Chicago Cubs vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 27, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1947 at Ebbets Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey 3b 4 1 2 0
Waitkus 1b 4 1 0 0
Pafko cf 5 1 1 0
Cavarretta lf 4 1 2 2
Scheffing c 5 1 1 3
Nicholson rf 3 0 1 0
Sturgeon 2b 4 1 1 0
Jurges ss 3 0 0 0
Schmitz p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 5
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Miksis 2b 5 1 3 0
Robinson 1b 4 0 1 0
Reiser lf 5 0 1 1
Furillo cf 5 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Walker rf 4 0 1 0
Lavagetto 3b 4 1 1 1
Rojek ss 4 0 2 0
Hatten p 2 1 2 0
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
  Bankhead ph 1 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 12 2
Chicago 300 003 000681
Brooklyn 001 100 1003120
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(9-16) 9.0 12 3 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
2
1
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten  L(12-8) 5.2 8 6 6 5 3
  Behrman   1.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Gregg   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  King   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
7
4

  E–Jurges (2).  DP–Chicago 1. Sturgeon-Jurges-Waitkus.  PB–Scheffing (7).  2B–Chicago Sturgeon (7).  HR–Chicago Scheffing (5,1st inning off Hatten 2 on 2 out), Brooklyn Lavagetto (2,4th inning off Schmitz 0 on 2 out).  SH–Sturgeon (2).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:22.  A–13,117.
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