Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blattner vs. Borowy
  
  Blattner strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Borowy
  
  Rigney strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Borowy
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Aberson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aberson. Thomson moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mize vs. Borowy
  
  Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Iott
  
  Merullo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Iott
  
  Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merullo moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pafko vs. Iott
  
  Pafko strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cavarretta vs. Iott
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Borowy
  
  Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cooper vs. Borowy
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gordon vs. Borowy
  
  Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple. Marshall scores. Cooper goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kerr vs. Borowy
  
  Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon scores. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iott vs. Borowy
  
  Iott strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blattner vs. Borowy
  
  Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Iott
  
  McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aberson vs. Iott
  
  Aberson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Iott
  
  Nicholson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sturgeon vs. Iott
  
  Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Borowy vs. Iott
  
  There's a wild pitch. McCullough moves to third. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Borowy vs. Iott
  
  Borowy strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Borowy
  
  Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Borowy
  
  Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mize vs. Borowy
  
  Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Chipman
  
  Bob Chipman now pitching.
  
  Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Chipman
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Chipman
  
  There goes Marshall. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Merullo applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Iott
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Iott
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Iott
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Iott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Iott
  
  Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Chipman
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Chipman
  
  Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Iott vs. Chipman
  
  Iott bunts towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blattner vs. Chipman
  
  Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Iott
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aberson vs. Iott
  
  Aberson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Iott
  
  Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Chipman
  
  Rigney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Chipman
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mize vs. Chipman
  
  Mize strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marshall vs. Chipman
  
  There goes Thomson. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Thomson steals second. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Marshall vs. Chipman
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Chipman
  
  Cooper strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sturgeon vs. Iott
  
  Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Iott
  
  Don Johnson pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blattner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blattner. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Iott
  
  Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Iott
  
  Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pafko vs. Iott
  
  Pafko hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. Johnson scores. Lowrey goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cavarretta vs. Iott
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Carpenter
  
  Bob Carpenter now pitching.
  
  Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Carpenter
  
  Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iott vs. Carpenter
  
  Iott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Iott
  
  McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aberson vs. Iott
  
  Aberson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Iott
  
  Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blattner vs. Carpenter
  
  Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Carpenter
  
  Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Carpenter
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sturgeon vs. Iott
  
  Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheffing vs. Iott
  
  Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Bob Carpenter.
  
  Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Iott
  
  Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mize vs. Meers
  
  Russ Meers now pitching.
  
  Mize strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Meers
  
  Marshall hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Meers
  
  Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Meers
  
  Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Iott
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Iott covering. Safe. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pafko vs. Iott
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Iott
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kerr vs. Meers
  
  Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Iott vs. Meers
  
  Iott bunts towards third. Lowrey fields it, throws to second, with Merullo covering, for one, and over to first, with Sturgeon covering, for the double play. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blattner vs. Meers
  
  Blattner hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Iott
  
  McCullough strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aberson vs. Iott
  
  Aberson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Iott
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aberson moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sturgeon vs. Iott
  
  Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aberson scores. View Play 
• Giants, 7 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dallessandro vs. Iott
  
  Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Russ Meers.
  
  Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/26/1947 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Blattner B, 3b        5  0  0  0   Merullo L, ss         3  0  0  0   
Rigney B, 2b          4  1  1  0   Lowrey P, 3b          3  1  2  0   
Thomson B, cf         4  1  2  0   Pafko A, cf           4  0  2  2   
Mize J, 1b            4  1  1  2   Cavarretta P, 1b      4  0  0  0   
Marshall W, rf        4  1  3  1   McCullough C, c       4  0  1  0   
Cooper W, c           4  2  2  1   Aberson C, lf         4  1  1  0   
Gordon S, lf          4  1  1  2   Nicholson B, rf       4  0  1  0   
Kerr B, ss            4  0  2  1   Sturgeon B, 2b        4  0  1  1   
Iott H, p             4  0  0  0   Borowy H, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Chipman B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson D, ph         1  1  0  0   
                                   Carpenter B, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Scheffing B, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Meers R, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Dallessandro D, ph    1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 12  7                        34  3  8  3

New York         032 010 010 --  7
Chicago          000 020 001 --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Iott H (W)            9.0  8  3  1  2  7

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Borowy H (L)          2.1  6  5  5  0  4
Chipman B             2.2  4  1  1  0  2
Carpenter B           2.0  0  0  0  0  0
Meers R               2.0  2  1  1  0  1

E -- Aberson C, Blattner B
DP -- New York 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 3, Chicago 6
2B -- Marshall W
3B -- Gordon S, Pafko A
HR -- Mize J, Cooper W
SB -- Thomson B
CS -- Marshall W
WP -- Iott H
T -- 2:08
A -- 27023

    

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