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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 12, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 12, 1947 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Hatten |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: George Magerkurth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Left Fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Carl Furillo | Center Fielder |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Joe Hatten | Pitcher |
| Burt Shotton | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
July 12, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hatten
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hatten
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hatten
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Lade
Vaughan hits a line drive towards right. Nicholson catches it and throws to first to double up Stanky. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hatten
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hatten
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Hatten
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lade
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Lade
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lade
There goes Furillo. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Merullo applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lade
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hatten
Nicholson bunts towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Hatten
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Hatten
Lade hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Lade
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hatten vs. Lade
Hatten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hatten
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hatten
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hatten
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hatten
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Lade
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Lade
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Furillo vs. Lade
Furillo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hatten
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Hatten
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hatten
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Hatten
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lade
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Lade fires to first and picks off Reese. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Lade
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatten vs. Lade
Hatten hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Hatten
Lade strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hatten
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Vaughan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hatten
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Lade
Vaughan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Vaughan reaches third base with a triple. Stanky scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Lade
Walker hits a fly ball towards left. Cavarretta catches it and throws to third to double up Vaughan. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hatten
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hatten
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hatten
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Hatten
Scheffing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Hatten
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Merullo vs. Hatten
Merullo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Lade
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Furillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Lade
Reese bunts towards the mound. Lade fields it and throws to first for the out. Furillo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Jorgensen vs. Lade
Jorgensen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Lade
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Furillo scores. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hatten vs. Lade
Hatten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Jorgensen scores. Edwards moves to third. Hatten moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Hatten scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lade
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Lade
There goes Stanky. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Stanky steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Lade
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Walker reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. Vaughan goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Meers
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Hatten
Bobby Sturgeon pinch hits for Russ Meers.
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hatten fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hatten
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hatten
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Hatten
Waitkus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Meyer
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Meyer
Edwards hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hatten
Pete Reiser now playing left field.
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hatten
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jorgensen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Hatten
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Hatten
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Hatten
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dallessandro vs. Hatten
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pafko scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hatten
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1947, game 1 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Johnson D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 2 2 2
Lowrey P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Robinson J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Vaughan A, lf 3 1 2 1
Cavarretta P, lf 3 1 0 0 Reiser P, lf 0 0 0 0
Pafko A, cf 4 1 2 0 Walker D, rf 4 0 2 2
Scheffing B, c 4 0 2 1 Furillo C, cf 4 1 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 2 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 1 0
Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, 3b 3 1 1 0
McCullough C, ph 1 0 1 0 Edwards B, c 3 1 1 1
Lade D, p 2 0 0 0 Hatten J, p 3 1 0 0
Meers R, p 0 0 0 0
Sturgeon B, ph 1 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 28 7 10 6
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
Brooklyn 000 001 60x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lade D (L) 6.2 9 7 4 5 2
Meers R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Meyer R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Hatten J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 3
E -- Johnson D
DP -- Chicago 3
LOB -- Chicago 8, Brooklyn 4
2B -- Furillo C, Walker D
3B -- Vaughan A
SB -- Stanky E
CS -- Furillo C
SH -- Robinson J, Reese P
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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