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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1947-07-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 30602 · 2:33

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 5–3. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Paul Erickson earned the win. Johnny Mize went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	6
CHN	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0		5	12

W: Paul Erickson L: Clint Hartung SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	4	0	0	0	1	1
Buddy Kerr	2	1	0	0	2	2
Bobby Thomson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Mize	3	1	1	3	1	1
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	2	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Lohrke	2	0	1	0	0	1
Clint Hartung	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Beggs	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd Gearhart	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Lafata	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lennie Merullo	5	0	2	0	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	5	1	1	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	5	1	1	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	2	2	1	0	3	0
Clyde McCullough	4	1	4	0	1	0
Cliff Aberson	5	0	1	1	0	2
Bill Nicholson	3	0	0	1	2	1
Bobby Sturgeon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Erickson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	1	2	0	0
Don Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clint Hartung	4.1	7	5	3
Joe Beggs	3.2	5	1	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	9.0	6	5	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Rigney: W
Buddy Kerr: K/C
Bobby Thomson: K
Johnny Mize: K

Bot 1

Lennie Merullo: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 13
Andy Pafko: K/C

Top 2

Willard Marshall: 8/8D
Walker Cooper: S8
Sid Gordon: 9
Jack Lohrke: S9.1-3
Clint Hartung: 3/P

Bot 2

Phil Cavarretta: W
Clyde McCullough: D7.1-3
Cliff Aberson: 3/FL
Bill Nicholson: IW
Bobby Sturgeon: 1/FL
Paul Erickson: 8

Top 3

Bill Rigney: 8
Buddy Kerr: W
Bobby Thomson: 8
Johnny Mize: W.1-2
Willard Marshall: 5/FL

Bot 3

Lennie Merullo: 1/P
Peanuts Lowrey: HR/7
Andy Pafko: 8
Phil Cavarretta: W
Clyde McCullough: W.1-2
Cliff Aberson: E6.1-2;2-3
Bill Nicholson: 53

Top 4

Walker Cooper: S7
Sid Gordon: W.1-2
Jack Lohrke: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Clint Hartung: K
Bill Rigney: 6/1/P

Bot 4

Bobby Sturgeon: 4/L
Paul Erickson: 8
Lennie Merullo: S8
Peanuts Lowrey: SB2
Peanuts Lowrey: 3/FL

Top 5

Buddy Kerr: W
Bobby Thomson: S7.1-2
Johnny Mize: HR/8.2-H;1-H
Willard Marshall: 9
Walker Cooper: 13
Sid Gordon: 9

Bot 5

Andy Pafko: S8
Phil Cavarretta: S9.1-2
Clyde McCullough: S1/BG.1-2;2-3
Cliff Aberson: K
Bill Nicholson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dom Dallessandro: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
Paul Erickson: K
Lennie Merullo: 43

Top 6

Jack Lohrke: K/C
Joe Beggs: K
Bill Rigney: K

Bot 6

Peanuts Lowrey: 63
Andy Pafko: 63
Phil Cavarretta: W
Clyde McCullough: S8.1-2
Cliff Aberson: S8/L.1-2;2-H
Bill Nicholson: 63

Top 7

Buddy Kerr: K/C
Bobby Thomson: 3/FL
Johnny Mize: 8/8D/L

Bot 7

Don Johnson: S/6D
Paul Erickson: 16(1)/FO
Lennie Merullo: S7.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 8/L
Andy Pafko: 53

Top 8

Willard Marshall: 9
Walker Cooper: 4/P
Sid Gordon: 53

Bot 8

Phil Cavarretta: 63
Clyde McCullough: S6/6D
Cliff Aberson: K
Bill Nicholson: K/C

Top 9

Lloyd Gearhart: D/9S
Joe Lafata: 43.2-3
Bill Rigney: 53
Ernie Lombardi: 8/L