Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 17, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1947 at Crosley Field. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 11
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey 3b 5 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0
Pafko cf 4 1 0 0
Cavarretta lf 2 1 1 0
  Aberson lf 1 1 1 1
Scheffing c 4 0 0 1
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0
  Sturgeon 2b 3 0 2 1
Merullo ss 4 0 1 0
Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Passeau p 1 0 0 0
  Dallessandro ph 1 0 0 0
  Meers p 0 0 0 0
  McCullough ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Baumholtz rf 5 0 1 1
Tatum cf 5 0 1 0
Galan lf 4 1 2 0
  Vollmer lf 1 0 1 0
Miller ss 5 2 2 0
Young 1b 4 4 3 0
Lamanno c 3 2 2 1
Wahl 3b 1 0 0 1
  Hatton ph 1 0 1 2
  Adams 2b 3 1 2 2
Zientara 2b,3b 4 1 3 2
Raffensberger p 3 0 1 1
Totals 39 11 19 10
Chicago 000 002 010–373
Cincinnati 034 301 00x–11190
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(8-15) 2.0 8 7 6 0 2
  Passeau   4.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Meers   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
19
11
10
1
5
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger  W(6-9) 9.0 7 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4
  E–Lowrey (11), Merullo (29), Passeau (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Merullo-Johnson-Waitkus.  2B–Chicago Cavarretta (17), Cincinnati Miller (27); Young (18); Zientara (14).  3B–Cincinnati Adams (1).  HR–Chicago Aberson (1,8th inning off Raffensberger 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Lamanno 2 (3); Raffensberger (2).  Team–8.  U–George Magerkurth, Bill Stewart, Butch Henline.  T–1:56.  A–22,310.
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