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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 17, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 17, 1947 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 17, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 22,310 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
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 |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
Tommy Tatum | Center Fielder |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Kermit Wahl | Third Baseman |
Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Johnny Neun | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 17, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Schmitz
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Schmitz
Tatum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Schmitz
Galan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Schmitz
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Raffensberger
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Raffensberger
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Schmitz
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Schmitz
Lamanno hits a line drive to right field. Nicholson throws towards Merullo. Merullo fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Merullo. Nicholson throws the ball in to Merullo who tags Lamanno trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Young moves to third. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wahl vs. Schmitz
Wahl hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zientara vs. Schmitz
Zientara hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Zientara reaches second base with a double. Lamanno scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Raffensberger vs. Schmitz
Raffensberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zientara scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Schmitz
Baumholtz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Raffensberger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tatum vs. Schmitz
Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Raffensberger moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Schmitz
Galan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Scheffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Raffensberger
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Raffensberger
Schmitz takes first base on ball four. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara fields it and throws to second for the out. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Schmitz
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Schmitz
Young bunts towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamanno vs. Schmitz
Lamanno bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Miller moves to third. Young moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Passeau
Claude Passeau now pitching. Grady Hatton pinch hits for Kermit Wahl.
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. Young scores. Lamanno moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zientara vs. Passeau
Bobby Adams pinch runs for Grady Hatton.
Zientara hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lamanno scores. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raffensberger vs. Passeau
Raffensberger bunts towards the mound. Passeau juggles the ball. That's an error on Passeau. Adams moves to third. Zientara moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baumholtz vs. Passeau
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. Adams scores. Zientara moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tatum vs. Passeau
Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Bobby Adams now playing second base. Benny Zientara now playing third base.
Cavarretta 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Raffensberger
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan bunts towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Miller reaches second base with a double. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Passeau
Young is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lamanno vs. Passeau
Lamanno hits a line drive to center field. Pafko throws towards third. Lowrey fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lowrey. Galan scores. Miller scores. Young moves to third. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Passeau
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zientara vs. Passeau
Zientara hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Raffensberger vs. Passeau
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Raffensberger
Bobby Sturgeon pinch hits for Don Johnson.
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Raffensberger
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Raffensberger
Passeau hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Passeau
Bobby Sturgeon now playing second base.
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Passeau
Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Raffensberger's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Raffensberger
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tatum. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scheffing vs. Raffensberger
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pafko scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Raffensberger covering. Safe. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sturgeon vs. Raffensberger
Sturgeon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Raffensberger
Merullo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Passeau
Cliff Aberson now playing left field.
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Passeau
Lamanno bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturgeon covering, for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Passeau
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson throws the ball in to Merullo who tags Adams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Passeau
Zientara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Passeau
There's a wild pitch. Zientara moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Raffensberger vs. Passeau
Raffensberger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Raffensberger
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Claude Passeau.
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowrey for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Raffensberger
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Baumholtz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. Meers
Tatum 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Meers
Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Augie Galan.
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Meers
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Raffensberger
Clyde Vollmer now playing left field.
Pafko hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Aberson vs. Raffensberger
Aberson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Raffensberger
Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Raffensberger
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Meers
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Aberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Meers
Lamanno 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Meers
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Adams reaches third base with a triple. Nicholson throws the ball in to Scheffing who tags Adams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Raffensberger
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into center field. Tatum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Raffensberger
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Russ Meers.
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Raffensberger
Lowrey hits a popup towards third. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1947, game 2 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Lowrey P, 3b 5 0 0 0 Baumholtz F, rf 5 0 1 1 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Tatum T, cf 5 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 1 0 0 Galan A, lf 4 1 2 0 Cavarretta P, lf 2 1 1 0 Vollmer C, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Aberson C, lf 1 1 1 1 Miller E, ss 5 2 2 0 Scheffing B, c 4 0 0 1 Young B, 1b 4 4 3 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0 Lamanno R, c 3 2 2 1 Johnson D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Wahl K, 3b 1 0 0 1 Sturgeon B, ph-2b 3 0 2 1 Hatton G, ph 1 0 1 2 Merullo L, ss 4 0 1 0 Adams B, pr-2b 3 1 2 2 Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0 Zientara B, 2b-3b 4 1 3 2 Passeau C, p 1 0 0 0 Raffensberger K, p 3 0 1 1 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Meers R, p 0 0 0 0 McCullough C, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 39 11 19 10 Chicago 000 002 010 -- 3 Cincinnati 034 301 00x -- 11 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Schmitz J (L)* 2.0 8 6 5 0 2 Passeau C 4.0 9 5 5 1 2 Meers R 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (W) 9.0 7 3 3 3 4 * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd E -- Merullo L, Passeau C, Lowrey P DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 7, Cincinnati 8 2B -- Young B, Zientara B, Miller E, Cavarretta P 3B -- Adams B HR -- Aberson C SH -- Lamanno R 2, Raffensberger K WP -- Passeau C T -- 1:56 A -- 22310
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