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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 15, 1946 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Beggs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Erickson |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Claude Corbitt | Shortstop |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Joe Beggs | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Ostrowski | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Paul Erickson | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 15, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Erickson
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Erickson
Zientara hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Erickson
Haas hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostrowski vs. Beggs
Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Beggs
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Erickson
Hatton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Hatton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Erickson
Mueller bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Erickson
West hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Erickson
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Beggs
Livingston is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Erickson
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Erickson
Beggs strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Erickson
Corbitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Beggs
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Beggs
Erickson hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostrowski vs. Beggs
Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Erickson
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Erickson
Haas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Erickson
Hatton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Hatton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Erickson
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Erickson
West takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Libke vs. Erickson
Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. West moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clay vs. Erickson
Clay hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Beggs
Rickert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey strikes out. There goes Rickert. The throw from Mueller and Rickert is out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Erickson
Beggs strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Erickson
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Erickson
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Beggs
Livingston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Livingston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Beggs
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Beggs
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Paul Erickson.
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kush
Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Kush
West hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostrowski vs. Beggs
Ostrowski hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Beggs
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Kush
Libke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Libke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clay vs. Kush
Clay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Libke scores. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beggs vs. Kush
Beggs bunts towards third. Ostrowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corbitt vs. Kush
Corbitt bunts towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out. Clay scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Kush
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Beggs
Livingston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Beggs
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Kush
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Kush
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Kush
There goes Haas. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Haas steals second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Kush
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Kush
West hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Kush
Libke hits a popup towards third. Ostrowski juggles the ball. That's an error on Ostrowski. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clay vs. Kush
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Libke moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beggs vs. Kush
Beggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Libke scores. Clay moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corbitt vs. Kush
Corbitt hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Beggs
Bobby Sturgeon pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostrowski vs. Beggs
Ostrowski hits a line drive towards the mound. Beggs catches it and throws to first to double up Sturgeon. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Olsen
Vern Olsen now pitching.
Zientara is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Olsen
Haas strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Olsen
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Olsen
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Olsen
West takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Libke vs. Olsen
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Beggs
Lonny Frey now playing right field. Bob Usher now playing center field.
Rickert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Beggs
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1946, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Corbitt C, ss 4 0 0 1 Ostrowski J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Zientara B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Haas B, 1b 5 1 1 0 Rickert M, lf 4 1 3 1
Hatton G, 3b 5 3 4 1 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mueller R, c 4 2 3 2 Lowrey P, cf 4 1 1 1
West M, lf 3 0 0 1 Nicholson B, rf 4 1 1 1
Libke A, rf 5 2 2 1 Livingston M, c 4 0 2 0
Frey L, rf 0 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0
Clay D, cf 4 1 2 2 Erickson P, p 1 0 0 0
Usher B, cf 0 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 3 0 1 1 Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
Sturgeon B, ph 1 0 1 0
Olsen V, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 13 9 34 3 9 3
Cincinnati 010 201 230 -- 9
Chicago 000 000 102 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Beggs J (W) 9.0 9 3 3 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson P (L) 5.0 4 3 3 1 3
Kush E 3.0 7 6 4 0 0
Olsen V 1.0 2 0 0 1 2
E -- Ostrowski J
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Hatton G 2, Livingston M, Libke A
HR -- Hatton G, Nicholson B, Rickert M, Lowrey P
SB -- Haas B
CS -- Rickert M
SH -- Mueller R, Beggs J, Corbitt C
T -- 1:44
A -- 0
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