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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1948
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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 21, 1948 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1948 |
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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 21, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 16,262 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
Hank Sauer | First Baseman |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
Bucky Walters | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Clarence Maddern | Right Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 21, 1948
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Borowy
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Borowy
Wyrostek hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Borowy
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
Verban hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
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
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Borowy
Sauer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Borowy
Lamanno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Borowy
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zientara vs. Borowy
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Vander Meer
Maddern strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Borowy
Vander Meer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Borowy
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Borowy
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Borowy covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Vander Meer
Borowy 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: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup 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
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Borowy
Litwhiler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Borowy
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Borowy
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Borowy
Stallcup hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Vander Meer
Maddern hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sauer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
There goes Lowrey. The throw from Lamanno and he is safe. Lowrey steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Borowy
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Borowy
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Borowy
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Vander Meer
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sauer scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Borowy
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Borowy
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
There goes Cavarretta. The throw from Lamanno and he is safe. Cavarretta steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey 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 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Borowy
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Borowy
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Borowy
Stallcup hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Vander Meer
Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Borowy
Zientara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Borowy
Claude Corbitt pinch runs for Benny Zientara.
There's a wild pitch. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vander Meer vs. Borowy
Vander Meer hits a popup towards the mound. Borowy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Borowy
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Borowy
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddern. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Corbitt scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Borowy
Hatton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Borowy
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Litwhiler reaches second base with a double. Wyrostek scores. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Sauer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lamanno vs. Kush
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Vander Meer
Claude Corbitt now playing second base. Hank Schenz pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Vander Meer
Verban hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a popup in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Chipman
Corbitt strikes out. Scheffing drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Corbitt out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Chipman
Vander Meer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Chipman
Baumholtz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sauer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Vander Meer
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Vander Meer
Maddern strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1948 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Baumholtz F, rf 4 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 4 0 2 0 Wyrostek J, cf 4 1 2 1 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 2 0 Hatton G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 1 1 Pafko A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sauer H, 1b 3 0 2 0 Lowrey P, lf 3 0 1 0 Lamanno R, c 4 0 1 0 Maddern C, rf 4 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 3 0 0 0 Zientara B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0 Corbitt C, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Borowy H, p 2 0 0 0 Vander Meer J, p 4 0 1 0 Kush E, p 0 0 0 0 Schenz H, ph 1 0 0 0 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 8 2 32 0 5 0 Cincinnati 000 000 020 -- 2 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 9 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Borowy H (L) 7.2 7 2 2 2 1 Kush E 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Chipman B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Chicago 6 2B -- Wyrostek J 2, Sauer H, Litwhiler D SB -- Lowrey P, Cavarretta P WP -- Borowy H T -- 2:17 A -- 16262
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