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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 30, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 30, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 30, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 30, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 20,140 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 30, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Branca
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lade
Reiser is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lade
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Lade
Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Lade
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Branca
Lade hits a popup towards third. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lade
Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Lade
Branca hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Branca reaches second base with a double. Reese goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson hits a line drive towards the mound. Lade reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Branca
Waitkus bunts towards first. Robinson fields the ball and throws to Branca covering. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Scheffing reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Scheffing moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a popup into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lade
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Lade covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lade
Walker bunts towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Lade
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Lade
Edwards hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Branca
Lade hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Jorgensen hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lade
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Lade
Branca hits a popup into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Branca
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lade
Reiser hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lade
Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Lade
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Lade
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lade, and towards Merullo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Branca
Lade strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Branca
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lade
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Lade
Branca hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lade
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lade
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/30/1947 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Lowrey P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Robinson J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, cf 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, lf 4 1 2 0 Walker D, rf 4 0 1 0 Scheffing B, c 4 1 2 1 Hermanski G, lf 2 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 1 2 Edwards B, c 3 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 1 1 0 Lade D, p 3 0 0 0 Branca R, p 3 0 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 30 1 4 1 Chicago 000 100 002 -- 3 Brooklyn 001 000 000 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lade D (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 3 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Branca R (L) 9.0 8 3 3 2 5 DP -- Chicago 1, Brooklyn 3 LOB -- Chicago 4, Brooklyn 3 2B -- Branca R, Scheffing B HR -- Nicholson B WP -- Branca R T -- 1:41 A -- 20140
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