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Scores
Standings
DET
@NYY		7
4		 
(10)
CHW
@PHA		2
5
SLB
@WSH		4
2
NYG
@CHC		1
2
BSN
@PIT		9
1
BRO
@STL		7
3
Tuesday, August 27, 1946,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 11,234, Time of Game: 1:59
Giants
1
52-68
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Cubs
2
66-54
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Bob Chipman (5-5)
L: Johnny Gee (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    2  7  0

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Buddy Blattner 2B 2 0 1 0 2 1 .272 .801 2 1 2·SB
Buddy Kerr SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 .694 2 4 2B
Willard Marshall CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .686 5 0 HBP
Walker Cooper C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .677 5 1 HR,GDP
Babe Young 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271 .706 3 1
Sid Gordon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 .792 3 0 GDP
Goody Rosen RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .278 .751 1 0
Bill Rigney 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .613 2 3
   Jack Graham 1 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .658
Johnny Gee P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 1 1 SH
   Junior Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .629 0 0
   Mel Ott 1 0 0 0 0 0 .085 .334
Team Totals 31 1 8 1 3 8 .258 .730 24 11
2B: B Kerr (17).
HR: W Cooper (6).
SH: J Gee (1).
HBP: W Marshall (1).
TB: W Cooper 4; B Young 2; B Kerr 2; B Blattner; S Gordon; J Gee; B Rigney.
GIDP: W Cooper (8); S Gordon (12).
RBI: W Cooper (36).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Rigney-B Blattner; B Kerr-B Rigney-B Blattner-B Rigney-B Kerr.
Baserunning
SB: B Blattner 2 (12, -1st base off  POCS 2).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Ostrowski 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .229 .665 2 3
Bobby Sturgeon SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 .315 .706 1 3 2B
Eddie Waitkus 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .704 9 1
Phil Cavarretta RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 .873 2 0
Peanuts Lowrey LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .262 .691 1 0
Andy Pafko CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 .746 3 1
Mickey Livingston C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .766 7 1
Lou Stringer 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .224 .623 1 2
Bob Chipman P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .038 1 1
   Bob Scheffing 1 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .611
   Lennie Merullo 0 1 0 0 0 0 .170 .472
   Russ Bauers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 28 2 7 2 5 4 .250 .649 27 12
2B: B Sturgeon (8).
TB: B Sturgeon 4; A Pafko 2; B Scheffing; J Ostrowski.
RBI: J Ostrowski (9); B Sturgeon (13).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Stringer-B Sturgeon-E Waitkus; J Ostrowski-E Waitkus.

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnny Gee, L (2-3) 7 7 2 2 3 4 0 2.65 29 56
Junior Thompson 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.25 4
Team Totals 8 7 2 2 5 4 0 2.25 33 56

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Chipman, W (5-5) 8 8 1 1 3 6 1 2.87 33 65
Russ Bauers, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.45 3
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 3 8 1 1.00 36 65
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Chipman (1).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dusty Boggess, 1B - George Barr, 2B - (none), 3B - Jocko Conlan.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 11,234.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Chicago Cubs
1 Buddy Blattner 2B 1 Johnny Ostrowski 3B
2 Buddy Kerr SS 2 Bobby Sturgeon SS
3 Willard Marshall CF 3 Eddie Waitkus 1B
4 Walker Cooper C 4 Phil Cavarretta RF
5 Babe Young 1B 5 Peanuts Lowrey LF
6 Sid Gordon LF 6 Andy Pafko CF
7 Goody Rosen RF 7 Mickey Livingston C
8 Bill Rigney 3B 8 Lou Stringer 2B
9 Johnny Gee P 9 Bob Chipman P

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