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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1947-06-01 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 14841 · 1:55

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Russ Meyer earned the win. Peanuts Lowrey went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Russ Meyer L: Ken Raffensberger SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	2	1	0
Bobby Sturgeon	4	1	1	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	3	1	1	2	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	0	0	2
Clyde McCullough	4	0	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	2	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	1
Hank Wyse	1	0	0	0	0
Russ Meyer	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Skeeter Newsome	3	1	2	0	0
Charlie Gilbert	4	0	1	1	0
Del Ennis	4	0	2	2	0
Johnny Wyrostek	3	0	0	0	1
Hugh Poland	4	0	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	4	0	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	2	0	0
Emil Verban	4	0	1	0	0
Ken Raffensberger	3	2	3	0	0
Harry Walker	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	6.2	10	0	0
Russ Meyer	2.1	1	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	9.0	7	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S6
Bobby Sturgeon: K
Peanuts Lowrey: HR/7.1-H
Phil Cavarretta: K
Clyde McCullough: 9

Bot 1

Skeeter Newsome: D8
Charlie Gilbert: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Del Ennis: 9/89
Johnny Wyrostek: 43

Top 2

Bill Nicholson: 31
Eddie Waitkus: 5
Lennie Merullo: 43

Bot 2

Hugh Poland: 3/G
Jim Tabor: 9
Howie Schultz: S7
Emil Verban: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Hank Wyse: 53
Stan Hack: 7
Bobby Sturgeon: 63

Bot 3

Ken Raffensberger: S8
Skeeter Newsome: S8/G.1-2
Charlie Gilbert: E1/BG.2-3;1-2;B-1
Del Ennis: S8.3-H;2-H(UR);1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: 6(1)3/GDP.2-3
Hugh Poland: 8

Top 4

Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Phil Cavarretta: K
Clyde McCullough: 63

Bot 4

Jim Tabor: 63
Howie Schultz: 8
Emil Verban: S1/L
Ken Raffensberger: S8.1-3
Skeeter Newsome: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Bill Nicholson: 13
Eddie Waitkus: D8
Lennie Merullo: 43.2-3
Hank Wyse: HP
Stan Hack: S7.3-H;1-2
Bobby Sturgeon: S8.2-3;1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Charlie Gilbert: 43
Del Ennis: S7
Johnny Wyrostek: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Phil Cavarretta: 43
Clyde McCullough: 3
Bill Nicholson: K

Bot 6

Hugh Poland: 4/L
Jim Tabor: 9/89
Howie Schultz: 53

Top 7

Eddie Waitkus: S8
Lennie Merullo: 7
Hank Wyse: 14/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: 7/L

Bot 7

Emil Verban: 8
Ken Raffensberger: S7
Skeeter Newsome: 13/SH.1-2
Charlie Gilbert: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
Del Ennis: 53

Top 8

Bobby Sturgeon: E5/G.B-1
Peanuts Lowrey: 14/SH.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 5/FL
Clyde McCullough: T8.2-H(UR)
Bill Nicholson: 9/89

Bot 8

Johnny Wyrostek: W
Hugh Poland: 36(1)36(B)/BG/GDP
Jim Tabor: 8

Top 9

Eddie Waitkus: 31
Lennie Merullo: K
Russ Meyer: 5

Bot 9

Howie Schultz: S7
Emil Verban: 56(1)/BG/FO
Harry Walker: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Notes & reviews

overthrow by shortstop bounced off wall back to first baseman

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