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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 16, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1947 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 16, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 6,803 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
There goes Lowrey. The throw from Cooper and Rigney drops the ball. Lowrey is safe on the error. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Borowy
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Kennedy
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kennedy
There goes Scheffing. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Rigney applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Borowy
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall 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 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Borowy
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Kennedy
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Borowy
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Borowy
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Borowy
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Kennedy
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Borowy
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney bunts towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Borowy
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Kennedy
Borowy hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Borowy
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Borowy
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Borowy
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Borowy
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Kennedy
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Borowy
Blattner hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Borowy
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Kennedy
Borowy is hit by the pitch. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Merullo moves to third. Borowy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Borowy
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Borowy
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Borowy
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive towards third. Lohrke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Kennedy
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Borowy
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Borowy
The umpire calls a balk on Borowy Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Borowy
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball and throws to Borowy covering. Safe. Kennedy moves to third. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. Blattner scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Thomson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Chipman
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Kennedy
Bobby Sturgeon pinch hits for Bill Nicholson.
Sturgeon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Kennedy
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores. Sturgeon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Sturgeon scores. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Trinkle
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hack vs. Beggs
Stan Hack pinch hits for Bob Scheffing. Joe Beggs now pitching.
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1947 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Lowrey P, 3b 2 1 1 0 Blattner B, 2b 3 2 1 0 Pafko A, cf 5 0 2 1 Rigney B, ss 3 1 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 5 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 3 2 2 4 Cavarretta P, lf 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 2 2 Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0 Hack S, ph 1 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 2 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sturgeon B, ph 1 1 1 0 Kennedy M, p 3 1 1 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 1 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Borowy H, p 2 0 0 0 Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 9 2 29 6 9 6 Chicago 000 000 003 -- 3 New York 000 200 04x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Borowy H (L)* 7.0 8 6 6 2 0 Chipman B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy M (W) 8.2 8 3 3 4 0 Trinkle K+ 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Beggs J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Rigney B 2, Merullo L DP -- Chicago 4, New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 11, New York 3 2B -- Pafko A, Thomson B HR -- Thomson B CS -- Lowrey P, Scheffing B SH -- Rigney B HBP -- by Borowy H (Thomson B), by Kennedy M (Borowy H) WP -- Kennedy M Balk -- Borowy H T -- 2:12 A -- 6803
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