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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1947-04-27 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 36839 · 2:07

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Johnny Schmitz earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Schmitz L: Murry Dickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Red Schoendienst	3	0	1	0
Harry Walker	4	0	0	1
Stan Musial	4	0	0	1
Whitey Kurowski	4	1	0	0
Enos Slaughter	3	2	1	0
Marty Marion	4	0	0	1
Del Rice	3	0	1	0
Chuck Diering	3	0	0	1
Murry Dickson	3	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	5	0	1	0	0	2
Marv Rickert	2	0	0	0	2	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Scheffing	2	2	0	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	3	0	1	1	1	0
Don Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Schmitz	3	0	0	0	1	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Murry Dickson	8.0	5	6	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Schmitz	9.0	4	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Red Schoendienst: W
Harry Walker: 9
Stan Musial: 36(1)/FO
Whitey Kurowski: PO1(23)

Bot 1

Peanuts Lowrey: K
Marv Rickert: W
Andy Pafko: E5.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Scheffing: 8

Top 2

Whitey Kurowski: 63
Enos Slaughter: 43
Marty Marion: 5

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: 3
Don Johnson: 63
Lennie Merullo: 53

Top 3

Del Rice: W
Chuck Diering: 56(1)/FO
Murry Dickson: 7
Red Schoendienst: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Johnny Schmitz: 63
Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Marv Rickert: 43

Top 4

Harry Walker: 13
Stan Musial: K
Whitey Kurowski: D7
Enos Slaughter: W
Marty Marion: K

Bot 4

Andy Pafko: 8
Phil Cavarretta: S9
Bob Scheffing: 36(1)/FO
Bill Nicholson: D9.1-H
Don Johnson: 53

Top 5

Del Rice: 53
Chuck Diering: 43
Murry Dickson: S1
Red Schoendienst: 9

Bot 5

Lennie Merullo: 8
Johnny Schmitz: W
Peanuts Lowrey: D8.1-3
Marv Rickert: IW
Andy Pafko: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Harry Walker: 4/L
Stan Musial: 8
Whitey Kurowski: 7

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: W
Bob Scheffing: E3/SH.1-2
Bill Nicholson: W.2-3;1-2
Don Johnson: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Lennie Merullo: 12(3)3/GDP

Top 7

Enos Slaughter: S5
Marty Marion: E5.1-2
Del Rice: 9
Chuck Diering: K
Murry Dickson: 13

Bot 7

Johnny Schmitz: K
Peanuts Lowrey: K
Marv Rickert: 13

Top 8

Red Schoendienst: 6/P
Harry Walker: K.B-1#
Stan Musial: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Andy Pafko: S/89
Phil Cavarretta: 54/SH.1-2
Bob Scheffing: W
Bill Nicholson: FC3.2-3;1-2(E3/TH2);B-1
Don Johnson: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lennie Merullo: HP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Johnny Schmitz: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 43

Top 9

Whitey Kurowski: 43
Enos Slaughter: S/G46
Marty Marion: 7
Del Rice: 63