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August 5, 1947

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

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

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.203
OBP	.000	.335
At Bats	0	276
Hits	0	56
• Singles	0	28
• Doubles	0	17
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	11
Walks	0	53
RBI’s	0	43

Harry Brecheen Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	5	0

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Wrigley Field - August 5, 1947

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Home Run

Harry Brecheen

Del Rice

Stan Musial

Red Schoendienst

Whitey Kurowski

Marty Marion

Enos Slaughter

Erv Dusak

Ron Northey

Bill Nicholson

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 2 Outs

Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Marion hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Kurowski hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Northey hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 There goes Pafko. The throw from Rice and he is out, Marion applying the tag.

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

Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Slaughter hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Musial hits a ball on the ground towards center. Pafko fields it and throws to second to catch Dusak for the out.

Top 1 Dusak hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Schoendienst hits a line drive towards third. Lowrey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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