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September 21, 1948

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 9 2
Giants 3 6 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 9 2
Giants 3 6 1

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .298
OBP .250 .347
At Bats 4 423
Hits 1 126
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 34

Larry Jansen Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 11 2
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Polo Grounds - September 21, 1948
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Larry Jansen
Sal Yvars
Johnny Mize
Jack Lohrke
Sid Gordon
Buddy Kerr
Bobby Thomson
Whitey Lockman
Willard Marshall
Eddie Waitkus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 9 2 9
New York Giants 3 6 1 4
Winning Pitcher Larry Jansen
Losing Pitcher Doyle Lade
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Johnny Mize
Attendance 2,158
Time of Game 1 hour 43 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Verban hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bobby Thomson now playing left field. Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Doyle Lade. Scheffing hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Waitkus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Lohrke moves to third.
Bottom 8 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lohrke moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lohrke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.
Top 8 Buddy Kerr now playing shortstop. Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jansen hits a line drive towards the mound. Lade reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Yvars hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rigney hits a line drive into left field. Waitkus picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Waitkus. Rigney moves to second.
Bottom 7 Milne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta scores.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Cavarretta reaches third base with a triple. Verban scores.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to second.
Top 7 Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lohrke moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley.
Bottom 6 Jansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 6 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 6 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Yvars hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Milne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Bottom 4 Mize strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 4 Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out.
Top 4 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rigney.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Waitkus strikes out.
Bottom 2 Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rigney is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Milne hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 2 Lade hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smalley is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Top 2 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Lade covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.