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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 28, 1949
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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 28, 1949 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 28, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,779 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Herman Reich | First Baseman |
| Rube Novotney | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 28, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Leonard
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Leonard
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Leonard
There goes Stallcup. The throw from Novotney and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Leonard
Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey 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: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Raffensberger
Gustine hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Leonard
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Leonard
Kluszewski 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Leonard
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Raffensberger
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reich vs. Raffensberger
Reich hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novotney vs. Raffensberger
Novotney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smalley for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Leonard
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Leonard
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Raffensberger
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leonard for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Raffensberger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Raffensberger
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Leonard
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Leonard
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Leonard
Merriman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Leonard
Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Raffensberger
Reich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Reich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Novotney vs. Raffensberger
Novotney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Leonard
Kluszewski 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Leonard
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Leonard
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Raffensberger
Leonard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Raffensberger
Gustine strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Leonard
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Leonard
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Raffensberger
Edwards hits a popup towards the mound. Raffensberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Raffensberger
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Leonard
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Leonard
Merriman 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Leonard
Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Leonard
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Leonard
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novotney vs. Raffensberger
Novotney hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Raffensberger
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Leonard
Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Leonard
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Frank Baumholtz now playing left field.
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Raffensberger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Leonard
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Leonard
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Leonard
Merriman 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: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Leonard
Wyrostek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Raffensberger
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Raffensberger
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Leonard
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Leonard
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Leonard
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Leonard
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novotney vs. Raffensberger
Novotney hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Raffensberger
Leonard hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Leonard
Raffensberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Leonard
Hatton bunts towards first. Reich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Leonard
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merriman vs. Leonard
Merriman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Merriman reaches second base with a double. Hatton scores. Stallcup moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wyrostek vs. Leonard
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Leonard
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bloodworth vs. Leonard
Bloodworth is hit by the pitch. Stallcup scores. Merriman moves to third. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baumholtz vs. Leonard
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Raffensberger
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1949 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Verban E, 2b 4 0 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 5 1 3 0 Lowrey P, lf 5 0 1 0
Merriman L, cf 5 0 1 1 Gustine F, 3b 5 0 1 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 0 0 Edwards H, rf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Reich H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0 Novotney R, c 4 0 1 0
Baumholtz F, lf 2 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0 Leonard D, p 4 0 1 0
Raffensberger K, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 2 8 2 38 0 7 0
Cincinnati 000 000 000 02 -- 2
Chicago 000 000 000 00 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (W) 11.0 7 0 0 0 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 11.0 8 2 2 2 7
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Reich H, Baumholtz F, Merriman L
CS -- Stallcup V
SH -- Verban E
HBP -- by Leonard D (Bloodworth J)
T -- 2:17
A -- 15779
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