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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: 23,360, Time of Game: 2:21
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cubs
3
39-57
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Giants
6
50-43
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
W: Andy Hansen (2-2)
L: Dutch McCall (1-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  1
Giants          0  0  0   2  1  3   0  0  X    6  9  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Gene Mauch SS 5 0 1 1 0 3 .204 .600 1 1
Eddie Waitkus 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .310 .802 6 0 2B
Clarence Maddern LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .264 .713 5 0 2B
Andy Pafko 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .928 0 2
Bill Nicholson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .850 1 0
Peanuts Lowrey CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .332 .782 2 0
Clyde McCullough C 2 1 0 0 2 1 .228 .584 6 1
Hank Schenz 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .638 3 2
Dutch McCall P 3 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .471 0 1
   Bob Rush P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .346 0 1
Team Totals 37 3 9 2 3 6 .243 .597 24 8
2B: C Maddern (8); E Waitkus (21).
TB: C Maddern 3; E Waitkus 3; D McCall; B Nicholson; G Mauch; H Schenz; P Lowrey.
RBI: D McCall (3); G Mauch (7).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Pafko-H Schenz-E Waitkus; C McCullough-H Schenz.
E: A Pafko (18).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Rigney 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .277 .766 1 4
Whitey Lockman CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 .311 .900 3 0 HR
Sid Gordon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .962 1 1
Johnny Mize 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .976 7 0
Willard Marshall RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .306 .881 1 0
Walker Cooper C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 .780 8 0
Bobby Thomson LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .804 4 0 GDP
Buddy Kerr SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .582 2 0
Monty Kennedy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .571 0 1
   Clem Dreisewerd P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 0 0
   Andy Hansen P 1 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .231 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 9 5 5 5 .281 .753 27 6
HR: W Lockman (14).
TB: W Lockman 5; W Marshall 3; W Cooper 2; J Mize 2.
GIDP: B Thomson (9).
RBI: W Lockman 3 (50); W Marshall (62); B Thomson (52).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
E: B Kerr (13); B Thomson (7).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dutch McCall, L (1-7) 6.1 9 6 5 5 4 1 6.19 33 32
Bob Rush 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.10 4
Team Totals 8 9 6 5 5 5 1 5.62 37 32

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Monty Kennedy 3.2 6 3 2 2 4 0 6.52 19 41
Clem Dreisewerd 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 5
Andy Hansen, W (2-2) 4.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.44 16
Team Totals 9 9 3 2 3 6 0 2.00 40 41
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Scotty Robb, 1B - Artie Gore, 2B - (none), 3B - Babe Pinelli.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 23,360.
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 Clarence Maddern 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 Clyde McCullough C 7 Bobby Thomson LF
8 Hank Schenz 2B 8 Buddy Kerr SS
9 Dutch McCall P 9 Monty Kennedy P

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