Cubs @ Reds
August 17, 1947

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 5 2
Reds 2 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 5 2
Reds 2 6 0

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .208
OBP .333 .345
At Bats 2 317
Hits 0 66
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 64
RBI’s 0 48

Ewell Blackwell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 5 0
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Crosley Field - August 17, 1947
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Strikeout
Ewell Blackwell
Ray Lamanno
Babe Young
Benny Zientara
Grady Hatton
Eddie Miller
Augie Galan
Frank Baumholtz
Eddie Lukon
Bill Nicholson
Andy Pafko

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 5 2 5
Cincinnati Reds 2 6 0 6
Winning Pitcher Ewell Blackwell
Losing Pitcher Paul Erickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Grady Hatton
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nicholson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cavarretta is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Young trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Lukon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Lukon reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Erickson strikes out.
Top 8 Merullo is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Johnson bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Zientara covering, for the out. McCullough moves to second.
Top 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Blackwell 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 7 Zientara is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Merullo. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 7 Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lamanno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Young hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hatton takes first base on ball four. Blackwell moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lukon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blackwell bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Erickson. Zientara moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Zientara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Blackwell has Hack trapped. He fires to second, with Miller covering, who tags Hack for the out.
Top 6 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Erickson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Galan hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lamanno strikes out.
Top 5 Johnson strikes out.
Top 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Lukon 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 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Waitkus trying to get to third. Zientara throws to Hatton who tags Waitkus for the out.
Top 4 Pafko strikes out. There goes Waitkus. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Zientara takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Erickson strikes out.
Top 3 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lamanno strikes out.
Bottom 2 Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 2 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hatton 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 Lukon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 1 Pafko strikes out.
Top 1 Waitkus strikes out.
Top 1 Hack strikes out.