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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1947-07-30 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 8092 · 1:50

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 9–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 1st. Blix Donnelly earned the win. Johnny Wyrostek went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Blix Donnelly L: Bob Carpenter SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Newsome	5	1	2	0	0	1
Harry Walker	3	3	2	0	2	0
Del Ennis	3	2	1	2	2	0
Johnny Wyrostek	5	1	2	3	0	1
Al Lakeman	3	1	0	0	1	2
Howie Schultz	4	0	1	1	1	0
Lee Handley	5	0	2	2	0	0
Emil Verban	3	1	1	0	1	0
Blix Donnelly	3	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	3	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	2	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	2	1	1	0
Bob Scheffing	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Aberson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lennie Merullo	4	0	3	0	0	0
Bob Carpenter	1	0	1	0	0	0
Russ Meers	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Rickert	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blix Donnelly	9.0	10	1	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Carpenter	2.1	6	1	1
Emil Kush	1.1	2	2	0
Russ Meers	5.1	3	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Newsome: 13
Harry Walker: S5/BG
Del Ennis: W.1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Al Lakeman: K
Howie Schultz: 3/P

Bot 1

Peanuts Lowrey: D9
Eddie Waitkus: 9.2-3
Andy Pafko: S7.3-H
Phil Cavarretta: S7.1-2
Bob Scheffing: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Lee Handley: S9
Emil Verban: 16(1)/FO/BG
Blix Donnelly: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Cliff Aberson: 9
Don Johnson: 9
Lennie Merullo: S9
Bob Carpenter: S8.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 13

Top 3

Skeeter Newsome: S7
Harry Walker: S9.1-3
Del Ennis: 9/9S.3-H
Johnny Wyrostek: S9.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-3
Al Lakeman: HP
Howie Schultz: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Eddie Waitkus: 7
Andy Pafko: 3/FL
Phil Cavarretta: W
Bob Scheffing: 4/P

Top 4

Lee Handley: 63
Emil Verban: S8
Blix Donnelly: 14/SH.1-2
Skeeter Newsome: S1.2-3
Harry Walker: W.1-2
Del Ennis: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: 3/G

Bot 4

Cliff Aberson: FLE2
Cliff Aberson: 2
Don Johnson: 63
Lennie Merullo: S8
Russ Meers: K/C

Top 5

Al Lakeman: 7
Howie Schultz: 63
Lee Handley: 63

Bot 5

Peanuts Lowrey: HP
Eddie Waitkus: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Andy Pafko: D/78
Phil Cavarretta: D/78.2-H
Bob Scheffing: 43

Top 6

Emil Verban: 7
Blix Donnelly: 9
Skeeter Newsome: K

Bot 6

Cliff Aberson: 63
Don Johnson: K
Lennie Merullo: S/9S
Russ Meers: 7/FL

Top 7

Harry Walker: W
Del Ennis: D/78.1-3
Johnny Wyrostek: K
Al Lakeman: IW
Howie Schultz: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lee Handley: D/89.1-3;2-H;3-H
Emil Verban: IW
Blix Donnelly: 52(3)3/GDP

Bot 7

Peanuts Lowrey: 43
Eddie Waitkus: 31
Andy Pafko: 63

Top 8

Skeeter Newsome: 8
Harry Walker: 2/BP
Del Ennis: 63

Bot 8

Phil Cavarretta: 9
Bob Scheffing: S8
Cliff Aberson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Johnny Wyrostek: 9
Al Lakeman: K
Howie Schultz: D7
Lee Handley: 3/P

Bot 9

Bill Nicholson: 9
Lennie Merullo: 43
Marv Rickert: 9

Notes & reviews

Cliff Aberson injured his left hand when he jammed it against the LF wall

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