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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 26, 1948
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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 May 26, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 26, 1948 |
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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 | May 26, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Ramsdell |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 22,853 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Schenz | Second Baseman |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Clarence Maddern | Left Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
Billy Cox | Third Baseman |
Don Lund | Left Fielder |
Gil Hodges | Catcher |
Dick Whitman | Right Fielder |
Willie Ramsdell | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 26, 1948
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Ramsdell
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Ramsdell
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cox settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cox. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Ramsdell
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Ramsdell
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards first. Robinson 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: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Ramsdell
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Ramsdell
Nicholson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Ramsdell
Maddern hits a line drive into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Ramsdell
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Furillo. Scheffing reaches second base with a double. There goes Nicholson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Schmitz
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Schmitz
Lund hits a line drive into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Schmitz
Hodges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Ramsdell
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Ramsdell
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schenz vs. Ramsdell
Schenz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Ramsdell
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Ramsdell
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmitz moves to third. Schenz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Ramsdell
Pafko hits a line drive into left field. Lund 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: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Schmitz
Whitman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Schmitz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitman for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramsdell vs. Schmitz
Ramsdell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Ramsdell
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Ramsdell
Maddern hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lund. Maddern reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Ramsdell
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maddern moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Ramsdell
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddern scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Ramsdell
Schmitz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Schenz vs. Ramsdell
Schenz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Ramsdell
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Schmitz
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lund vs. Schmitz
Lund strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Ramsdell
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Ramsdell
Pafko hits a line drive towards third. Cox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Ramsdell
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Schmitz
Hodges hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Schmitz
Whitman hits a popup in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramsdell vs. Schmitz
Ramsdell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Ramsdell
Maddern hits a line drive into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Ramsdell
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Ramsdell
Smalley hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Schmitz
There goes Furillo. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Furillo steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Schmitz
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko juggles the ball. That's an error on Pafko. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lund vs. Schmitz
Lund hits a line drive towards center. Jeffcoat catches it and throws to second to double up Furillo. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Ramsdell
Schmitz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Ramsdell
Schenz hits a line drive into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Ramsdell
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Ramsdell
Jeffcoat hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Ramsdell
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Ramsdell
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Schmitz
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bragan vs. Schmitz
Bobby Bragan pinch hits for Dick Whitman.
Bragan hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Schmitz
Bruce Edwards pinch hits for Willie Ramsdell.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Taylor
Harry Taylor now pitching. Gene Hermanski now playing right field.
Maddern hits a line drive into left field. Lund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Taylor
Scheffing strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Taylor
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Taylor
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Schmitz
Miksis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schmitz
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Schmitz
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Taylor
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Taylor
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Taylor
Jeffcoat hits a line drive towards the mound. Taylor catches it and throws to first to double up Waitkus. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Schmitz
Cox hits a line drive into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lund vs. Schmitz
Lund hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Schmitz
Hodges hits a line drive beyond short. Smalley can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Furillo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Schmitz
Tommy Brown pinch hits for Gene Hermanski.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/26/1948 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Schenz H, 2b 4 0 1 0 Miksis E, 2b 4 0 2 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 5 1 2 2 Robinson J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Furillo C, cf 4 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 1 1 Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Maddern C, lf 4 1 1 0 Lund D, lf 4 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0 Hodges G, c 4 1 2 1 Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 1 Whitman D, rf 2 0 0 0 Schmitz J, p 3 0 1 0 Bragan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hermanski G, rf 0 0 0 0 Brown T, ph 1 0 0 0 Ramsdell W, p 2 0 0 0 Edwards B, ph 1 0 0 0 Taylor H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 10 4 35 1 6 1 Chicago 000 200 200 -- 4 Brooklyn 000 010 000 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Schmitz J (W) 9.0 6 1 1 0 4 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Ramsdell W (L) 7.0 9 4 4 1 3 Taylor H 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Cox B, Smalley R 2, Pafko A DP -- Chicago 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- Chicago 8, Brooklyn 7 2B -- Scheffing B, Maddern C HR -- Nicholson B, Hodges G, Jeffcoat H SB -- Furillo C SH -- Schmitz J HBP -- by Ramsdell W (Nicholson B), by Ramsdell W (Schenz H) T -- 2:11 A -- 22853
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