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September 18, 1946

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 6 4
Giants 3 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 6 4
Giants 3 8 0

Sid Gordon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .288
OBP .000 .378
At Bats 4 382
Hits 0 110
• Singles 0 93
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 0 32

Johnny Schmitz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 1
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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1946
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Out
Johnny Schmitz
Bob Scheffing
Eddie Waitkus
Bobby Sturgeon
Hank Schenz
Lennie Merullo
Marv Rickert
Peanuts Lowrey
Bill Nicholson
Sid Gordon
Willard Marshall
Johnny Rucker
Buddy Blattner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 6 4 6
New York Giants 3 8 0 11
Winning Pitcher Ray Prim
Losing Pitcher Marv Grissom
Save Johnny Schmitz
Game Winning RBI Bobby Sturgeon
Attendance 2,116
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Young is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Kerr hits a popup towards first. Waitkus catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lajeskie scores. Blattner moves to third. Rucker moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 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.
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.