Reds @ Cubs
May 16, 1948

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Bottom 10 R H E
Reds 13 15 1
Cubs 11 17 2
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Reds 13 15 1
Cubs 11 17 2

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .348
OBP .800 .427
At Bats 4 66
Hits 3 23
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 6

Harry Gumbert Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 2
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Wrigley Field - May 16, 1948
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Harry Gumbert
Ray Lamanno
Babe Young
Benny Zientara
Claude Corbitt
Virgil Stallcup
Hank Sauer
Johnny Wyrostek
Augie Galan
Eddie Waitkus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 13 15 1 11
Chicago Cubs 11 17 2 6
Winning Pitcher Harry Gumbert
Losing Pitcher Russ Meyer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Babe Young
Attendance 32,226
Time of Game 2 hours 59 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Schenz hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Augie Galan now playing right field. Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Gumbert hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Lamanno takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan scores. Stallcup moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 10 Young hits a fly ball towards center field. Jeffcoat fields the ball and throws to home. Scheffing drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Scheffing. Wyrostek scores. Galan moves to second.
Top 10 Augie Galan pinch hits for Frank Baumholtz. Galan takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sauer for the out.
Top 10 Russ Meyer now pitching. Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat who is chasing the ball. Wyrostek reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Don Johnson pinch hits for Emil Kush. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Maddern hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pafko scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara misplays the ball. That's an error on Zientara. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 9 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Zientara hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Corbitt hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Emil Kush now pitching. Dick Culler now playing shortstop. Gumbert strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dick Culler pinch runs for Rube Walker. Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Lowrey moves to third. Culler moves to second.
Bottom 8 Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Bob Rush. Harry Gumbert now pitching. Rube Walker pinch hits for Clyde McCullough. Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second.
Bottom 8 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Roy Smalley. Kent Peterson now pitching. Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Phil Cavarretta. Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Maddern scores.
Bottom 8 Maddern hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Maddern reaches second base with a double. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Scheffing strikes out.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores.
Bottom 8 Frank Baumholtz now playing right field. Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Pafko reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Lamanno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schenz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Young reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Litwhiler hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 7 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schenz strikes out.
Top 7 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus juggles the ball. That's an error on Waitkus. Corbitt moves to second.
Top 7 Corbitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Rush strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stallcup strikes out.
Top 6 Young takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second.
Top 6 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Top 6 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howie Fox now pitching. Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 5 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Waitkus reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Corbitt strikes out.
Top 5 Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lamanno moves to second.
Top 5 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schenz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rush hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley strikes out.
Top 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bob Rush now pitching. Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maddern strikes out.
Bottom 3 Scheffing hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waitkus scores.
Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Waitkus reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wyrostek strikes out.
Top 3 Zientara hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lamanno scores. Walters moves to second.
Top 3 Corbitt hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Lamanno moves to second.
Top 3 Lamanno takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stallcup bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stallcup for the out. Young moves to second.
Top 3 Paul Erickson now pitching. Young takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Jeff Cross pinch hits for Hank Borowy. Cross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddern strikes out.
Top 2 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 2 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lamanno scores. Walters scores. Corbitt moves to second.
Top 2 Hank Borowy now pitching. Zientara hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Corbitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Lamanno moves to third. Walters moves to second.
Top 2 Walters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third. Lamanno moves to second.
Top 2 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Litwhiler scores. Young moves to second.
Top 2 Stallcup strikes out.
Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second.
Top 2 Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second.
Top 2 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores.
Bottom 1 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Corbitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Schenz trying to get to third. Sauer throws the ball in to Stallcup, who relays the ball to Corbitt who tags Schenz for the out.
Bottom 1 Schenz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zientara strikes out.
Top 1 Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Chambers covering, for the out.