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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 30, 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 May 30, 1946 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 30, 1946 |
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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 | May 30, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ewell Blackwell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 45,120 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Al Libke | Right Fielder |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Eddie Shokes | First Baseman |
Max West | Left Fielder |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Ewell Blackwell | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 30, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Borowy
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Blackwell
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Blackwell
Stringer hits a popup towards first. Shokes catches it and steps on first to double up Hack. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Blackwell
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Miller 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: ---
Mueller vs. Borowy
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shokes vs. Borowy
Shokes hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Borowy
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Borowy
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Blackwell
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Blackwell
There goes Cavarretta. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Miller applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Blackwell
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Blackwell
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Borowy
Blackwell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Borowy
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Borowy
There goes Adams. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Blackwell
Scheffing strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Blackwell
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Blackwell
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Borowy
Mueller is hit by the pitch. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shokes vs. Borowy
Shokes bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Libke moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
West vs. Borowy
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Borowy
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Blackwell
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Blackwell
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Blackwell
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Blackwell
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stringer scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Blackwell
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Blackwell
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Borowy
Blackwell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Borowy
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Blackwell
Scheffing hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Blackwell
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Blackwell
Borowy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Blackwell
Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay who is chasing the ball. Hack reaches third base with a triple. Sturgeon scores. Borowy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stringer vs. Blackwell
Stringer hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Blackwell
Lowrey hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Libke for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Borowy
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shokes vs. Borowy
Shokes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Blackwell
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Blackwell
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Blackwell
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Borowy
West hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Borowy
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Borowy
Eddie Lukon pinch hits for Ewell Blackwell.
Lukon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Clay reaches second base with a double. Lukon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Borowy
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Johnny Vander Meer now pitching.
Scheffing hits a popup towards first. Shokes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Vander Meer
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Borowy
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shokes vs. Borowy
Shokes hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Vander Meer
Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay who is chasing the ball. Lowrey reaches third base with a triple. Stringer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shokes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Borowy
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Borowy
Mike McCormick pinch runs for Max West. Lonny Frey pinch hits for Eddie Miller.
Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamanno vs. Borowy
Claude Corbitt pinch runs for Lonny Frey. Ray Lamanno pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer.
Lamanno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Borowy
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Adams reaches third base with a triple. Corbitt scores. Clay goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adams scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Chipman
Bert Haas pinch hits for Al Libke.
Haas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Adams
Red Adams now pitching.
Mueller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shokes vs. Adams
Shokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hetki
Dain Clay now playing left field. Bob Usher now playing right field. Mike McCormick now playing center field. Claude Corbitt now playing shortstop
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Hetki
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bob Scheffing.
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into right field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Hetki
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon.
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt misplays the ball. That's an error on Corbitt. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Hetki
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Red Adams.
Gilbert strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/30/1946, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Clay D, cf-lf 4 1 2 2 Hack S, 3b 3 1 2 2 Adams B, 2b 5 1 2 2 Stringer L, 2b 4 2 1 1 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lowrey P, lf 3 1 1 1 Libke A, rf 4 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 1 1 Haas B, ph 1 1 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 1 Usher B, rf 0 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 4 1 1 2 Scheffing B, c 3 0 0 0 Shokes E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 West M, lf 2 0 1 0 Sturgeon B, ss 3 1 1 0 McCormick M, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Rickert M, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 0 0 Borowy H, p 3 1 1 0 Frey L, ph 1 0 1 0 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 Corbitt C, pr-ss 0 1 0 0 Adams R, p 0 0 0 0 Blackwell E, p 2 0 0 0 Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0 Lukon E, ph 1 1 1 0 Vander Meer J, p 0 0 0 0 Lamanno R, ph 1 0 0 0 Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 11 7 33 6 7 6 Cincinnati 000 000 106 -- 7 Chicago 000 230 010 -- 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Blackwell E 6.0 5 5 5 3 4 Vander Meer J (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Hetki J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Borowy H 8.1 9 5 5 4 11 Chipman B 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Adams R (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 E -- Corbitt C DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 3 2B -- Clay D 3B -- Hack S, Lowrey P, Adams B HR -- Mueller R SB -- Adams B CS -- Cavarretta P SH -- Shokes E HBP -- by Borowy H (Mueller R) T -- 2:25 A -- 45120
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