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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1943
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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 June 11, 1943 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 11, 1943 |
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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 | June 11, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Starr |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 5,307 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Ray Starr | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
Chico Hernandez | Catcher |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 11, 1943
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey 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 -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Warneke
Marshall 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Warneke
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Starr
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Starr
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Starr
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Starr
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Warneke
Mesner 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Warneke
Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Starr
Novikoff hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Starr
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Starr
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Starr
Merullo hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Warneke
Miller 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: ---
Mueller vs. Warneke
Mueller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Starr vs. Warneke
Starr strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Warneke
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Warneke
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Starr
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner juggles the ball. That's an error on Mesner. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Starr
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Starr
There goes Stanky. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Starr
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Starr
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller 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: ---
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Warneke
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Warneke
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Warneke
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Warneke
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Starr
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Starr
Novikoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Starr
Dallessandro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Novikoff trying to get to second. Marshall throws the ball in to Miller who tags Novikoff for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Starr
Peanuts Lowrey pinch runs for Dom Dallessandro.
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Starr vs. Warneke
Peanuts Lowrey now playing center field.
Starr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Warneke
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Warneke
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Warneke
There goes Marshall. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Starr
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Starr
Warneke hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Starr
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Warneke
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Warneke
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Warneke
Mesner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tipton vs. Warneke
Tipton hits a line drive to center field. Lowrey throws towards the plate. Hernandez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hernandez. McCormick scores. Mesner moves to third. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Warneke
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Novikoff picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Novikoff. Mesner scores. Tipton scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Bithorn
Hi Bithorn now pitching.
There goes Miller. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Hack applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bithorn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Starr vs. Bithorn
Starr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Starr
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Starr
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Starr
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Starr
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Starr
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Bithorn
Frey hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bithorn
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Bithorn
Walker hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Bithorn
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Bithorn
There's a wild pitch. Marshall moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mesner vs. Bithorn
Mesner 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 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Starr
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Starr
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Starr
Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Bithorn
Tipton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Tipton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Bithorn
Miller bunts towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Bithorn
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Starr vs. Bithorn
Starr bunts towards the mound. Bithorn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tipton scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Bithorn
Frey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Starr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Bithorn
Marshall hits a fly ball towards left. Novikoff catches it and throws to second to double up Starr. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Starr
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Starr
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Starr
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. Stanky moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. Starr
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Novikoff vs. Starr
Novikoff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Starr
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Novikoff moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Starr
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Chico Hernandez.
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Novikoff scores. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bithorn
Clyde McCullough now catching.
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Bithorn
McCormick 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 -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Bithorn
Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Shoun
Al Todd pinch hits for Hi Bithorn.
Todd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Shoun
Stu Martin pinch runs for Al Todd.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Shoun
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/11/1943 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Frey L, 2b 5 0 2 1 Stanky E, 2b 4 1 0 0 Marshall M, rf 5 0 3 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Walker G, cf 5 1 1 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0 McCormick F, 1b 5 1 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 1 Mesner S, 3b 5 1 2 0 Novikoff L, lf 3 1 2 1 Tipton E, lf 4 2 2 1 Dallessandro D, cf 2 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 1 2 Lowrey P, pr-cf 2 1 1 0 Mueller R, c 3 2 1 1 Hernandez C, c 3 0 1 0 Starr R, p 4 0 1 1 McCullough C, ph-c 1 0 1 2 Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0 Warneke L, p 2 0 0 0 Bithorn H, p 1 0 0 0 Todd A, ph 1 0 1 0 Martin S, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 14 7 35 4 10 4 Cincinnati 001 004 020 -- 7 Chicago 000 000 040 -- 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Starr R (W) 7.2 9 4 4 3 0 Shoun C (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Warneke L (L)* 5.0 10 5 4 0 2 Bithorn H 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 * Pitched to 5 batters in 6th E -- Mesner S, Merullo L 2, Hernandez C, Novikoff L DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 7 2B -- Tipton E, Lowrey P HR -- Mueller R CS -- Stanky E, Marshall M, Miller E SH -- Miller E WP -- Bithorn H T -- 2:06 A -- 5307
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