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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		7
2
BOS
@CLE		2
5
PHA
@DET		1
5
WSH
@SLB		5
4		 
(10)
PIT
@BRO		5
1
STL
@BSN		8
2
CHC
@NYG		3
2
CHC
@NYG		11
7
CIN
@PHI		4
3
Wednesday, September 22, 1948,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 3,816, Time of Game: 2:34
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cubs
11
60-85
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Giants
7
75-71
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Dutch McCall (2-13)
L: Andy Hansen (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  5  4   0  0  1   11 14  0
Giants          0  0  0   1  3  0   0  0  3    7 13  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Emil Verban 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .626 3 3
Eddie Waitkus LF 5 3 2 0 0 0 .299 .773 3 0 SB,HBP
Phil Cavarretta 1B 5 1 4 2 0 0 .279 .734 10 0 2·2B,SH
Andy Pafko 3B 6 1 1 1 0 1 .321 .923 0 2
Bill Nicholson RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 .264 .831 1 0 HR,SB,HBP
Hal Jeffcoat CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .279 .675 1 0 2B
Rube Walker C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .269 .758 6 0
Roy Smalley SS 5 0 2 4 0 2 .219 .564 3 3 3B,GDP
Dutch McCall P 4 1 0 0 1 0 .170 .448 0 3
   Hank Borowy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .585 0 0
Team Totals 41 11 14 11 5 3 .341 .974 27 11
2B: P Cavarretta 2 (14); H Jeffcoat (16).
3B: R Smalley (4).
HR: B Nicholson (19).
SH: P Cavarretta (3).
HBP: B Nicholson (4); E Waitkus (2).
TB: P Cavarretta 6; B Nicholson 5; R Smalley 4; H Jeffcoat 3; E Waitkus 2; A Pafko; R Walker.
GIDP: R Smalley (11).
RBI: R Smalley 4 (36); B Nicholson 3 (65); P Cavarretta 2 (40); A Pafko (101); R Walker (25).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Verban-R Smalley-P Cavarretta; A Pafko-E Verban-P Cavarretta.
Baserunning
SB: B Nicholson (2, -1st base off  POCS); E Waitkus (11, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jack Lohrke 3B-2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .239 .661 6 3
Whitey Lockman CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .821 2 0 SH
Sid Gordon LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .297 .927 2 0 GDP
Johnny Mize 1B 5 3 4 1 0 0 .293 .968 8 0 2B,SB
Bobby Thomson RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 .252 .712 4 0 2B,GDP
Bill Rigney 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .730 0 1
   Buddy Kerr SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 .242 .602 1 2
   Don Mueller 1 0 0 0 0 0 .365 .851
Sal Yvars C 3 0 1 2 1 0 .167 .508 4 0
   Johnny McCarthy 1 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .693
   Les Layton 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .768
Bobby Rhawn SS-3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .160 .603 0 0
   Pete Milne 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
Andy Hansen P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .050 .319 0 0
   Lou Lombardo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
   Clint Hartung P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .502 0 1
   Jack Harshman 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
Team Totals 38 7 13 7 6 6 .342 .827 27 8
2B: J Mize (26); B Thomson (17).
SH: W Lockman (6).
TB: J Mize 5; S Gordon 3; B Thomson 2; J McCarthy; B Rhawn; C Hartung; S Yvars; J Lohrke.
GIDP: B Thomson (15); S Gordon (15).
RBI: B Thomson 2 (64); S Yvars 2 (4); B Kerr (44); J McCarthy (11); J Mize (123).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Kerr-J Lohrke-J Mize.
E: J Lohrke (19); B Thomson (10).
Baserunning
SB: J Mize (4, -1st base off  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dutch McCall, W (2-13) 8 12 7 7 6 4 0 5.25 41 28
Hank Borowy, S (1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.02 4
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 6 6 0 7.00 45 28

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Andy Hansen, L (5-3) 4.1 9 6 5 3 2 0 3.06 26 22
Lou Lombardo 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 27.00 6
Clint Hartung 3.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 4.75 17
Team Totals 9 14 11 10 5 3 1 10.00 49 22
Balks: None.
WP: H Borowy (3); C Hartung (2).
HBP: L Lombardo (1); C Hartung (6).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - George Barr.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 3,816.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Emil Verban 2B 1 Jack Lohrke 3B
2 Eddie Waitkus LF 2 Whitey Lockman CF
3 Phil Cavarretta 1B 3 Sid Gordon LF
4 Andy Pafko 3B 4 Johnny Mize 1B
5 Bill Nicholson RF 5 Bobby Thomson RF
6 Hal Jeffcoat CF 6 Bill Rigney 2B
7 Rube Walker C 7 Sal Yvars C
8 Roy Smalley SS 8 Bobby Rhawn SS
9 Dutch McCall P 9 Andy Hansen P

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