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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		4
2
BOS
@CLE		9
10		 
(11)
PHA
@DET		8
3
WSH
@SLB		8
10
PIT
@BRO		5
2
STL
@BSN		6
7
CHC
@NYG		9
14
CHC
@NYG		3
6
CIN
@PHI		3
4
CIN
@PHI		1
4
Saturday, July 31, 1948,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:37
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
9
39-56
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Giants
14
49-43
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
W: Larry Jansen (14-5)
L: Bob Rush (2-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   0  4  0   0  4  0    9 14  2
Giants          1  2  1   2  5  1   2  0  X   14 19  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Gene Mauch SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .205 .607 3 3 SB
   Bob Scheffing 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .825
   Dick Culler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .466 0 0
Eddie Waitkus 1B 5 2 2 3 0 0 .308 .796 9 1 HR,3B
Phil Cavarretta LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .232 .660 1 1
Andy Pafko 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .332 .941 0 4
Bill Nicholson RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .267 .854 2 0
Peanuts Lowrey CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .786 2 0
Rube Walker C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .243 .665 4 1 HR
Hank Schenz 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .268 .640 3 2 2B,GDP
Bob Rush P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .360 0 1
   Bob Chipman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .717 0 0
   Jess Dobernic P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0 0
   Hal Jeffcoat 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .655
   Emil Kush P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .397 0 0
   Clarence Maddern 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .704 GDP
   Ralph Hamner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .560 0 0
   Clyde McCullough 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .582
   Hank Borowy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .795 0 1
Team Totals 39 9 14 9 2 1 .359 .980 24 14
2B: H Schenz (16).
3B: E Waitkus (9).
HR: R Walker (2); E Waitkus (4).
TB: E Waitkus 7; R Walker 5; H Schenz 4; P Lowrey 2; G Mauch 2; C McCullough; A Pafko; B Nicholson.
GIDP: C Maddern (1); H Schenz (4).
RBI: E Waitkus 3 (30); R Walker 2 (11); B Nicholson (42); H Schenz (9); P Lowrey (34); A Pafko (65).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Mauch-H Schenz-E Waitkus.
E: R Walker (3); E Waitkus (7).
Baserunning
SB: G Mauch (1, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Rigney 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .280 .773 4 4 2B,HBP
   Jack Conway 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .727 0 2
Whitey Lockman CF 6 3 3 2 0 0 .308 .887 2 1 HR
Sid Gordon 3B 5 2 1 2 0 1 .311 .969 0 2
Johnny Mize 1B 3 2 3 2 2 0 .279 .976 11 0 HR
   Johnny McCarthy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .544 2 0
Willard Marshall RF 5 1 3 4 0 0 .301 .875 0 0 HR
   Les Layton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .888 0 0
Walker Cooper C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .239 .775 1 0 GDP
   Wes Westrum C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .505 0 0
Bobby Thomson LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .290 .814 2 0 2B
Buddy Kerr SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 .248 .585 5 4 SH
Larry Jansen P 3 1 1 2 1 1 .143 .372 0 2
   Alex Konikowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 0 1 SH
Team Totals 39 14 19 14 5 3 .487 1.325 27 16
2B: B Rigney (17); B Thomson (13).
HR: J Mize (26); W Marshall (12); W Lockman (13).
SH: A Konikowski (1); B Kerr (3).
HBP: B Rigney (3).
TB: W Lockman 6; W Marshall 6; J Mize 6; B Thomson 4; B Kerr 3; B Rigney 2; S Gordon; L Jansen; W Cooper.
GIDP: W Cooper (8).
RBI: W Marshall 4 (61); S Gordon 2 (70); J Mize 2 (82); L Jansen 2 (6); W Lockman 2 (47); B Kerr (33); B Thomson (51).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Rigney-B Kerr-J Mize; L Jansen-B Kerr-J Mize.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bob Rush, L (2-9) 1.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 4.18 10 32
Bob Chipman 2.1 5 3 3 1 0 0 4.54 13
Jess Dobernic 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 1
Emil Kush 2 6 6 6 3 1 0 4.55 14
Ralph Hamner 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 4.72 5
Hank Borowy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.73 4
Team Totals 8 19 14 14 5 3 3 15.75 47 32

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Larry Jansen, W (14-5) 7.2 13 9 9 1 1 2 3.71 35 17
Alex Konikowski, S (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.57 6
Team Totals 9 14 9 9 2 1 2 9.00 41 17
Balks: None.
WP: E Kush (4).
HBP: E Kush (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Scotty Robb, 2B - (none), 3B - Artie Gore.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Gene Mauch SS 1 Bill Rigney 2B
2 Eddie Waitkus 1B 2 Whitey Lockman CF
3 Phil Cavarretta LF 3 Sid Gordon 3B
4 Andy Pafko 3B 4 Johnny Mize 1B
5 Bill Nicholson RF 5 Willard Marshall RF
6 Peanuts Lowrey CF 6 Walker Cooper C
7 Rube Walker C 7 Bobby Thomson LF
8 Hank Schenz 2B 8 Buddy Kerr SS
9 Bob Rush P 9 Larry Jansen P

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