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May 24, 1947

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	2	0
Cubs	0	1	1

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	0	2	0
Cubs	0	1	1

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.208
OBP	.000	.333
At Bats	0	96
Hits	0	20
• Singles	0	9
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	17
RBI’s	0	14

Johnny Vander Meer Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	2	0

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Wrigley Field - May 24, 1947

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Walk

Johnny Vander Meer

Ray Mueller

Bert Haas

Benny Zientara

Kermit Wahl

Eddie Miller

Eddie Lukon

Tommy Tatum

Frank Baumholtz

Bill Nicholson

Phil Cavarretta

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 1 Out

Nicholson takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to second.

Bottom 2 Cavarretta bunts towards first. Haas fields the ball and throws to Vander Meer covering. Safe.

Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Zientara hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cavarretta. Zientara moves to second.

Top 2 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wahl fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hack strikes out.

Top 1 Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Baumholtz hits a line drive towards first. Waitkus reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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