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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 10, 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 July 10, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 10, 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 | July 10, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: George Magerkurth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
Arky Vaughan | Left Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 10, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Branca
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Borowy
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Borowy
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Borowy
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground for an out. Stanky scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Borowy
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Borowy
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Branca
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Borowy
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Borowy
Reese hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Borowy
Edwards hits a line drive into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Borowy
Branca strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Branca
Borowy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Branca
Hack strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Borowy
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Borowy
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Borowy
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Borowy
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Vaughan for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Borowy
Furillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a line drive towards first. Robinson catches it and steps on first to double up Lowrey. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Meers
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Meers
Edwards hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Meers
Branca hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Meers
There goes Reese. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Meers
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Branca
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Meers
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Meers
Vaughan bunts towards the mound. Meers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Meers
Walker bunts towards the mound. Meers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Furillo vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Robinson scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Jorgensen vs. Meyer
There's a wild pitch. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Meyer
Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Branca
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Rickert hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Branca
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Merullo scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Branca
Scheffing hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Kush
Edwards hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Kush
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Kush
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Kush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Branca
Sturgeon hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Branca
Merullo hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kush vs. Branca
Kush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Kush
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Kush
Walker bunts in front of the plate. Scheffing fields it and throws to first for the out. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Kush
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Kush
Jorgensen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Kush
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Branca
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kush
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Kush
Branca strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kush
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Branca
Gene Hermanski now playing left field.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Branca
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bob Scheffing.
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching. Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon.
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Behrman
Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Dallessandro moves to third. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Casey
Bob Chipman pinch runs for Eddie Waitkus. Don Johnson pinch hits for Emil Kush. Hugh Casey now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/10/1947, game 1 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 2 3 0 Lowrey P, lf 4 1 2 1 Robinson J, 1b 3 2 1 2 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 0 0 Vaughan A, lf 4 1 3 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 2 1 Hermanski G, lf 0 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 1 Walker D, rf 3 0 2 0 Scheffing B, c 3 0 0 0 Furillo C, cf 4 0 1 0 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 1 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 1 0 McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0 Edwards B, c 4 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 3 1 1 0 Branca R, p 4 0 0 0 Waitkus E, ph 0 0 0 0 Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0 Chipman B, pr 0 0 0 0 Casey H, p 0 0 0 0 Borowy H, p 1 0 0 0 Meers R, p 0 0 0 0 Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0 Rickert M, ph 1 0 0 0 Kush E, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 32 5 12 2 Chicago 000 003 000 -- 3 Brooklyn 102 020 00x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Borowy H (L) 2.2 7 3 3 1 1 Meers R* 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 Meyer R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Kush E 3.0 3 0 0 2 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Branca R (W) 8.1 8 3 3 1 5 Behrman H 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Casey H (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Sturgeon B DP -- Chicago 3, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Brooklyn 9 2B -- Furillo C HR -- Robinson J SB -- Reese P SH -- Walker D WP -- Meyer R T -- 2:08 A -- 0
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