Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 11, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1947 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 1, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey 3b 4 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 1 1 1
Cavarretta lf 3 0 1 0
Scheffing c 3 0 2 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Merullo ss 4 0 1 0
Borowy p 0 0 0 0
  Aberson ph 1 0 1 0
  Chipman p 1 0 0 0
  Sturgeon ph 1 0 0 0
  Passeau p 0 0 0 0
  McCullough ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 4 1 3 0
Dusak cf 4 0 1 1
Musial 1b 3 1 2 0
Slaughter lf 4 1 1 1
Northey rf 3 0 1 1
Kurowski 3b 3 0 0 0
Marion ss 3 0 0 0
Garagiola c 3 0 0 0
  Rice c 0 0 0 0
Brecheen p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 3 9 3
Chicago 000 000 010–170
St. Louis 200 010 00x–391
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy  L(8-10) 2.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Chipman   4.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Passeau   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
1
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen  W(14-6) 9.0 7 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6
  E–Marion (11).  DP–Chicago 3. Johnson-Merullo-Waitkus, Waitkus-Merullo-Waitkus, Pafko-Johnson, St. Louis 1. Musial-Marion-Musial.  2B–Chicago Nicholson (20); Merullo (16), St. Louis Musial (24); Northey (16).  3B–Chicago Scheffing (3), St. Louis Schoendienst (7); Slaughter (8).  HR–Chicago Pafko (6,8th inning off Brecheen 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  U–Bill Stewart, Butch Henline, George Magerkurth.  T–2:01.  A–27,756.
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