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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 14, 1949
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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 14, 1949 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 14, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 32,770 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Walker | Left Fielder |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Claude Corbitt | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Gene Mauch | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
| Herman Reich | First Baseman |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 14, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Rush
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Rush
Rush fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rush. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merriman vs. Rush
Merriman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Rush
Hatton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. Merriman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terwilliger throws to second for one, and Smalley throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Walker scores. Merriman scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Rush
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Rush
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Rush
There goes Wyrostek. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Mauch applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Rush
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Vander Meer
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Vander Meer
Mauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Vander Meer
Sauer is hit by the pitch. Mauch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
There's a wild pitch. Mauch moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Rush
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Rush
There's a wild pitch. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vander Meer vs. Rush
Vander Meer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Rush
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merriman vs. Rush
Merriman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Rush
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Vander Meer
Reich hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Vander Meer
Rush strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mauch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Rush
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rush
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Vander Meer
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mauch vs. Vander Meer
Mauch strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Vander Meer
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Rush
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Rush
Corbitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Rush
Vander Meer bunts towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Terwilliger covering, for the out. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Rush
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Corbitt scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Rush
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Vander Meer
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Rush
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a popup towards third. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Rush
Wyrostek 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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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Vander Meer
Rush strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Vander Meer
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rush
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mauch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Rush
Adams hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Rush
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Rush
Vander Meer takes first base on ball four. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Rush
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Corbitt scores. Vander Meer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merriman vs. Rush
There goes Walker. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Merriman vs. Rush
Merriman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vander Meer scores. Walker scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Rush
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Vander Meer
Mauch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Vander Meer
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reich vs. Vander Meer
Reich strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Rush
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Rush
There goes Wyrostek. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Rush
Howell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Vander Meer
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Vander Meer
Mickey Owen pinch hits for Bob Rush.
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Vander Meer
Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Corbitt vs. Kush
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Kush covering, for the out. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vander Meer vs. Kush
Vander Meer bunts towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Kush covering, for the out. Adams scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kush
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Vander Meer
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Vander Meer
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Vander Meer
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Kush
Merriman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Kush
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Kush
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Vander Meer
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Vander Meer
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Vander Meer
Scheffing strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1949, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Walker H, lf 5 2 3 2 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Merriman L, cf 2 1 1 2 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 5 0 1 0 Mauch G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 0 1 Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 2 1 Pafko A, rf 4 0 1 0
Howell D, c 3 0 0 0 Reich H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Adams B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0
Corbitt C, ss 3 2 2 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 2 0
Vander Meer J, p 1 1 0 1 Rush B, p 2 0 0 0
Owen M, ph 1 0 0 0
Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
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32 8 10 7 32 0 5 0
Cincinnati 300 103 010 -- 8
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 7.0 9 7 7 5 4
Kush E 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Rush B, Smalley R
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Chicago 7
2B -- Wyrostek J, Pafko A, Adams B
SB -- Walker H
CS -- Wyrostek J 2
SH -- Vander Meer J 2
HBP -- by Vander Meer J (Sauer H)
WP -- Vander Meer J, Rush B
T -- 2:19
A -- 32770
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