Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 19, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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 2, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Lowrey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hack 3b 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Waitkus 1b 4 0 1 0
Aberson lf 2 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 1 0
Scheffing c 4 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 4 1 2 1
Mack 2b 4 1 1 0
Sturgeon ss 4 0 2 0
Schmitz p 1 0 0 0
  McCullough ph 1 0 0 1
  Kush p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 3b 5 1 3 1
Jones 2b 5 0 1 0
Musial 1b 4 1 2 1
Medwick rf 3 1 1 0
  Northey rf 1 0 0 0
  Diering rf 0 0 0 0
Slaughter lf 3 1 2 1
Moore cf 4 0 1 2
Marion ss 4 1 2 0
Rice c 3 0 0 0
Brazle p 4 0 1 0
  Pollet p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Chicago 000 000 200270
St. Louis 200 010 11x5130
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(11-18) 6.0 10 3 3 1 2
  Kush   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
5
5
1
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Brazle  W(13-8) 8.1 7 2 2 4 3
  Pollet  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
4

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Waitkus (25); Mack (3), St. Louis Schoendienst (25); Marion (16).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (24,7th inning off Brazle 0 on), St. Louis Slaughter (10,7th inning off Kush 0 on).  SH–Schmitz (6); Rice (3).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  U–Beans Reardon, Al Barlick, Lou Jorda.  T–1:56.  A–13,595.
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