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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 19, 1947 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Gregg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 21,875 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Gene Hermanski | Left Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Third Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Bobby Bragan | Catcher |
| Hal Gregg | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1947
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Borowy
Stanky 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Borowy
Robinson hits a popup into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Borowy
Reiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Gregg
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Gregg
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Hack scores. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Nicholson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Borowy
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Borowy
Hermanski hits a line drive into center field. Pafko picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pafko. Walker moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Borowy
Vaughan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Borowy
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. Hermanski moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bragan vs. Borowy
Bragan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hermanski scores. Vaughan moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gregg vs. Borowy
Gregg hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vaughan scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Borowy
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bragan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Gregg
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Gregg
Erickson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Erickson
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Erickson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Erickson
Hermanski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Erickson
There goes Hermanski. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Gregg
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Gregg
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Gregg
McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCullough moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Melton
Rube Melton now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. McCullough scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Melton
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser throws the ball in to Robinson who tags Merullo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Erickson
Vaughan 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Erickson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bragan vs. Erickson
Bragan hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Melton
Erickson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Melton
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Melton
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Melton
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. Waitkus scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Melton
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Taylor
Harry Taylor now pitching.
McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bragan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Taylor
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Erickson
Taylor bunts, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Erickson
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Erickson
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Reiser vs. Erickson
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Walker vs. Erickson
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Robinson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hermanski vs. Erickson
Hermanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Kush Walker moves to third. Hermanski moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Vaughan vs. Kush
Vaughan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Taylor
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Taylor
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kush vs. Taylor
Kush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Kush
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Kush
Duke Snider pinch hits for Bobby Bragan.
Snider hits a line drive into center field. Pafko picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pafko. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rackley vs. Kush
Marv Rackley pinch hits for Harry Taylor.
Rackley hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Kush
Kush has Snider trapped. He fires to second, with Merullo covering, who tags Snider for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kush
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Kush
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hack vs. King
Gil Hodges now catching. Clyde King now pitching.
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. King
Waitkus bunts towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. King
Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hermanski. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Hack scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. King
Cavarretta is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. King
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. King
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Kush
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kush
Walker 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Kush
Hermanski hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. King
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. King
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kush vs. King
Kush bunts towards third. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. King
Hack hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Kush
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Kush
Reese hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Kush
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gionfriddo vs. Kush
Al Gionfriddo pinch hits for Clyde King.
Gionfriddo takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Kush
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Gionfriddo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Kush
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Lombardi
Vic Lombardi now pitching.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lombardi
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lombardi
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Schmitz
Johnny Schmitz now pitching.
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schmitz
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Schmitz
Carl Furillo pinch hits for Gene Hermanski.
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Schmitz
Cookie Lavagetto pinch hits for Arky Vaughan.
Lavagetto is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1947 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 1 2 1 Hack S, 3b 3 3 1 0
Robinson J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Reiser P, cf 5 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 5 1 3 3
Walker D, rf 4 1 1 2 Cavarretta P, lf 3 2 2 1
Hermanski G, lf 3 1 2 0 McCullough C, c 4 1 2 3
Furillo C, ph 1 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0
Vaughan A, 3b 2 2 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 1
Lavagetto C, ph 1 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 1 0
Reese P, ss 3 1 0 1 Borowy H, p 0 0 0 0
Bragan B, c 2 0 1 1 Erickson P, p 2 0 1 0
Snider D, ph 1 0 1 0 Kush E, p 2 0 0 0
Hodges G, c 1 0 0 0 Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0
Gregg H, p 1 0 0 1
Melton R, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, p 1 0 0 0
Rackley M, ph 1 0 0 1
King C, p 0 0 0 0
Gionfriddo A, ph 0 0 0 0
Lombardi V, p 0 0 0 0
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33 7 8 7 34 8 12 8
Brooklyn 030 021 010 -- 7
Chicago 203 201 00x -- 8
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg H (L) 2.1 6 5 5 2 3
Melton R 1.0 4 2 2 1 1
Taylor H 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
King C 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Lombardi V 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H 1.2 3 3 3 2 1
Erickson P (W) 3.0 2 2 2 3 0
Kush E 3.1 2 2 1 4 2
Schmitz J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Pafko A 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, Chicago 8
2B -- McCullough C, Pafko A 2
CS -- Hermanski G
SH -- Waitkus E
HBP -- by King C (Johnson D)
Balk -- Kush E
T -- 2:37
A -- 21875
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