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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 9, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 9, 1948 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 17,782 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Schenz | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Clarence Maddern | Left Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 9, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Meyer
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Meyer
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Koslo
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Meyer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Meyer
Livingston strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Meyer
Lohrke hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Koslo
Maddern hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson 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 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Meyer
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Koslo
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meyer
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Meyer
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Koslo
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus 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, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Meyer
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Meyer
Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Meyer
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Meyer
Koslo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Koslo
Maddern hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meyer
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley 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, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Koslo
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Koslo
Schenz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus 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
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Meyer
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Meyer
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Meyer
Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Koslo
Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddern for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Meyer
Lohrke hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Meyer
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Koslo
Meyer bunts towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Koslo covering. Safe. Nicholson moves to third. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schenz vs. Koslo
Schenz hits a line drive towards short. Kerr catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Nicholson scores. Scheffing scores. Meyer moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Koslo
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meyer
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1948 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rigney B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Schenz H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 3 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Maddern C, lf 3 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0 Lowrey P, 3b 3 0 2 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 1 0
Livingston M, c 3 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 3 1 1 0
Lohrke J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 3 0 1 0 Meyer R, p 3 0 1 0
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30 0 3 0 29 2 6 0
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 000 000 02x -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 8.0 6 2 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5
E -- Kerr B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 4, Chicago 3
T -- 1:56
A -- 17782
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