Game Information

Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds on Friday, August 15th, 1947

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Game Status: Final

Score: 6 - 5

Summary: The Cubs beat the Reds, 6 - 5.

Decisions

Winner: Emil Kush (W, 5-1)
Loser: Johnny Vander Meer (L, 5-11)

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Box Score

Chicago Cubs

Batters

Batters - CHC	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Lowrey 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.280	.727
Waitkus 1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.708
Pafko CF	5	2	3	1	0	0	.301	.772
Cavarretta LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.316	.795
Scheffing C	5	1	1	1	0	1	.276	.687
Nicholson RF	4	1	2	0	1	1	.214	.766
Johnson 2B	5	1	2	2	0	1	.265	.649
Merullo SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	.239	.560
Lade P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.196	.499
Meers P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.250
Sturgeon	1	0	1	0	0	0	.242	.579
Kush P	1	0	1	1	0	0	.231	.616
Lade P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.196	.499
Meers P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.250
Totals	42	6	14	6	1	5

Batting
2B Johnson 2 (13); Lowrey (14).
3B Pafko (6).
HR Pafko (6).
TB Cavarretta; Johnson 4; Kush; Lowrey 2; Merullo 2; Nicholson 2; Pafko 8; Scheffing; Sturgeon.
RBI Johnson 2 (23); Kush (0); Merullo (27); Pafko (42); Scheffing (33).
SAC Cavarretta.
Team LOB 11.

Fielding
E Merullo (26).

Pitchers

Pitchers - CHC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Lade	3.0	6	5	4	1	0	1	3.05
Meers	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	5.31
Kush (W, 5-1)	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.01
Totals	9.0	8	5	0	3	2	1

Cincinnati Reds

Batters

Batters - CIN	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Baumholtz CF-RF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.294	.742
Lukon RF	2	1	0	0	1	0	.198	.726
Vollmer CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.552
Haas	1	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.738
Hatton 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.301	.888
Young 1B	4	2	2	4	0	0	.251	.787
Lamanno C	4	0	1	1	0	0	.252	.676
Galan LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.322	.883
Miller SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.729
Zientara 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.255	.594
Vander Meer P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.051	.126
Peterson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.194
Gumbert P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.619
Poland	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.422
Vander Meer P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.051	.126
Peterson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.194
Gumbert P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.619
Totals	33	5	8	5	3	2

Batting
2B Hatton (20); Young (16).
HR Young (11).
TB Baumholtz; Galan; Hatton 2; Lamanno; Young 6; Zientara 2.
RBI Lamanno (32); Young 4 (57).
SAC Vander Meer 2.
Team LOB 6.

Fielding
E Young (6).

Pitchers

Pitchers - CIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Vander Meer (L, 5-11)	7.2	11	6	6	0	5	1	4.42
Peterson	0.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.87
Gumbert	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.65
Totals	9.0	14	6	0	1	5	1

Game Info

Batters faced: Kush 9; Lade 16; Meers 13; Gumbert 4; Peterson 5; Vander Meer 35.
Umpires:
Att: 28,175.
Venue: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Notable Events

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Scorecard

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Cubs	0 0	0 0	0 0	1 1	0 0	1 1	0 0	4 4	0 0	6	14	1	11
Reds	2 2	0 0	3 3	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	5	8	1	6

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