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Cubs 9 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
August 25, 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 August 25, 1947 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 9 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 25, 1947 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 9 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherClaude Passeau  
Losing PitcherHooks Iott  
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Game Winning RBIBilly Jurges 

Game Info

DateAugust 25, 1947 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Erickson  
Home Starting PitcherClint Hartung  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance5,396 
Time of Game2 hours 23 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jocko Conlan
1B: Lou Jorda
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Peanuts Lowrey  Third Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Phil Cavarretta  Left Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Bob Scheffing  Catcher 
Bobby Sturgeon  Second Baseman 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Paul Erickson  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Mickey Witek  Second Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Sid Gordon  Left Fielder 
Jack Lohrke  Third Baseman 
Clint Hartung  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

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Cubs 9 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
August 25, 1947

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         Game of 8/25/1947 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Lowrey P, 3b          3  0  1  0   Kerr B, ss            5  1  2  0   
Waitkus E, 1b         5  1  2  0   Witek M, 2b           5  1  2  2   
Pafko A, cf           5  2  2  2   Thomson B, cf         5  1  1  3   
Cavarretta P, lf      4  1  1  1   Mize J, 1b            5  0  1  0   
Nicholson B, rf       5  1  1  1   Marshall W, rf        5  1  2  1   
Scheffing B, c        4  2  1  3   Cooper W, c           5  0  1  0   
Sturgeon B, 2b        5  0  1  0   Gordon S, lf          4  0  1  0   
Jurges B, ss          5  1  2  2   Lohrke J, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Erickson P, p         3  0  2  0   Hartung C, p          0  0  0  0   
Meers R, p            1  1  1  0   Beggs J, p            1  0  0  0   
Passeau C, p          1  0  0  0   Lombardi E, ph        1  0  1  1   
                                   Blattner B, pr        0  1  0  0   
                                   Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Gearhart G, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Rigney B, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Lafata J, pr          0  1  0  0   
                                   Iott H, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  9 14  9                        42  7 13  7

Chicago          401 010 001 2 --  9
New York         010 020 202 0 --  7

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson P            6.2 11  5  5  0  0
Meers R*              1.1  2  2  2  1  0
Passeau C (W)         2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hartung C             1.1  5  4  4  1  0
Beggs J               3.2  5  2  2  0  0
Trinkle K             2.0  1  0  0  0  0
Hansen A              2.0  2  1  1  0  0
Iott H (L)            1.0  1  2  2  1  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Lowrey P
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 6
2B -- Kerr B
3B -- Lohrke J
HR -- Scheffing B, Marshall W, Pafko A, Cavarretta P, Thomson B, Jurges B
SH -- Lowrey P 2
WP -- Hansen A
T -- 2:23
A -- 5396

    

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