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July 23, 1947

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 15 0
Cubs 4 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 15 0
Cubs 4 10 1

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .241
OBP .500 .275
At Bats 4 257
Hits 2 62
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 24

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 0
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Wrigley Field - July 23, 1947
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Out
Johnny Sain
Phil Masi
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Bob Elliott
Nanny Fernandez
Danny Litwhiler
Johnny Hopp
Tommy Holmes
Lennie Merullo
Bobby Sturgeon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 12 15 0 6
Chicago Cubs 4 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Johnny Sain
Losing Pitcher Hank Wyse
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Elliott
Attendance 10,767
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Stan Hack pinch hits for Russ Meers. Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Nicholson scores.
Bottom 9 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Aberson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Fernandez for the double play.
Top 9 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Ryan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Masi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Clyde McCullough now catching. Russ Meers now pitching. Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Bob Chipman. Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sturgeon scores.
Bottom 7 Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Sturgeon reaches second base with a double. Aberson scores.
Bottom 7 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Aberson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hopp. Aberson reaches second base with a double. Scheffing goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Hopp strikes out.
Top 7 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lowrey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Merullo hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ryan strikes out.
Top 6 Masi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. Holmes scores. Hopp moves to third.
Top 6 Elliott is walked intentionally.
Top 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 6 Litwhiler is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Hopp takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second.
Top 6 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Aberson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler. Merullo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Hopp. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Lowrey applying the tag.
Top 3 Hopp hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Hopp reaches second base with a double. Sain scores.
Top 3 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sain hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Sain reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Aberson hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Scheffing strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Elliott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Danny Litwhiler now playing left field. Merullo hits a line drive into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bob Chipman now pitching. Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Bama Rowell. Litwhiler strikes out.
Top 1 Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second.
Top 1 Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ryan scores. Fernandez scores.
Top 1 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ryan moves to second.
Top 1 Ryan bunts in front of the plate. Scheffing fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Masi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aberson. Torgeson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Emil Kush now pitching. Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Rowell takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second.
Top 1 Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to third.
Top 1 Holmes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Holmes reaches second base with a double.