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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1947
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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 August 9, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meers |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 32,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Tatum | Right Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Bert Haas | Left Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Center Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Russ Meers | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Meers
Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Meers
Zientara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Meers
Hatton hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Hatton reaches second base with a double. Zientara goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Meers
Haas hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Meers
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vollmer vs. Meers
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Haas. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pafko scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
There goes Cavarretta. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Wahl applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Meers
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Meers
Wahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Meers
Raffensberger hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatum vs. Meers
Tatum hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Raffensberger
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Raffensberger
Merullo is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Meers
Zientara hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Meers
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zientara moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Meers
Haas takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to home to get Zientara. Hatton moves to third. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lukon vs. Erickson
Eddie Lukon pinch hits for Clyde Vollmer.
Lukon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Erickson
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Raffensberger
Eddie Lukon now playing left field. Bert Haas now playing center field.
Erickson hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Erickson
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Erickson
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Erickson
Tatum hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Erickson
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Erickson
Hatton hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Erickson
Haas hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Erickson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Raffensberger
Sturgeon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Raffensberger
Merullo bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Zientara covering, for the out. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Erickson vs. Raffensberger
Erickson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sturgeon scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Erickson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Erickson moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Erickson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Hetki
Cavarretta is walked intentionally. Lowrey moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Hetki
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lukon. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Lowrey scores. Waitkus scores. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Hetki
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tatum. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. McCullough scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sturgeon vs. Hetki
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Erickson
Lukon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erickson
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Erickson
Wahl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Erickson
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Johnny Hetki.
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lukon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tatum vs. Erickson
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Merullo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Erautt
Erickson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Erautt
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Erautt
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Erautt
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Erickson
Tatum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Erickson
Zientara hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Erickson
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Erickson
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Erautt
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Haas. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Erautt
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Erautt
Nicholson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Erautt
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Erautt
Merullo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Erickson
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Erickson
Lukon hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erickson
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Erickson
Wahl hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Erautt
Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Erautt
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Erautt
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Erautt
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poland vs. Erickson
Hugh Poland pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Poland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Erickson
Tatum hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Tatum reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zientara vs. Erickson
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Erickson
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1947, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Tatum T, rf 4 0 1 0 Lowrey P, 3b 5 1 1 0
Zientara B, 2b 5 1 2 0 Waitkus E, 1b 5 2 4 0
Hatton G, 3b 5 0 2 1 Pafko A, cf 5 1 1 1
Haas B, lf-cf 3 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, lf 2 1 2 1
Young B, 1b 4 0 2 0 McCullough C, c 4 1 1 4
Vollmer C, cf 1 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 1 1
Lukon E, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0
Wahl K, ss 3 0 0 0 Meers R, p 0 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 2 0 0 0 Erickson P, p 4 1 2 1
Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 1 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
Poland H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 9 1 35 8 13 8
Cincinnati 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago 200 060 00x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 4.1 7 6 6 1 2
Hetki J 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Erautt E 3.0 4 0 0 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Meers R* 2.0 5 1 1 2 1
Erickson P (W) 7.0 4 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Chicago 7
2B -- Hatton G, Waitkus E, McCullough C, Nicholson B, Cavarretta P
3B -- Tatum T
CS -- Cavarretta P
SH -- Merullo L
T -- 2:15
A -- 32000
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