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August 3, 1947

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Bottom 6 R H E
Dodgers 0 3 0
Cubs 3 7 0
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Dodgers 0 3 0
Cubs 3 7 0

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .248
OBP .500 .280
At Bats 2 294
Hits 1 73
• Singles 1 61
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 24

Ralph Branca Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
16 7 1
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Wrigley Field - August 3, 1947
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Out
Ralph Branca
Bruce Edwards
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Stanky
Spider Jorgensen
Pee Wee Reese
Pete Reiser
Carl Furillo
Dixie Walker
Lennie Merullo
Don Johnson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 There goes Nicholson. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Reese applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Furillo strikes out.
Top 6 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Pafko. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Reese applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowrey scores.
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lowrey moves to third.
Bottom 5 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. Schmitz scores. Lowrey moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Schmitz moves to third.
Bottom 5 Schmitz bunts towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merullo moves to second.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Branca takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Reese. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Merullo applying the tag.
Top 5 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McCullough bunts in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Furillo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 3 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Reiser strikes out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Branca strikes out.
Bottom 2 Schmitz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Schmitz covering, for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 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.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to third. Waitkus moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Furillo hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reiser hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.