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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1947-08-19 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:00

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 8–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 3rd. Ken Heintzelman earned the win. Johnny Wyrostek went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ken Heintzelman L: Hank Borowy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	3	0	0	0	1	2
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Scheffing	4	0	0	0	0	0
Don Johnson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	3	0	0	0
Hank Borowy	3	0	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph LaPointe	4	2	2	0	1	0
Harry Walker	4	2	3	0	1	0
Del Ennis	4	1	1	1	1	1
Johnny Wyrostek	4	1	1	3	1	0
Don Padgett	4	1	1	1	1	0
Lee Handley	5	1	1	2	0	0
Howie Schultz	3	0	1	1	1	0
Emil Verban	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Heintzelman	2	0	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Borowy	8.0	10	7	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Heintzelman	9.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Eddie Waitkus: 7/FL
Andy Pafko: K

Bot 1

Ralph LaPointe: W
Harry Walker: S1/BG.1-3
Del Ennis: K
Johnny Wyrostek: 43.1-2;3-H
Don Padgett: 43

Top 2

Phil Cavarretta: 7/L
Bill Nicholson: 9
Bob Scheffing: 5/L

Bot 2

Lee Handley: 43
Howie Schultz: 7
Emil Verban: 63

Top 3

Don Johnson: S7
Lennie Merullo: S7.1-3;BX2(74)
Hank Borowy: 7.3-H
Peanuts Lowrey: S5/BG
Eddie Waitkus: 6/P

Bot 3

Ken Heintzelman: 31
Ralph LaPointe: S/8S
Harry Walker: 7
Del Ennis: SB2
Del Ennis: W
Johnny Wyrostek: D8.1-H;2-H
Don Padgett: D7.2-H
Lee Handley: 53

Top 4

Andy Pafko: 9
Phil Cavarretta: 9
Bill Nicholson: W
Bob Scheffing: 9

Bot 4

Howie Schultz: E5/TH
Emil Verban: 54(1)/FO
Ken Heintzelman: 14/SH.1-2
Ralph LaPointe: 63

Top 5

Don Johnson: 6/L
Lennie Merullo: S7
Hank Borowy: E1.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 6/P
Andy Pafko: K

Bot 5

Harry Walker: S3
Del Ennis: 7/FL
Johnny Wyrostek: 13.1-2
Don Padgett: IW
Lee Handley: T8.1-H;2-H
Howie Schultz: D8.3-H
Emil Verban: 9

Top 6

Phil Cavarretta: 7
Bill Nicholson: 8
Bob Scheffing: 4/L

Bot 6

Ken Heintzelman: 53
Ralph LaPointe: S7
Harry Walker: W.1-2
Del Ennis: 8
Johnny Wyrostek: W.2-3;1-2
Don Padgett: 8

Top 7

Don Johnson: 9
Lennie Merullo: S7
Hank Borowy: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Lee Handley: 31
Howie Schultz: W
Emil Verban: 5/P
Ken Heintzelman: W.1-2
Ralph LaPointe: 5/FL

Top 8

Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Eddie Waitkus: 7/L
Andy Pafko: W
Phil Cavarretta: S9.1-3
Bill Nicholson: 3/FL

Bot 8

Harry Walker: T9
Del Ennis: S7.3-H
Johnny Wyrostek: 2/FL
Don Padgett: 8
Lee Handley: 43

Top 9

Bob Scheffing: 63
Don Johnson: 63
Lennie Merullo: 8