Cubs @ Giants
June 5, 1947

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 11 0
Giants 1 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 11 0
Giants 1 3 1

Buddy Kerr Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .267
OBP .333 .327
At Bats 2 101
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 9

Paul Erickson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Polo Grounds - June 5, 1947
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Strikeout
Paul Erickson
Mickey Livingston
Eddie Waitkus
Lonny Frey
Peanuts Lowrey
Lennie Merullo
Marv Rickert
Phil Cavarretta
Bill Nicholson
Buddy Kerr

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 11 0 9
New York Giants 1 3 1 7
Winning Pitcher Paul Erickson
Losing Pitcher Larry Jansen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Waitkus
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kerr is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lafata strikes out.
Bottom 9 Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Rickert moves to second.
Top 9 Rickert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third.
Top 9 Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Frey hits a line drive into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out.
Bottom 8 Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Thomson hits a line drive into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ken Trinkle now pitching. Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rigney strikes out.
Bottom 7 Babe Young pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. Lafata moves to third.
Bottom 7 Kerr takes first base on ball four. Lafata moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lafata takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Livingston strikes out.
Top 7 Cavarretta is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frey scores.
Top 7 There goes Lowrey. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Lowrey steals second.
Top 7 Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Frey moves to third.
Top 7 Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merullo moves to third.
Top 7 Erickson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Waitkus hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Lafata throws the ball in to Rigney who tags Waitkus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rickert scores. Nicholson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Livingston strikes out.
Top 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rickert moves to second.
Top 6 Rickert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jansen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Erickson hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Merullo hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lafata hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lombardi strikes out.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mize takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Livingston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rigney takes first base on ball four. Jansen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Kerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Lafata hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rickert hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Erickson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rigney strikes out.
Top 1 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 1 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. Rickert moves to second.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rickert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frey scores.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second.
Top 1 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.