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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 18, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 18, 1947 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,963 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 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 |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Diering | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Erv Dusak | Left Fielder |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Eddie Dyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 18, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brecheen
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Brecheen
Waitkus hits a fly ball towards right. Slaughter catches it and throws to first to double up Hack. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Schmitz
Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Schmitz
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Schmitz
Musial takes first base on ball four. Diering moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Schmitz
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diering moves to third. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Slaughter vs. Schmitz
Slaughter hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diering scores. Musial moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dusak vs. Schmitz
Dusak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Brecheen
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing bunts towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to third. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Merullo vs. Brecheen
Merullo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schmitz vs. Brecheen
Schmitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Schmitz
Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Schmitz
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Schmitz
Brecheen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Schmitz
There's a wild pitch. Brecheen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Schmitz
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brecheen
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Brecheen
Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Schmitz
Diering hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Diering reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Schmitz
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diering moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Schmitz
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Diering scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Schmitz
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dusak vs. Schmitz
Dusak is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marion vs. Schmitz
Harry Walker pinch runs for Erv Dusak.
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hack. Kurowski scores. Slaughter moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Schmitz
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Slaughter scores. Walker moves to third. Marion moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brecheen vs. Schmitz
Brecheen hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Harry Walker now playing left field.
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brecheen
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Schmitz
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Schmitz
Diering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Schmitz
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Schmitz
There goes Musial. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Brecheen
Merullo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Brecheen
Bobby Sturgeon pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz.
Sturgeon hits a line drive towards short. Marion catches it and throws to first to double up Merullo. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brecheen
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lee
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Lee
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Brecheen
Waitkus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brecheen
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Lee
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Lee
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Lee
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Diering settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Brecheen
Merullo hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Brecheen
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diering vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Diering is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Erickson
Musial hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Erickson
Kurowski hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brecheen
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Brecheen
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Erickson
Marv Rickert now playing left field. Phil Cavarretta now playing first base.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Erickson
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Erickson
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Erickson
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Bill Nicholson.
Livingston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Brecheen
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson 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 4/18/1947 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 0 2 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Diering C, cf 2 2 1 0
Rickert M, lf 0 0 0 0 Musial S, 1b 3 0 1 0
Pafko A, cf 4 1 2 1 Kurowski W, 3b 4 1 1 1
Cavarretta P, lf-1b 4 0 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 1 1
Nicholson B, rf 2 0 0 0 Dusak E, lf 1 0 0 0
Livingston M, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker H, pr-lf 1 0 1 0
Scheffing B, c 3 0 2 0 Marion M, ss 4 0 0 1
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rice D, c 4 0 0 1
Merullo L, ss 2 0 1 0 Brecheen H, p 2 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 1 0 0 0
Sturgeon B, ph 1 0 0 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0
Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0
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31 1 8 1 29 4 5 4
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
St.Louis 103 000 00x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 4.0 4 4 3 5 0
Lee B 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Erickson P 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (W) 9.0 8 1 1 2 2
E -- Hack S
DP -- St.Louis 3
LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- Diering C, Slaughter E
HR -- Pafko A
CS -- Musial S
SH -- Scheffing B
WP -- Schmitz J
T -- 2:02
A -- 11963
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