New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
September 17, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1947 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 10, Chicago Cubs 12

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rhawn 2b 3 0 1 0
  Lombardi ph 1 0 1 2
  Witek 2b 0 0 0 0
  Blattner pr 0 1 0 0
Kerr ss 5 0 1 0
Thomson cf 4 2 2 0
Mize 1b 5 3 3 1
Marshall rf 4 1 1 3
Westrum c 4 1 2 2
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
Lohrke 3b 4 1 1 0
Kennedy p 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Lafata ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Beggs p 0 0 0 0
  Lockman ph 1 0 1 1
  Gearhart pr 0 1 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 9
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey 3b 4 2 1 0
Waitkus 1b 5 1 2 0
Aberson lf 5 1 2 2
Pafko cf 5 1 3 2
Scheffing c 4 3 2 0
Nicholson rf 4 2 4 4
Mack 2b 4 0 0 0
Madrid ss 3 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 1 1 1
  Sturgeon ss 0 0 0 0
Borowy p 4 1 1 2
  Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Meers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 16 11
New York 010 000 30610131
Chicago 100 130 05212161
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy   4.2 10 5 5 1 2
  Jones   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hansen   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Trinkle   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Beggs   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Koslo  L(15-10) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.1
16
12
11
3
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy   8.2 10 9 9 2 2
  Erickson   0.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Meers  W(2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
2
2

  E–Rhawn (1), Aberson (6).  DP–New York 2. Rhawn-Kerr-Mize, Lohrke-Rhawn-Mize, Chicago 1.  2B–New York Lombardi (5); Mize (25); Westrum (1), Chicago Pafko 2 (22); Nicholson (27); Borowy (3).  HR–New York Mize (49,2nd inning off Borowy 0 on); Marshall (36,7th inning off Borowy 2 on), Chicago Nicholson (23,9th inning off Koslo 1 on).  Team LOB–3.  Team–5.  U–Jocko Conlan, George Barr, Lou Jorda.  T–2:39.  A–16,387.
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