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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1948-06-19 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 11263 · 2:10

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Bob Rush earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	13
BRO	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	7

W: Bob Rush L: Harry Taylor SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Mauch	5	1	3	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Jeffcoat	5	1	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	5	1	5	3	0	0
Bill Nicholson	5	1	2	2	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	1	0	1	0
Rube Walker	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dick Culler	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Rush	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Scheffing	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Marv Rackley	4	0	0	0	0
Jackie Robinson	4	0	0	0	2
Carl Furillo	4	0	2	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	1	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	0	1
Gil Hodges	4	1	2	1	1
Preston Ward	3	0	0	0	1
Eddie Miksis	2	0	0	0	0
Harry Taylor	2	0	0	0	0
Dick Whitman	1	1	1	0	0
Gene Hermanski	1	0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Rush	9.0	7	0	5

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Taylor	8.0	10	2	1
Joe Hatten	1.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Mauch: S7/L
Eddie Waitkus: CS2(26)
Eddie Waitkus: 7
Hal Jeffcoat: 63

Bot 1

Marv Rackley: 7
Jackie Robinson: 8
Carl Furillo: S3
Arky Vaughan: S8/L.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 9

Top 2

Andy Pafko: S7/G
Bill Nicholson: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: 43.1-2
Rube Walker: I
Dick Culler: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Gil Hodges: S9
Preston Ward: K+SB2
Eddie Miksis: 4
Harry Taylor: 8

Top 3

Bob Rush: S8/G
Gene Mauch: S7/L.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 43.2-3;1-2
Hal Jeffcoat: FC5.2X3(54);B-2(TH)
Andy Pafko: S7/G.3-H;2-H
Bill Nicholson: 3/G

Bot 3

Marv Rackley: 43
Jackie Robinson: K
Carl Furillo: 13

Top 4

Peanuts Lowrey: S9
Rube Walker: 46(1)/FO
Dick Culler: W.1-2
Bob Rush: 53.2-3;1-2
Gene Mauch: 53

Bot 4

Arky Vaughan: 5/FL
Pee Wee Reese: K
Gil Hodges: HR/7
Preston Ward: 7

Top 5

Eddie Waitkus: 43
Hal Jeffcoat: 53
Andy Pafko: S7/L
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Eddie Miksis: 9
Harry Taylor: 63
Marv Rackley: 43

Top 6

Peanuts Lowrey: 63
Rube Walker: K
Dick Culler: 53

Bot 6

Jackie Robinson: K
Carl Furillo: 9
Arky Vaughan: 7

Top 7

Bob Rush: 63
Gene Mauch: 63
Eddie Waitkus: 31

Bot 7

Pee Wee Reese: 53
Gil Hodges: K
Preston Ward: 6

Top 8

Hal Jeffcoat: 7/L
Andy Pafko: S8/L
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.1-H
Peanuts Lowrey: 4
Rube Walker: D7/L
Dick Culler: E5/G.2-3
Bob Rush: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Dick Whitman: S9/L
Gene Hermanski: S8/G.1-3
Marv Rackley: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Jackie Robinson: 6

Top 9

Gene Mauch: D9
Eddie Waitkus: 13/SH.2-3
Hal Jeffcoat: 53
Andy Pafko: S8/G.3-H
Bill Nicholson: D9/L.1-3
Peanuts Lowrey: I
Bob Scheffing: 9

Bot 9

Carl Furillo: S5
Arky Vaughan: 5/FL
Pee Wee Reese: 9
Gil Hodges: 4

Notes & reviews

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umpchange,2,ump1b,stewb901
umpchange,2,ump3b,(None)
HP umpire Boggess left when hit on collarbone by foul; 1B umpire Henline went behind plate and 3B umpire moved to 1st; game finished with 3 umpires

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