Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 3, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1948 at Sportsman's Park III. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Mauro rf 3 1 1 1
Lowrey lf 4 0 1 1
Cavarretta 1b 4 0 0 0
Pafko 3b 4 0 1 0
Walker c 3 1 1 1
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 0 0
Verban 2b 4 1 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
McCall p 3 1 1 1
  Dobernic p 0 0 0 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst 2b 4 0 0 0
Rice H. lf 4 0 2 2
Musial cf 4 0 0 1
Kazak 3b 4 0 0 0
Northey rf 4 0 0 0
Jones 1b 4 0 1 0
Marion ss 3 1 3 0
  Diering pr 0 0 0 0
Rice D. c 4 1 1 0
Dickson p 2 0 0 0
  Brecheen p 0 0 0 0
  Miggins ph 1 1 0 0
  Dusak p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Chicago 011 000 020461
St. Louis 000 000 030370
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
McCall  W(4-13) 7.0 5 2 1 1 5
  Dobernic   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Chipman  SV(4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
1
1
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson  L(12-16) 7.2 6 4 4 1 6
  Brecheen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dusak   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
6

  E–Dobernic (2).  DP–Chicago 1. McCall-Smalley-Cavarretta, St. Louis 1. Jones-Marion-Jones.  2B–St. Louis H. Rice (1).  3B–Chicago Verban (2).  HR–Chicago Mauro (1,3rd inning off Dickson 0 on); Walker (5,2nd inning off Dickson 0 on).  Team LOB–3.  Team–5.  SB–Marion (1).  U-HP–Lou Jorda, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Beans Reardon.  T–2:00.  A–18,086.
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