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Cubs
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
May 8, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 8, 1947 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Jurisich |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 5,536 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph LaPointe | Shortstop |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Al Jurisich | Pitcher |
| Ben Chapman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
May 8, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Jurisich
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Jurisich
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Jurisich
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Jurisich
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Jurisich
McCullough hits a popup towards short. LaPointe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Lade
LaPointe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lade
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Lade
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ennis vs. Lade
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Lade
Etten hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Etten reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Wyrostek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Lade
Seminick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Etten scores. Seminick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Lade
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seminick scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Lade
Verban hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Jurisich
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jurisich
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Jurisich
Merullo hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurisich vs. Lade
Jurisich hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Lade
LaPointe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lade
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaPointe moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
There goes LaPointe. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Hack applying the tag. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Meyer
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Jurisich
Lonny Frey pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Jurisich
Hack hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Jurisich
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Jurisich
Pafko hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Ennis hits a fly ball towards right. Nicholson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nicholson. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Erickson
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seminick vs. Erickson
Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Erickson
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Erickson
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Jurisich
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jurisich
McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Jurisich
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurisich vs. Erickson
Jurisich strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Erickson
LaPointe strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Erickson
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jurisich
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Jurisich
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Jurisich
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Paul Erickson.
Dallessandro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Jurisich
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Jurisich
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Jurisich
Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Meers
Ennis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etten vs. Meers
Etten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seminick vs. Meers
Seminick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Meers
Handley hits a fly ball for a double play. Wyrostek scores. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Jurisich
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Jurisich
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Jurisich
Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Meers
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurisich vs. Meers
Jurisich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPointe vs. Meers
LaPointe hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Jurisich
Johnson 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, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Jurisich
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meers vs. Jurisich
Meers hits a ball on the ground towards short. LaPointe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Meers
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Meers
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Meers
Ennis is hit by the pitch. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Meers
Etten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Meers
Seminick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Handley vs. Meers
Handley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Jurisich
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Jurisich
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Jurisich
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Jurisich
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Jurisich
McCullough takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
Hank Schenz pinch runs for Clyde McCullough. Ken Raffensberger now pitching.
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. Schenz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Raffensberger
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Raffensberger
Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Scheffing reaches second base with a double. Schenz scores. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Livingston vs. Raffensberger
Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Russ Meers.
Livingston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Scheffing scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Raffensberger
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Kush
Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop. Bob Scheffing now catching. Emil Kush now pitching.
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Kush
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Kush
Don Padgett pinch hits for Ralph LaPointe.
Padgett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Donnelly
Skeeter Newsome now playing shortstop. Blix Donnelly now pitching.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Donnelly
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Donnelly
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kush
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Kush
Wyrostek hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Kush
Ennis hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Kush
Etten hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Etten reaches second base with a double. Walker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Kush
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1947, game 2 -- Chicago at Philadelphia (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 2 3 0 LaPointe R, ss 4 0 1 0
Waitkus E, 1b 5 0 1 0 Padgett D, ph 1 0 0 0
Pafko A, cf 5 1 1 3 Newsome S, ss 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, lf 4 1 0 0 Walker H, cf 4 2 2 0
McCullough C, c 3 0 0 0 Wyrostek J, rf 4 2 2 0
Schenz H, pr 0 1 0 0 Ennis D, lf 4 1 1 0
Sturgeon B, ss 0 0 0 0 Etten N, 1b 5 1 2 3
Nicholson B, rf 4 1 1 0 Seminick A, c 4 1 2 2
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Handley L, 3b 4 0 2 2
Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Scheffing B, ph-c 1 1 1 1 Jurisich A, p 3 0 0 0
Lade D, p 0 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0 Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0
Frey L, ph 1 0 1 0 Donnelly B, p 0 0 0 0
Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 1 1
Meers R, p 1 0 0 0
Livingston M, ph 1 0 1 2
Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
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38 8 11 8 38 7 12 7
Chicago 100 010 060 -- 8
Philadelphia 401 010 001 -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lade D 1.1 6 4 4 1 0
Meyer R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Erickson P 2.0 1 1 0 0 3
Meers R (W) 3.0 3 1 1 2 1
Kush E (S) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Jurisich A 7.1 8 6 6 2 2
Raffensberger K (L) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Donnelly B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Nicholson B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Etten N 2, Johnson D, Scheffing B
HR -- Pafko A
CS -- LaPointe R
HBP -- by Meers R (Ennis D)
T -- 2:27
A -- 5536
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