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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 25, 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 August 25, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 25, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Erickson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 5,396 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Paul Erickson | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 25, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hartung
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Hartung
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards center. Thomson fields it and throws to second to catch Lowrey for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Hartung
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Hartung
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. Waitkus scores. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scheffing vs. Hartung
Scheffing hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Hartung
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Erickson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Erickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erickson
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hartung
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Jurges trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Hartung
Erickson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Beggs
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Erickson
Mize hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Erickson
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Erickson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Beggs
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Beggs
Scheffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Beggs
Sturgeon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jurges vs. Beggs
Jurges hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Erickson
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Erickson
Beggs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Erickson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lowrey. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Erickson
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Beggs
Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Beggs
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Beggs covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Beggs
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Erickson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Erickson
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Erickson
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Erickson
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Thomson is chasing the ball. Cavarretta rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Beggs
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Beggs
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Erickson
Lohrke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Lohrke reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Erickson
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Joe Beggs.
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Erickson
Buddy Blattner pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Erickson
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blattner scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Erickson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Erickson
Mize hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Trinkle
Erickson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Trinkle
Lowrey bunts towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out. Erickson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Trinkle
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
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Erickson
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Erickson
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lohrke vs. Erickson
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Trinkle
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Trinkle
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Trinkle
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Erickson
Gary Gearhart pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Gearhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Erickson
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Erickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Erickson
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Scheffing hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Hansen
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hansen
Jurges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Meers
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Meers covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Meers
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Meers
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Meers
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meers vs. Hansen
Meers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Hansen
Lowrey bunts for an out with unknown description. Meers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Hansen
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Hansen
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meers scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hansen
There's a wild pitch. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Hansen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meers
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Meers
Joe Lafata pinch runs for Bill Rigney.
Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Lafata moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Witek vs. Passeau
Claude Passeau now pitching.
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lafata scores. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Passeau
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kerr scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Passeau
Mize hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 10
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Iott
Hooks Iott now pitching.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Iott
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Iott
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Iott
Jurges hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Iott
Passeau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Passeau
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Passeau
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Passeau
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1947 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Lowrey P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 5 1 2 0 Waitkus E, 1b 5 1 2 0 Witek M, 2b 5 1 2 2 Pafko A, cf 5 2 2 2 Thomson B, cf 5 1 1 3 Cavarretta P, lf 4 1 1 1 Mize J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 5 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 5 1 2 1 Scheffing B, c 4 2 1 3 Cooper W, c 5 0 1 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 1 0 Jurges B, ss 5 1 2 2 Lohrke J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Erickson P, p 3 0 2 0 Hartung C, p 0 0 0 0 Meers R, p 1 1 1 0 Beggs J, p 1 0 0 0 Passeau C, p 1 0 0 0 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 1 1 Blattner B, pr 0 1 0 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Gearhart G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0 Rigney B, ph 1 0 1 0 Lafata J, pr 0 1 0 0 Iott H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 9 14 9 42 7 13 7 Chicago 401 010 001 2 -- 9 New York 010 020 202 0 -- 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Erickson P 6.2 11 5 5 0 0 Meers R* 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 Passeau C (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hartung C 1.1 5 4 4 1 0 Beggs J 3.2 5 2 2 0 0 Trinkle K 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Hansen A 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 Iott H (L) 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Lowrey P DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 6 2B -- Kerr B 3B -- Lohrke J HR -- Scheffing B, Marshall W, Pafko A, Cavarretta P, Thomson B, Jurges B SH -- Lowrey P 2 WP -- Hansen A T -- 2:23 A -- 5396
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