Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 9, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1947 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 8
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Tatum rf 4 0 1 0
Zientara 2b 5 1 2 0
Hatton 3b 5 0 2 1
Haas lf,cf 3 0 1 0
Young 1b 4 0 2 0
Vollmer cf 1 0 0 0
  Lukon lf 2 0 0 0
Mueller c 4 0 0 0
Wahl ss 3 0 0 0
Raffensberger p 2 0 0 0
  Hetki p 0 0 0 0
  Baumholtz ph 1 0 1 0
  Erautt p 0 0 0 0
  Poland ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey 3b 5 1 1 0
Waitkus 1b 5 2 4 0
Pafko cf 5 1 1 1
Cavarretta lf 2 1 2 1
McCullough c 4 1 1 4
Nicholson rf 3 0 1 1
Sturgeon 2b 4 1 1 0
Merullo ss 3 0 0 0
Meers p 0 0 0 0
  Erickson p 4 1 2 1
Totals 35 8 13 8
Cincinnati 100 000 000–190
Chicago 200 060 00x–8130
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  L(4-9) 4.1 7 6 6 1 2
  Hetki   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Erautt   3.0 4 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Meers   2.0 5 1 1 2 1
  Erickson  W(7-5) 7.0 4 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
3
  E–None.  2B–Cincinnati Hatton (18), Chicago Waitkus (20); Cavarretta (14); McCullough (10); Nicholson (19).  3B–Cincinnati Tatum (2).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Merullo (2).  Team–7.  U–Bill Stewart, Butch Henline, George Magerkurth.  T–2:15.  A–32,000.
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