Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
September 21, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1948 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Chicago Cubs 3, New York Giants 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Mauch 2b 3 0 1 0
Waitkus lf 5 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 1 0
Pafko 3b 3 1 2 3
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0
Scheffing c 3 0 2 0
Jeffcoat cf 3 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Lowrey cf 0 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Schmitz p 2 0 0 0
  Lynch ph 1 1 1 0
  Dobernic p 0 0 0 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lohrke 3b 4 0 0 0
Lockman cf 4 1 1 1
Gordon lf 3 0 0 0
  Frey pr 0 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomson rf 3 1 0 0
Rigney 2b 1 0 0 0
Yvars c 2 0 0 0
  Rhawn ss 1 0 0 0
Kerr ss 2 0 0 0
  Cooper ph 1 0 0 1
  Milne pr 0 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Webb p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 2 2 2
Chicago 000 000 003–380
New York 000 000 011–222
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(18-13) 8.0 1 1 1 3 2
  Dobernic   0.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Chipman  SV(3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
2
2
4
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Webb  L(0-1) 9.0 8 3 3 5 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
4
  E–Rigney (20), Kerr (24).  DP–Chicago 1. Cavarretta, New York 1. Rigney-Mize.  HR–Chicago Pafko (25,9th inning off Webb 2 on), New York Lockman (18,9th inning off Dobernic 0 on).  SH–Mauch (3); Pafko (3); Schmitz (7).  Team LOB–11.  Team–3.  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–George Barr, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:58.  A–7,177.
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