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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 15, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,724 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 15, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Lade
Blattner hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lade
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Koslo
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Koslo
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Scheffing moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Koslo
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lade vs. Koslo
Lade takes first base on ball four. Scheffing moves to third. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lade
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lade
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lade
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lade
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Lade
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Lade
Koslo hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koslo
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Koslo
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Lade
Blattner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lade
Rigney is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Lade
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Rigney scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lade
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Lade
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Koslo
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Koslo
Lade hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson throws the ball in to Rigney who tags Lade trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lade
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Lade
Lohrke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Lade
Koslo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrke moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blattner vs. Lade
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to home to get Lohrke. Koslo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Lade
There's a wild pitch. Koslo moves to third. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Lade
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koslo
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Koslo
Rickert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lade
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lade
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lade
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lade
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Lade
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merullo. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koslo vs. Lade
Koslo strikes out. The ball gets by Scheffing. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Gordon. He's safe. Lohrke moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blattner vs. Lade
Blattner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Koslo
Merullo hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Koslo
Lade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koslo
There's a wild pitch. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Rigney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rickert. Rigney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Meers
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Meers
Rigney is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meers
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nicholson out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Meers
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Meers
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Meers
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koslo
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Koslo
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Koslo
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Koslo, and towards Rigney, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1947 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lowrey P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Blattner B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0 Rigney B, ss 2 1 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 1
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 1 1
Rickert M, lf 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 1 0 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Lade D, p 1 0 1 0 Koslo D, p 3 0 1 0
Meers R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 5 0 31 4 6 2
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 103 00x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lade D (L) 6.0 5 4 2 2 1
Meers R 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 5
E -- Merullo L 2, Scheffing B
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 6
2B -- Rigney B
HR -- Marshall W, Cooper W
CS -- Rigney B
HBP -- by Lade D (Rigney B)
WP -- Lade D, Koslo D
T -- 2:00
A -- 25724
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