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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 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 August 25, 1948 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch McCall |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,519 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Dutch McCall | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. McCall
Rigney 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: ---
Lockman vs. McCall
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCall
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. McCall
Mize 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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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hartung
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Hartung
There goes Verban. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Verban steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeffcoat vs. Hartung
Jeffcoat is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Hartung
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Verban scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Hartung
There goes Jeffcoat. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Rigney applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McCall
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with McCall covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. McCall
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. McCall
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hartung
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Hartung
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCall vs. Hartung
McCall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smalley scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Hansen
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. McCall
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. McCall
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. McCall
Rigney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. McCall
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hansen
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hansen
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Hansen
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hansen
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCall
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. McCall
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. Gordon scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. McCall
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. McCall
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hansen
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hansen
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hansen
Smalley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCall vs. Hansen
McCall hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. McCall
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. McCall
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Layton vs. McCall
Les Layton pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Layton hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. McCall
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Poat
Ray Poat now pitching.
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Poat
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Poat
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. McCall
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. McCall
Gordon 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 -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. McCall
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Poat
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Poat
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Poat
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Poat
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McCall
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. McCall
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. McCall
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Poat
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Poat
McCall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Poat
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. McCall
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. McCall
Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Ray Poat.
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. McCall
Rigney 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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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Konikowski
Alex Konikowski now pitching.
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Konikowski
Cavarretta bunts for an out with unknown description. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Konikowski
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Konikowski
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. McCall
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McCall
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. McCall
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. McCall
There's a wild pitch. Lockman scores. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. McCall
There's a wild pitch. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. McCall
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Dobernic
Jess Dobernic now pitching. Don Mueller pinch hits for Bobby Thomson.
Mueller hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dobernic
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Dobernic
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Livingston vs. Chipman
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Alex Konikowski. Bob Chipman now pitching. Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Johnny McCarthy.
Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Chipman
Rigney hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Trinkle
Don Mueller now playing left field. Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Trinkle
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Trinkle
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Trinkle
Clarence Maddern pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1948 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rigney B, 2b 5 1 1 3 Verban E, 2b 4 1 1 1
Lockman W, cf 5 1 1 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 3 0 1 0
Gordon S, 3b 5 2 3 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, 3b 3 0 0 1
Marshall W, rf 3 1 0 0 Lowrey P, lf 3 1 1 0
Thomson B, lf 3 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
Mueller D, ph-lf 1 1 1 3 Walker R, c 2 1 0 0
Westrum W, c 3 1 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 1 2 1
Kerr B, ss 4 1 2 0 McCall D, p 3 0 1 1
Hartung C, p 0 0 0 0 Dobernic J, p 0 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0
Layton L, ph 1 0 0 0 Maddern C, ph 1 0 0 0
Poat R, p 0 0 0 0
Lohrke J, ph 1 0 0 0
Konikowski A, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 0 0 0 0
Livingston M, ph 1 1 1 1
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
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36 9 9 7 30 4 6 4
New York 000 100 008 -- 9
Chicago 130 000 000 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C 1.1 4 4 4 1 0
Hansen A 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Poat R 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Konikowski A (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Trinkle K (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McCall D 8.1 5 4 4 2 6
Dobernic J (L)* 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
Chipman B 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Verban E
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 3, Chicago 5
2B -- Gordon S, Smalley R
HR -- Mueller D, Rigney B
SB -- Verban E
CS -- Jeffcoat H
SH -- Cavarretta P
HBP -- by Hartung C (Jeffcoat H)
WP -- McCall D 2
T -- 2:27
A -- 10519
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