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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 15, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 15, 1948 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch McCall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,473 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Clarence Maddern | Right Fielder |
| Hank Schenz | Third Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Dutch McCall | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Dewey Williams | Catcher |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 15, 1948
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Raffensberger
Jeffcoat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. McCall
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schenz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. McCall
Zientara takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. McCall
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddern. Adams reaches second base with a double. Zientara moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Litwhiler vs. McCall
Litwhiler is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wyrostek vs. McCall
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. McCall
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Zientara scores. Adams scores. Litwhiler moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stallcup vs. McCall
Stallcup strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Raffensberger
Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Raffensberger
Schenz hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCall
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. McCall
Raffensberger bunts towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. McCall
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zientara vs. McCall
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. McCall
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddern. Adams reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Baumholtz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. McCall
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Raffensberger
McCall hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. McCall
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. McCall
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. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stallcup vs. McCall
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wyrostek scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McCall
There goes Stallcup. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Verban applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McCall
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. McCall
Raffensberger hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Eddie Waitkus.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Raffensberger
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Raffensberger
Maddern is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. McCall
Phil Cavarretta now playing first base.
Baumholtz hits a popup towards third. Schenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. McCall
Zientara hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McCall
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. McCall
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schenz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Raffensberger
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
McCullough hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauch vs. Raffensberger
Gene Mauch pinch hits for Dutch McCall.
Mauch hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Rush
Bob Rush now pitching.
Wyrostek 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Rush
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Raffensberger
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rush
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Rush
Raffensberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Rush
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Raffensberger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zientara vs. Rush
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Raffensberger
Maddern 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Raffensberger
Schenz hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Rush
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Rush
Litwhiler hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Rush
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Raffensberger
Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Dobernic
Jess Dobernic now pitching.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields the ball and throws to Dobernic covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Dobernic
Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Dobernic
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Dobernic
Raffensberger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Raffensberger
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Raffensberger
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1948, game 2 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 3 1 1 0
Waitkus E, 1b 0 0 0 0 Zientara B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph-1b 3 0 0 0 Adams B, 3b 4 1 3 2
Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 1 0 Litwhiler D, lf 3 0 0 0
Lowrey P, lf 3 0 0 0 Wyrostek J, cf 4 1 1 0
Maddern C, rf 3 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 2 2
Schenz H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 4 0 1 1
McCullough C, c 3 0 1 0 Williams D, c 2 1 0 0
Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 0 Raffensberger K, p 3 0 1 0
McCall D, p 1 0 0 0
Mauch G, ph 1 0 0 0
Rush B, p 0 0 0 0
Scheffing B, ph 1 0 0 0
Dobernic J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 30 5 9 5
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati 221 000 00x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McCall D (L) 4.0 6 5 5 5 2
Rush B 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Dobernic J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 2
DP -- Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Adams B 2, Kluszewski T, Wyrostek J
CS -- Stallcup V
SH -- Raffensberger K
HBP -- by Raffensberger K (Waitkus E)
T -- 1:42
A -- 16473
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