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Cubs 4 @ Dodgers 2
Ebbets Field
August 2, 1948

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 2, 1948 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1948 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
Losing PitcherPaul Minner  
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Game Winning RBIEddie Waitkus 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1948 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
Home Starting PitcherRex Barney  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance18,368 
Time of Game2 hours 53 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: Frank Dascoli
2B: (none)
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Mauch  Second Baseman 
Eddie Waitkus  First Baseman 
Clarence Maddern  Left Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Third Baseman 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Peanuts Lowrey  Center Fielder 
Bob Scheffing  Catcher 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Johnny Schmitz  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Marv Rackley  Center Fielder 
Jackie Robinson  Second Baseman 
Gene Hermanski  Right Fielder 
Bruce Edwards  Left Fielder 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Roy Campanella  Catcher 
Gil Hodges  First Baseman 
Tommy Brown  Third Baseman 
Rex Barney  Pitcher 
Burt Shotton  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Dodgers 2
Ebbets Field
August 2, 1948

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/2/1948 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Mauch G, 2b           4  0  0  0   Rackley M, cf         5  0  1  1   
Cavarretta P, ph      0  0  0  0   Robinson J, 2b        5  1  1  0   
Schenz H, 2b          1  1  1  0   Hermanski G, rf       5  0  1  0   
Waitkus E, 1b         6  1  2  2   Edwards B, lf         5  0  2  1   
Maddern C, lf         5  0  1  0   Reese P, ss           5  0  1  0   
Walker R, ph          0  0  0  0   Campanella R, c       4  0  1  0   
Jeffcoat H, cf        0  0  0  0   Hodges G, 1b          3  0  0  0   
Pafko A, 3b           6  1  1  2   Brown T, 3b           4  1  1  0   
Nicholson B, rf       2  0  0  0   Barney R, p           2  0  0  0   
Lowrey P, cf-lf       5  0  1  0   Miksis E, ph          0  0  0  0   
Scheffing B, c        5  0  0  0   Casey H, p            0  0  0  0   
Smalley R, ss         4  0  2  0   Minner P, p           1  0  1  0   
Schmitz J, p          4  1  1  0   Erskine C, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  4  9  4                        39  2  9  2

Chicago          200 000 000 02 --  4
Brooklyn         000 100 010 00 --  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (W)        11.0  9  2  1  1  2

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barney R              8.0  7  2  2  3  5
Casey H               0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Minner P (L)          2.0  2  2  0  1  0
Erskine C             0.2  0  0  0  2  0

E -- Mauch G, Brown T
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 14, Brooklyn 6
2B -- Maddern C, Minner P, Waitkus E
HR -- Waitkus E, Pafko A
CS -- Robinson J
SH -- Miksis E, Schmitz J
T -- 2:53
A -- 18368

    

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