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May 15, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 14 0
Cubs 2 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 5 14 0
Cubs 2 10 0

Eddie Waitkus Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .328
OBP .750 .406
At Bats 3 61
Hits 2 20
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 8
RBI’s 1 6

Harry Gumbert Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 1
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Wrigley Field - May 15, 1948
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Harry Gumbert
Ray Lamanno
Babe Young
Benny Zientara
Claude Corbitt
Virgil Stallcup
Hank Sauer
Johnny Wyrostek
Frank Baumholtz
Eddie Waitkus

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 5 14 0 11
Chicago Cubs 2 10 0 9
Winning Pitcher Herm Wehmeier
Losing Pitcher Dutch McCall
Save Harry Gumbert
Game Winning RBI Johnny Wyrostek
Attendance 12,749
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Jess Dobernic. McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Young reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out.
Top 9 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Maddern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out.
Top 8 Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Corbitt hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat hits a popup in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gumbert strikes out.
Top 7 Lamanno hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stallcup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. Sauer scores. Young moves to second.
Top 7 Young is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Baumholtz bunts towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Top 7 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Jess Dobernic now pitching. Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Corbitt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddern moves to third.
Bottom 6 Rube Walker pinch hits for Emil Kush. Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Harry Gumbert now pitching. Smalley bunts towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddern moves to second.
Bottom 6 Maddern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Scheffing hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Wehmeier bunts towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. Lamanno moves to third.
Top 6 Don Johnson now playing second base. Emil Kush now pitching. Lamanno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Lamanno reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Lowrey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Hank Schenz. Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Frank Baumholtz now playing right field. Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Bob Rush. Lowrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second.
Top 5 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Danny Litwhiler. Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 5 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Maddern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Maddern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bob Rush now pitching. Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Corbitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stallcup scores. Wehmeier moves to second.
Top 4 Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stallcup moves to second.
Top 4 Lamanno strikes out.
Top 4 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores.
Top 4 Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Litwhiler hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground that hits Waitkus. Waitkus is out and Jeffcoat is safe at first. There goes Waitkus trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 3 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. Corbitt scores.
Top 3 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with McCall covering, for the out. Corbitt moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Corbitt. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Corbitt steals second.
Top 3 Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 McCall hits a popup towards third. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Maddern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wehmeier strikes out.
Top 2 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields it and throws to third for the out. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schenz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schenz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Young strikes out.
Top 1 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to home to get Corbitt. Wyrostek moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Top 1 Sauer is walked intentionally. Wyrostek moves to second.
Top 1 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Corbitt moves to third.
Top 1 Zientara hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Corbitt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Corbitt reaches second base with a double.