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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 5, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 5, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Hamner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,579 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Clarence Maddern | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ralph Hamner | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Rackley | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Tommy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 5, 1948
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Erskine
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Erskine
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Erskine
Maddern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Hamner
Rackley hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hamner
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Hamner
Hermanski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hamner
Shuba hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hamner
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Erskine
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Erskine
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Erskine
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hamner
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hamner
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hamner
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Erskine
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field. Shuba settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Erskine
Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Erskine
Hamner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Hamner
Erskine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Hamner
Rackley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Hamner
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. Rackley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Hamner
Hermanski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Hamner
Shuba hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Erskine
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Erskine
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Erskine
Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erskine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hamner
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Hamner
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Hamner
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hamner
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Erskine
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Erskine
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Erskine
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Nicholson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Erskine
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Erskine
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Erskine
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Ralph Hamner.
Campanella fumbles the ball. That's an error on Campanella. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. Erskine
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Lade
Phil Cavarretta now playing left field. Doyle Lade now pitching.
Erskine hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Lade
Rackley hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out. Rackley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hermanski vs. Lade
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Shuba vs. Lade
Lade spins and fires to second, with Smalley covering, and Rackley is picked off. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Erskine
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Erskine
Hal Jeffcoat pinch hits for Doyle Lade.
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball towards center. Rackley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rackley. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Erskine
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Erskine
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. Jeffcoat scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Erskine
Lowrey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shuba vs. Rush
Bob Rush now pitching.
Shuba hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nicholson. Shuba moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Rush
Bruce Edwards pinch runs for George Shuba.
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Campanella vs. Rush
Campanella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campanella is thrown out after the base hit. Edwards scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Rush
Hodges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rush
Brown 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
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Erskine
Bruce Edwards now playing left field.
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Erskine
Smalley hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Erskine
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Erskine
Verban hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Campanella settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Campanella. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Erskine
Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Erskine
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erskine vs. Rush
Erskine strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Rush
Rackley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Rush
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Erskine
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Bob Rush.
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Erskine
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Erskine
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Erskine
Lowrey hits a line drive to left field. Edwards throws towards the infield. Erskine fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Erskine. McCullough scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scheffing vs. Erskine
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Dobernic
Jess Dobernic now pitching.
Hermanski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Dobernic
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Dobernic
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Dobernic
Campanella strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Erskine
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Erskine
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Erskine
Verban hits a line drive into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1948 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 5 0 1 0 Rackley M, cf 3 1 1 0
Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Maddern C, lf 2 0 0 0 Hermanski G, rf 3 3 3 5
Lade D, p 0 0 0 0 Shuba G, lf 3 0 1 0
Jeffcoat H, ph 1 1 0 0 Edwards B, pr-lf 1 1 0 0
Rush B, p 0 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0
McCullough C, ph 1 1 1 0 Campanella R, c 4 0 1 1
Dobernic J, p 0 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 0 2 0
Pafko A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Brown T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 3 1 1 1 Erskine C, p 3 0 0 0
Lowrey P, cf 4 0 2 2
Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 1
Hamner R, p 1 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph-lf 3 0 0 0
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35 4 8 4 30 6 8 6
Chicago 000 021 010 -- 4
Brooklyn 202 001 01x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hamner R (L) 4.0 3 4 4 1 1
Lade D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Rush B 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Dobernic J 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (W) 9.0 8 4 1 2 5
E -- Brown T, Campanella R 3, Rackley M, Nicholson B, Erskine C
DP -- Brooklyn 3
LOB -- Chicago 6, Brooklyn 3
HR -- Hermanski G 3
HBP -- by Hamner R (Robinson J)
T -- 2:26
A -- 15579
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