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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 10, 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 10, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 10, 1947 |
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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 | August 10, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 23,714 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Bert Haas | Center Fielder |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
Johnny Neun | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 10, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Lade
Baumholtz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Lade
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Lade
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer juggles the ball. That's an error on Vander Meer. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
There goes Pafko. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Wahl applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lade
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Lade covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lade
Haas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Lade
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wahl vs. Lade
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Cavarretta reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a popup towards short. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
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 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Lade
Vander Meer hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Lade
Baumholtz hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Lade
Zientara hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Lade
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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Vander Meer
Merullo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lade vs. Vander Meer
Lade bunts towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lade
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Lade
Haas hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Lade
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wahl vs. Lade
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young scores. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vander Meer vs. Lade
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Lade
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Lade
Zientara hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Lade
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lade
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Vander Meer
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lade vs. Vander Meer
Lade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sturgeon scores. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Lade moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lade
Haas 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: ---
Galan vs. Lade
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lukon vs. Lade
Eddie Lukon pinch hits for Kermit Wahl.
Lukon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Galan scores. There goes Mueller trying to get to home. Pafko throws the ball in to Sturgeon who relays the ball to McCullough who tags Mueller, who came all the way from first, for the out. Lukon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vander Meer vs. Lade
Vander Meer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Eddie Miller now playing shortstop.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Lade
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zientara vs. Lade
McCullough fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McCullough. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zientara vs. Lade
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Lade
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Lade
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. Baumholtz scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Lade
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
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 -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Vander Meer
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Vander Meer
Lade hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lade
Galan 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 -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lade
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Vander Meer
Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Miller. Waitkus moves to third. Pafko moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Pafko scores. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon 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, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Lade
Don Johnson now playing second base. Ray Lamanno pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer.
Lamanno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Lade
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Lade
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey throws to second for one, and Johnson throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Zientara moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Lade
Bobby Adams pinch runs for Benny Zientara.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/10/1947 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Baumholtz F, rf 5 1 3 0 Lowrey P, 3b 4 0 1 1 Zientara B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 3 1 0 0 Adams B, pr 0 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 1 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, lf 4 0 1 0 Young B, 1b 4 1 1 1 McCullough C, c 4 0 1 2 Haas B, cf 4 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0 Galan A, lf 4 1 2 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 4 1 0 0 Mueller R, c 4 0 2 0 Johnson D, 2b 0 0 0 0 Wahl K, ss 2 0 1 1 Merullo L, ss 2 1 1 0 Lukon E, ph 1 0 1 1 Lade D, p 2 0 1 1 Miller E, ss 1 0 0 0 Vander Meer J, p 3 0 0 0 Lamanno R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 12 3 31 4 7 4 Cincinnati 000 101 100 -- 3 Chicago 000 020 02x -- 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Vander Meer J (L) 8.0 7 4 3 2 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lade D (W) 9.0 12 3 2 2 2 E -- Vander Meer J, McCullough C, Miller E, Johnson D DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 6 2B -- Baumholtz F 3B -- Cavarretta P CS -- Pafko A SH -- Lade D T -- 2:18 A -- 23714
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