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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1946-09-07 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 11 innings · Att: 13431 · 2:34

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 9–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 11th. Harry Gumbert earned the win. Bob Scheffing went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	4	9	13
CHN	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	10

W: Harry Gumbert L: Paul Erickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	2	3	0	1	0
Benny Zientara	6	2	1	3	0	0
Bobby Adams	3	1	0	0	0	1
Bert Haas	6	1	1	1	0	1
Ray Mueller	5	0	2	2	0	0
Al Libke	6	0	3	2	0	0
Eddie Lukon	4	0	2	0	1	1
Eddie Miller	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clayton Lambert	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	1	2	0	0	2	0
Claude Corbitt	2	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Gumbert	2	1	1	1	0	1
Bob Usher	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Ostrowski	5	0	1	0	0	2
Bobby Sturgeon	5	1	2	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	5	1	1	0	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	0	0	2	0
Peanuts Lowrey	3	2	0	0	1	0
Marv Rickert	5	0	1	2	0	1
Bob Scheffing	4	0	4	3	1	0
Lou Stringer	5	0	0	0	0	2
Paul Erickson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Cecil Garriott	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clayton Lambert	6.0	6	2	4
Harry Gumbert	5.0	4	3	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	10.1	11	4	3
Bob Chipman	0.2	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: 8
Benny Zientara: 9
Bobby Adams: 63

Bot 1

Johnny Ostrowski: S7
Bobby Sturgeon: 54(1)/FO
Eddie Waitkus: W.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: W.2-3;1-2
Marv Rickert: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bob Scheffing: D8.2-H;1-3
Lou Stringer: 63

Top 2

Bert Haas: 2/FL
Ray Mueller: 6
Al Libke: 13

Bot 2

Paul Erickson: K
Johnny Ostrowski: 4
Bobby Sturgeon: S7
Eddie Waitkus: 5/FL

Top 3

Eddie Lukon: S3
Eddie Miller: HP.1-2
Clayton Lambert: 1
Dain Clay: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Benny Zientara: 3/FL

Bot 3

Phil Cavarretta: 3
Peanuts Lowrey: 3
Marv Rickert: 43

Top 4

Bobby Adams: K
Bert Haas: 43
Ray Mueller: 53

Bot 4

Bob Scheffing: S7
Lou Stringer: K
Paul Erickson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Al Libke: 7
Eddie Lukon: K23
Eddie Miller: 63

Bot 5

Johnny Ostrowski: K
Bobby Sturgeon: 43
Eddie Waitkus: 8

Top 6

Clayton Lambert: 43
Dain Clay: S7
Benny Zientara: FC6.1-2(E6/TH2)
Bobby Adams: E5/G.2-3;1-2
Bert Haas: 8/L.3-H(UR);2-3(E8/THH);1-2
Ray Mueller: D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Al Libke: S6.2-3
Eddie Lukon: W.1-2
Eddie Miller: 53

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: E6/TH1
Marv Rickert: K+SB2
Bob Scheffing: S9.2-H(UR)
Lou Stringer: 43

Top 7

Lonny Frey: W
Dain Clay: S7.1-3
Benny Zientara: 9.3-H
Bobby Adams: E5/SH.1-2
Bert Haas: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Paul Erickson: 3/FL
Johnny Ostrowski: 53
Bobby Sturgeon: S9
Eddie Waitkus: D7.1-3
Phil Cavarretta: W
Peanuts Lowrey: 4

Top 8

Ray Mueller: 63
Al Libke: 63
Eddie Lukon: S8
Claude Corbitt: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Marv Rickert: 63
Bob Scheffing: W
Lou Stringer: K
Paul Erickson: K

Top 9

Lonny Frey: 7
Dain Clay: S7
Benny Zientara: 8
Harry Gumbert: K

Bot 9

Johnny Ostrowski: K/C
Bobby Sturgeon: 43
Eddie Waitkus: 9

Top 10

Bert Haas: S7
Ray Mueller: 34/SH.1-2
Al Libke: S8.2-H
Eddie Lukon: 8(B)3(1)/FDP

Bot 10

Phil Cavarretta: W
Peanuts Lowrey: 14/SH.1-2
Marv Rickert: 63.2-3
Bob Scheffing: S6.3-H
Lou Stringer: 9

Top 11

Claude Corbitt: 4
Lonny Frey: W
Dain Clay: W.1-2
Benny Zientara: D7.2-H;1-H
Harry Gumbert: S8.2-H
Bert Haas: K
Ray Mueller: S7.1-2
Al Libke: S7.2-H;1-2
Bob Usher: K

Bot 11

Cecil Garriott: K/C
Dom Dallessandro: S9
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)/FO
Eddie Waitkus: 8

Notes & reviews

1B umpire George Magerkurth made pitch Paul Erickson wash his hands, which were dark with a lotion
1B umpire George Magerkurth made pitcher Paul Erickson wash his hands again, as Erickson seemed to have reapplied the lotion; manager Charlie Grimm came to the mound with a wet towel on his right arm as if Grimm were a waiter

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