Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
September 22, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 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
Verban 2b 5 1 3 0
Lowrey lf 5 1 3 0
Cavarretta 1b 5 0 1 0
Pafko 3b 4 1 1 3
Maddern rf 3 0 0 0
  Nicholson rf 0 0 0 0
Scheffing c 4 0 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 3 0 2 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Rush p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lohrke 2b 4 1 1 0
Lockman cf 3 1 1 0
Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0
Mize 1b 4 0 1 1
Marshall rf 3 0 0 0
Milne lf 3 0 0 0
Yvars c 2 0 0 0
  Frey ph 1 0 0 0
  Rhawn ss 0 0 0 0
Kerr ss 2 0 0 0
  Bamberger ph 1 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Koslo p 2 0 0 0
  Mueller ph 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 1
Chicago 200 000 1003111
New York 000 100 001230
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Rush  W(5-10) 9.0 3 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
1
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo  L(8-10) 8.0 9 3 3 4 0
  Trinkle   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
4
1

  E–Rush (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Pafko-Verban-Cavarretta, New York 2. Gordon-Lohrke-Mize, Lohrke-Mize.  2B–Chicago Scheffing (18); Jeffcoat (15), New York Lohrke (11).  HR–Chicago Pafko (26,1st inning off Koslo 1 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–2.  U-HP–George Barr, 1B–Frank Dascoli, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Al Barlick.
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