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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1941-08-17 · Day game · Crosley Field · 81°F, cloudy, dry · 2:01

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 6–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 7th. Bucky Walters earned the win. Paul Erickson went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	13
CIN	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0		6	9

W: Bucky Walters L: Paul Erickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	5	0	5	1	0	0
Lou Stringer	5	0	1	1	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Leiber	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	1	3	0	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	3	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Erickson	3	1	1	1	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	1	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	2	2	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	3	1	1	2	1	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	2	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	0	1	1	1	0
Billy Werber	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Lukon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bucky Walters	3	1	1	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	6.0	8	2	2
Jake Mooty	2.0	1	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	13	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S6
Phil Cavarretta: S4.1-2
Lou Stringer: K/C
Babe Dahlgren: K
Hank Leiber: 6

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: 43
Mike McCormick: 63
Jim Gleeson: W
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Bill Nicholson: 8
Clyde McCullough: 7
Bobby Sturgeon: 4

Bot 2

Lonny Frey: 3
Billy Werber: 5/L
Ernie Lombardi: 3/FL

Top 3

Paul Erickson: 63
Stan Hack: S7
Phil Cavarretta: S8.1-3
Lou Stringer: S5.3-H;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Eddie Lukon: 63
Bucky Walters: 63
Eddie Joost: 53

Top 4

Hank Leiber: 6
Bill Nicholson: 13
Clyde McCullough: S7
Bobby Sturgeon: S9.1-3
Paul Erickson: K

Bot 4

Mike McCormick: D6
Jim Gleeson: 13/SH.2-3
Frank McCormick: 8.3-H
Lonny Frey: S9
Billy Werber: S8.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 53

Top 5

Stan Hack: 53
Phil Cavarretta: D9
Lou Stringer: 3
Babe Dahlgren: W
Hank Leiber: 6

Bot 5

Eddie Lukon: 43
Bucky Walters: S9
Eddie Joost: 63.1-2
Mike McCormick: 8

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: 8
Clyde McCullough: S7
Bobby Sturgeon: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Jim Gleeson: 4
Frank McCormick: S8
Lonny Frey: W.1-2
Billy Werber: S7.2-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: K
Eddie Lukon: K

Top 7

Paul Erickson: HR/7
Stan Hack: 7/L
Phil Cavarretta: S9
Lou Stringer: 7(B)43(1)/LDP

Bot 7

Bucky Walters: E5
Eddie Joost: FC3/SH.1-2
Mike McCormick: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2
Jim Gleeson: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Frank McCormick: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Lonny Frey: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lonny Frey: 8.3-H
Billy Werber: 8
Ernie Lombardi: 13

Top 8

Babe Dahlgren: 7
Hank Leiber: 53
Bill Nicholson: 9

Bot 8

Eddie Lukon: 43
Bucky Walters: W
Eddie Joost: 9
Mike McCormick: S9.1-2
Jim Gleeson: 8

Top 9

Clyde McCullough: S8
Dom Dallessandro: 8/L
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Stan Hack: 9
Phil Cavarretta: S9.2-H;1-2
Lou Stringer: 7