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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 6, 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 September 6, 1948 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch McCall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | Left Fielder |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Dutch McCall | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Claude Corbitt | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | First Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 6, 1948
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
Verban hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first 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 fly ball into left field. Waitkus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. McCall
Corbitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. McCall
Wyrostek 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. McCall
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McCall
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Waitkus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. McCall
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. McCall
Lamanno strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. McCall
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Waitkus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Vander Meer
McCall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. McCall
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. McCall
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Waitkus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. McCall
Corbitt hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko 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: ---
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. McCall
Wyrostek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. McCall
Hatton 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. McCall
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Waitkus. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. McCall
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Vander Meer
McCall hits a popup towards first. Sauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
Verban takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Verban is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. McCall
Lamanno hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. McCall
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. McCall
Vander Meer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. McCall
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. McCall
Corbitt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Waitkus. Corbitt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. McCall
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Corbitt scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. McCall
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. McCall
Sauer bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wyrostek moves to third. Hatton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Litwhiler vs. McCall
Litwhiler hits a fly ball towards cemter. Jeffcoat catches it and throws to home to double up Wyrostek. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamanno vs. McCall
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Vander Meer
McCall hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
Verban hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sauer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Waitkus for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. McCall
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. McCall
Vander Meer hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. McCall
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Waitkus who is chasing the ball. Baumholtz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corbitt vs. McCall
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. McCall
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. McCall
Hatton bunts towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. McCall
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. McCall
Litwhiler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. McCall
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1948, game 1 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 3 1 1 1 Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 1 0
Waitkus E, lf 4 0 1 0 Corbitt C, 2b 4 1 2 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 3 0 0 0 Wyrostek J, cf 3 1 1 1
Pafko A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, 1b 3 1 2 2
Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 3 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 4 0 1 0 Lamanno R, c 4 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 3 0 0 0
McCall D, p 3 0 0 0 Vander Meer J, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 4 1 28 3 6 3
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 001 02x -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McCall D (L) 8.0 6 3 3 4 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 1
E -- Stallcup V
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Sauer H, Corbitt C
3B -- Baumholtz F
HR -- Verban E, Sauer H
CS -- Verban E
SH -- Sauer H, Hatton G
T -- 1:57
A -- 0
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