St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs
April 26, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1947 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Diering cf 3 0 0 0
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 1 0
Musial 1b 3 0 0 0
Kurowski 3b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter rf 4 0 2 0
Dusak lf 4 0 1 0
  Walker pr 0 0 0 0
Marion ss 3 0 1 0
Rice c 3 1 1 1
Brecheen p 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 1 2
  Rickert lf 0 0 0 0
Lowrey lf,3b 2 0 1 0
Pafko cf 4 1 2 2
Cavarretta 1b 3 0 1 0
Scheffing c 4 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
Merullo ss 4 2 2 0
Chipman p 2 1 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
St. Louis 000 000 100160
Chicago 000 110 20x492
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  L(1-1) 8.0 9 4 4 4 5
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
4
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman  W(2-0) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5

  E–Hack (2), Johnson (3).  DP–Chicago 3. Johnson-Merullo-Cavarretta, Hack-Johnson-Cavarretta, Merullo-Johnson-Cavarretta.  2B–St. Louis Marion (1), Chicago Hack (1); Merullo (3).  HR–St. Louis Rice (1,7th inning off Chipman 0 on), Chicago Pafko (2,4th inning off Brecheen 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Chipman (1).  Team–7.  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Dusty Boggess.  T–1:52.  A–34,922.
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