Cubs @ Giants
September 18, 1946

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Cubs 4 6 2
Giants 2 8 0
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Cubs 4 6 3
Giants 2 8 0

Johnny Rucker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .500 .308
At Bats 3 139
Hits 1 38
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 7

Johnny Schmitz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 1
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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1946
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Johnny Schmitz
Bob Scheffing
Eddie Waitkus
Bobby Sturgeon
Hank Schenz
Lennie Merullo
Marv Rickert
Peanuts Lowrey
Bill Nicholson
Johnny Rucker
Buddy Blattner
Dick Lajeskie
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Buddy Blattner pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Johnny Schmitz now pitching. Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Sturgeon. Lajeskie moves to third. Blattner moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Hal Schumacher. Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Lajeskie moves to second.
Bottom 9 Lajeskie takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajeskie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Merullo hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Grasso hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schenz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Bob Chipman now pitching. Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hal Schumacher now pitching. Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajeskie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Rickert moves to second.
Top 8 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Waitkus moves to third.
Top 8 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Sturgeon scores.
Top 8 Sturgeon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Sturgeon reaches second base with a double. Garriott scores.
Top 8 Lowrey bunts towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Garriott moves to second.
Top 8 Cecil Garriott pinch hits for Ray Prim. Garriott is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Ray Prim now pitching. Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kerr takes first base on ball four. Grissom moves to third. Rucker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grissom moves to second.
Bottom 7 Grissom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lajeskie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Grasso strikes out.
Top 7 Merullo is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajeskie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Scheffing hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Marshall moves to third. Young moves to second.
Bottom 6 Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third.
Bottom 6 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Rucker hits a line drive into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajeskie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 6 Waitkus takes first base on ball four. Sturgeon moves to second.
Top 6 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Lajeskie hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grasso hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Thomson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Lade strikes out.
Top 5 Merullo is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scheffing hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grasso fires to second and picks off Rickert for the out.
Top 4 Rickert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Rickert reaches second base with a double. Nicholson goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajeskie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rucker is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lajeskie hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sturgeon hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lade hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grissom fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Merullo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Grasso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Thomson. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Sturgeon applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Thomson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schenz hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scheffing strikes out.
Top 2 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lajeskie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nicholson. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Waitkus takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out.