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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1947-09-12 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 4858 · 2:17

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 7–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 4th. Emil Kush earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Emil Kush L: Blix Donnelly SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph LaPointe	2	1	1	0	1	0
Charlie Gilbert	4	0	1	0	1	1
Buster Adams	4	1	2	1	1	0
Don Padgett	4	1	1	0	0	0
Harry Walker	4	2	1	0	1	0
Willie Jones	4	0	2	2	1	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	0	1	0	1
Emil Verban	4	0	1	0	0	0
Blix Donnelly	2	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Wyrostek	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Judd	1	0	0	0	0	0
Skeeter Newsome	1	0	0	0	0	1
Andy Seminick	1	0	0	0	0	0
Del Ennis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	5	0	2	2	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	1	1	0	0
Cliff Aberson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Andy Pafko	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	1	1	0	0	3	0
Clyde McCullough	4	2	2	1	0	0
Ray Mack	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Sturgeon	4	1	1	0	0	0
Doyle Lade	1	1	1	0	0	0
Emil Kush	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blix Donnelly	7.0	8	5	1
Tommy Hughes	1.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doyle Lade	5.0	7	2	2
Emil Kush	4.0	2	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph LaPointe: S
Charlie Gilbert: S.1-3
Buster Adams: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Don Padgett: E4.1-2
Harry Walker: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Willie Jones: S.3-H(UR);1-3
Howie Schultz: SBH(UR);SB2
Howie Schultz: K

Bot 1

Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Eddie Waitkus: 63
Cliff Aberson: K/C

Top 2

Emil Verban: 43
Blix Donnelly: K
Ralph LaPointe: 53

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: 8
Bill Nicholson: W
Clyde McCullough: E5.1-2
Ray Mack: 5(2)/FO.1-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);B-3
Bobby Sturgeon: 53

Top 3

Charlie Gilbert: 23
Buster Adams: S
Don Padgett: SB2
Don Padgett: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 3

Doyle Lade: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Peanuts Lowrey: S.2-3
Eddie Waitkus: 46(1)/FO.3-H#
Cliff Aberson: SB2
Cliff Aberson: 8
Andy Pafko: W
Bill Nicholson: 3/G

Top 4

Harry Walker: 9
Willie Jones: 43
Howie Schultz: 8

Bot 4

Clyde McCullough: T.B-H(E5)
Ray Mack: W
Bobby Sturgeon: E2.1-2
Doyle Lade: 14/SH.2-3;1-2#
Peanuts Lowrey: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Eddie Waitkus: 9
Cliff Aberson: 63

Top 5

Emil Verban: 7
Blix Donnelly: 43
Ralph LaPointe: W
Charlie Gilbert: W.1-2
Buster Adams: 54(1)/FO#

Bot 5

Andy Pafko: 63
Bill Nicholson: W
Clyde McCullough: CS2(24)#
Clyde McCullough: 7

Top 6

Don Padgett: S
Harry Walker: S.1-2
Willie Jones: S.2-H;1-3
Howie Schultz: 9.3-H
Emil Verban: 8
Blix Donnelly: W.1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: HP.2-3;1-2
Charlie Gilbert: K

Bot 6

Ray Mack: 4/P
Bobby Sturgeon: S
Emil Kush: 6#
Peanuts Lowrey: 8

Top 7

Buster Adams: S7.B-2(E7)
Don Padgett: 63
Harry Walker: 43.2-3
Willie Jones: W
Howie Schultz: SB2
Howie Schultz: 4/P

Bot 7

Eddie Waitkus: D8
Cliff Aberson: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Andy Pafko: 4(B)6(2)/LDP
Bill Nicholson: W
Clyde McCullough: T.1-H
Ray Mack: 9

Top 8

Emil Verban: S
Oscar Judd: 43.1-2
Skeeter Newsome: K
Charlie Gilbert: 13

Bot 8

Bobby Sturgeon: 63
Emil Kush: 43
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Top 9

Buster Adams: W
Andy Seminick: 6(1)/FO#
Harry Walker: W.1-2
Willie Jones: 7
Del Ennis: 7

Notes & reviews

Phillies manager Chapman announced he was playing the game under protest arguing the runners should only have been allowed to advance two bases on overthrow into dugout (umpires ruled ball stayed in play)

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