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Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals

1948-07-05 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · 6 innings · Att: 30534 · overcast, drizzle, wet · 1:26

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 5–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 1st. Gerry Staley earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6
SLN	2	0	1	2	0		5	10

W: Gerry Staley L: Ralph Hamner SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hank Schenz	3	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Jeffcoat	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	1	2	2	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	2	0	2	0	1	0
Rube Walker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Roy Smalley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Hamner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clarence Maddern	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ralph LaPointe	3	1	2	0	1
Marty Marion	2	1	1	1	0
Stan Musial	3	1	2	2	0
Enos Slaughter	3	1	2	0	0
Ron Northey	1	0	1	1	0
Whitey Kurowski	0	0	0	0	0
Nippy Jones	3	0	0	0	1
Bill Baker	3	1	1	0	0
Jim Hearn	1	0	0	0	1
Don Lang	2	0	1	1	0
Gerry Staley	0	0	0	0	0
Erv Dusak	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Ralph Hamner	3.2	9	3
Bob Chipman	0.1	1	0
Cliff Chambers	1.0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hearn	3.1	5	0	1
Gerry Staley	2.2	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hank Schenz: 8
Eddie Waitkus: 3
Hal Jeffcoat: 3

Bot 1

Ralph LaPointe: S
Marty Marion: 14/SH.1-2
Stan Musial: S.2-H
Enos Slaughter: 43.1-2
Ron Northey: D.2-H
Whitey Kurowski: HP
Nippy Jones: 13

Top 2

Andy Pafko: S
Bill Nicholson: PB.1-2
Bill Nicholson: S.2-H(UR)
Peanuts Lowrey: S.1-2
Rube Walker: K
Roy Smalley: 9
Ralph Hamner: 4

Bot 2

Bill Baker: 43
Jim Hearn: K
Ralph LaPointe: S
Marty Marion: WP.1-2
Marty Marion: 53

Top 3

Hank Schenz: 53
Eddie Waitkus: 63
Hal Jeffcoat: 5

Bot 3

Stan Musial: 13
Enos Slaughter: S
Ron Northey: HP.1-2
Don Lang: S8.2-H;1-3;BX2(84)
Nippy Jones: K

Top 4

Andy Pafko: 8/L78
Bill Nicholson: HR/F9D
Peanuts Lowrey: S9/L
Rube Walker: 8/F89XDW
Phil Cavarretta: 4/L

Bot 4

Bill Baker: S
Gerry Staley: 34/SH.1-2
Ralph LaPointe: K
Marty Marion: D/89.2-H
Stan Musial: S.2-H
Enos Slaughter: S.1-2
Erv Dusak: 7

Top 5

Clarence Maddern: 13
Hank Schenz: S/G
Eddie Waitkus: 43.1-2
Hal Jeffcoat: 63

Bot 5

Don Lang: 9
Nippy Jones: 9
Bill Baker: 2

Top 6

Andy Pafko: 8
Bill Nicholson: 9
Peanuts Lowrey: W
Rube Walker: 8

Notes & reviews

Start of first game delayed by rain and again during play, so second game did not start until after 6 PM in drizzle
Kurowski hit on elbow and left in much pain
Musial: running diving catch
Over RF pavilion roof
Rain fell during Marion's AB causing a 16-minute delay
Infield hit
Game called for darkness, rain and wet grounds at 7:29 PM

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