2 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Mize J, 1b 5 0 1 1 Pafko A, 3b 5 0 3 2 Marshall W, rf 4 1 1 1 Lowrey P, lf 5 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 5 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 5 1 3 1 Westrum W, c 5 1 1 2 Scheffing B, c 3 1 1 0 Kerr B, ss 3 2 1 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0 Walker R, ph 1 0 0 0 Trinkle K, p 1 0 1 0 Mauch G, ss 1 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0 Chambers C, p 1 0 0 0 Schenz H, ph 1 0 0 0 Hamner R, p 0 0 0 0 Maddern C, ph 1 0 0 0 Kush E, p 0 0 0 0 McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0 Dobernic J, p 0 0 0 0 Waitkus E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 12 7 41 4 13 4 New York 213 001 000 -- 7 Chicago 100 003 000 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Koslo D (W) 5.2 10 4 4 3 2 Trinkle K (S) 3.1 3 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Meyer R (L) 1.2 6 3 3 1 1 Chambers C 2.1 3 3 3 2 3 Hamner R 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 Kush E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Dobernic J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Gordon S 2 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 14 2B -- Jeffcoat H, Gordon S 3B -- Jeffcoat H, Rigney B HR -- Westrum W, Nicholson B SH -- Rigney B, Koslo D HBP -- by Meyer R (Koslo D) WP -- Meyer R T -- 2:39 A -- 13653
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