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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 4, 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 4, 1948 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Hatten |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,352 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | 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 |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marv Rackley | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Second Baseman |
| Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
| George Shuba | Left Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Tommy Brown | Third Baseman |
| Joe Hatten | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 4, 1948
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hatten
Verban hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hatten
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Hatten
Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. Meyer
Rackley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Rackley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Meyer
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hermanski vs. Meyer
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rackley scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Shuba vs. Meyer
Shuba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shuba for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Reese vs. Meyer
There goes Robinson, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Robinson steals home. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McCall
Dutch McCall now pitching.
Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hatten
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hatten
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hatten
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Hatten
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hatten
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McCall
Campanella strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McCall
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McCall
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Hatten
McCall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Hatten
Verban strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Hatten
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Hatten
Maddern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Hatten
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hatten vs. McCall
Hatten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. McCall
Rackley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. McCall
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. McCall
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hatten
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hatten
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Hatten
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Hatten
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
McCall vs. Hatten
McCall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McCall
Bruce Edwards pinch hits for George Shuba.
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McCall
Reese hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McCall
Campanella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. McCall
Hodges strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hatten
Bruce Edwards now playing left field.
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Hatten
Waitkus bunts in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Maddern vs. Hatten
Maddern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Hatten
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Hatten
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Waitkus scores. Maddern goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Behrman
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCall
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. McCall
Billy Cox pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Cox takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rackley vs. McCall
Rackley bunts towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Cox moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. McCall
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Hermanski vs. McCall
Hermanski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. McCall
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Palica
Erv Palica now pitching.
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Palica
McCall hits a fly ball into center field. Rackley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Palica
Verban hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Palica
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McCall
Reese bunts towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. McCall
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. McCall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Maddern vs. Palica
Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Palica
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Palica
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McCall
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. McCall
Eddie Miksis pinch hits for Erv Palica.
Miksis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. McCall
Rackley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McCall
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Rackley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hermanski vs. McCall
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. McCall
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Brown scores. Rackley moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. McCall
Reese hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Casey
Hugh Casey now pitching.
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Casey
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Casey
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. McCall
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. McCall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McCall
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. McCall
Arky Vaughan pinch hits for Hugh Casey.
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rackley vs. McCall
There goes Vaughan. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCall vs. Barney
Rex Barney now pitching.
McCall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Barney
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Barney
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Maddern vs. Barney
Maddern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Barney
Pafko is hit by the pitch. Verban moves to third. Maddern moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Barney
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rackley vs. McCall
Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McCall
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. McCall
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Hermanski reaches second base with a double. There goes Robinson trying to get to home. Lowrey throws the ball in to Smalley who relays the ball to Scheffing, who tags Robinson, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Dobernic
Jess Dobernic now pitching.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hermanski scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1948 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 5 0 3 0 Rackley M, cf 4 1 2 0
Waitkus E, 1b 5 1 0 0 Robinson J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Maddern C, lf 4 1 2 0 Hermanski G, rf 4 1 1 1
Pafko A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Shuba G, lf 1 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 5 2 2 3 Edwards B, ph-lf 3 0 1 2
Lowrey P, cf 4 0 2 1 Reese P, ss 4 0 1 0
Scheffing B, c 4 0 2 0 Campanella R, c 3 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Hodges G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0 Brown T, 3b 4 1 2 0
McCall D, p 3 0 1 0 Hatten J, p 0 0 0 0
Dobernic J, p 0 0 0 0 Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
Cox B, ph 0 0 0 0
Palica E, p 0 0 0 0
Miksis E, ph 1 0 0 0
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
Vaughan A, ph 1 0 1 1
Barney R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 12 4 31 5 10 4
Chicago 010 030 000 -- 4
Brooklyn 200 000 111 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
McCall D (L) 8.0 8 3 3 6 6
Dobernic J 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten J 4.2 9 4 4 0 3
Behrman H 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Palica E 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Casey H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Barney R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
DP -- Chicago 2, Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Brooklyn 9
2B -- Nicholson B, Hermanski G
3B -- Rackley M
HR -- Nicholson B
SB -- Robinson J
CS -- Vaughan A
SH -- Rackley M
HBP -- by McCall D (Hermanski G), by Barney R (Pafko A)
T -- 2:37
A -- 20352
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