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August 15, 1947

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Reds 5 8 0
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Cubs 2 6 1
Reds 5 8 0

Johnny Vander Meer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .050
OBP .000 .073
At Bats 1 40
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Russ Meers Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Crosley Field - August 15, 1947
Out
Russ Meers
Bob Scheffing
Eddie Waitkus
Don Johnson
Peanuts Lowrey
Lennie Merullo
Phil Cavarretta
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Johnny Vander Meer
Eddie Miller
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Vander Meer bunts towards the mound. Meers fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Zientara hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Scheffing strikes out.
Top 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pafko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Galan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Young 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 5 Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lowrey 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 5 Meers strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lukon hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vander Meer bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Zientara moves to second.
Bottom 4 Russ Meers now pitching. Zientara hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Scheffing moves to third.
Top 4 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 4 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Pafko scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Young hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Pafko chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Merullo. Merullo fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Merullo. Baumholtz scores. Lukon scores. Young moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to third. Lukon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lukon takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lade strikes out.
Top 3 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zientara hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Galan hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Scheffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Hatton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Hatton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Lukon hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.