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Phillies 2 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1947

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 20, 1947 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1947 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherHank Borowy  
Losing PitcherKen Raffensberger  
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Game Winning RBILonny Frey 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1947 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherFreddy Schmidt  
Home Starting PitcherHank Wyse  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance5,367 
Time of Game2 hours 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Artie Gore
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: (none)
3B: Al Barlick

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Skeeter Newsome  Shortstop 
Harry Walker  Center Fielder 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Johnny Wyrostek  Right Fielder 
Howie Schultz  First Baseman 
Lee Handley  Third Baseman 
Emil Verban  Second Baseman 
Freddy Schmidt  Pitcher 
Ben Chapman  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  Left Fielder 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Don Johnson  Second Baseman 
Lennie Merullo  Shortstop 
Hank Wyse  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Cubs 3
Wrigley Field
May 20, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/20/1947 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Newsome S, ss         5  1  2  0   Hack S, 3b            5  0  1  0   
Walker H, cf          4  1  4  0   Waitkus E, 1b         5  1  2  0   
Ennis D, lf           4  0  0  1   Pafko A, cf           5  0  2  0   
Seminick A, c         5  0  2  1   Cavarretta P, lf      5  0  1  1   
Wyrostek J, rf        5  0  3  0   McCullough C, c       5  1  1  0   
Schultz H, 1b         4  0  0  0   Nicholson B, rf       5  1  3  0   
Handley L, 3b         5  0  0  0   Johnson D, 2b         3  0  1  0   
Verban E, 2b          4  0  0  0   Merullo L, ss         2  0  0  0   
Schmidt F, p          3  0  0  0   Rickert M, ph         0  0  0  0   
Raffensberger K, p    1  0  0  0   Sturgeon B, ss        2  0  1  1   
Hughes T, p           0  0  0  0   Wyse H, p             1  0  0  0   
                                   Meyer R, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Dallessandro D, ph    0  0  0  0   
                                   Livingston M, ph      1  0  0  0   
                                   Borowy H, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Frey L, ph            1  0  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  2 11  2                        41  3 13  3

Philadelphia     002 000 000 00 --  2
Chicago          100 000 001 01 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schmidt F             6.1  6  1  1  1  3
Raffensberger K (L)*  3.2  6  2  2  0  0
Hughes T              0.1  1  0  0  1  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyse H+               5.0  9  2  2  1  0
Meyer R               2.0  1  0  0  1  2
Borowy H (W)          4.0  1  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 11th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

E -- Pafko A, Wyrostek J
DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Chicago 11
2B -- Seminick A, Nicholson B 2, Wyrostek J, Sturgeon B, McCullough C
CS -- Seminick A
SH -- Wyse H, Johnson D
WP -- Schmidt F
T -- 2:34
A -- 5367

    

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