Cleveland Indians (1-0) at Detroit Tigers (2-1)

(1-0, 0-0 road)@(2-1, 0-0 home)

Cleveland Indians (1-0) at Detroit Tigers (2-1)

First Meeting in 1948

April 23-25

Friday, April 23

Cleveland 8, Detroit 7

Down five, Cleveland loaded the bases for Lou Boudreau, who had just 40 career homers coming into the game. His 41st marked his first ever grand slam. The next batter, Joe Gordon, then hit it out of the park to tie the game. In the ninth, pinch hitter Hal Peck doubled and then scored when Thurman Tucker singled in the next at bat. Newly acquired Russ Christopher pitched 1-2-3 ninth to seal the comeback victory for the visitors.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Detroit Tigers             4/23/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         5  2  2  1 .300     N.Berry SS          4  0  1  0 .357  
  L.Doby RF           4  2  1  1 .375     E.Mayo 2B           5  0  0  0 .158  
  L.Boudreau SS       4  1  3  4 .444     H.Evers CF          4  0  0  0 .294  
  J.Gordon 2B         3  1  2  2 .571     D.Wakefield LF      4  2  1  0 .308  
  E.Robinson 1B       2  0  0  0 .333     V.Wertz RF          3  2  0  0 .313  
A-W.Judnich PR,1B     1  0  0  0 .000     G.Kell 3B           4  2  3  1 .412  
  A.Clark LF          4  0  0  0 .000     S.Vico 1B           2  1  1  2 .500  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  0  0  0 .250     B.Swift C           4  0  2  3 .188  
  J.Hegan C           4  1  1  0 .286     F.Hutchinson P      2  0  0  1 .000  
  B.Lemon P           2  0  0  0 .000     H.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
B-D.Mitchell PH       1  0  0  0 .000   C-H.Wagner PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Gromek P          0  0  0  0 ----     S.Overmire P        0  0  0  0 ----  
D-H.Peck PH           1  1  1  01.000                                          
  R.Christopher P     0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  8 10  8                 Totals      33  7  8  7
 
A-Pinch Ran For Robinson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lemon In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For White In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gromek In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 5 1  -  8 10  2
Tigers.......... 0 3 2  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  7  8  1
 
Indians (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Lemon                   7       7   7   7   6   2   0   9.00  A1 D7
S.Gromek WIN(1-0)         1       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00  D8 E3
R.Christophe SAVE(1st)    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E4
Totals                    9       8   7   7   7   2   0
 
Tigers (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Hutchinson              7 1/3   8   7   6   1   5   2   7.36  A1 D4
H.White                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D5 D6
S.Overmire LOSS(0-1)      1       2   1   1   0   0   0   9.00  D7
Totals                    9      10   8   7   1   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,004 DATE- Friday, April 23rd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Bill Summers, Red Jones, Joe Paparella
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 3  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- W.Judnich, A.Clark, N.Berry
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(1st), H.Peck(1st), G.Kell(1st)
HOME RUNS- L.Boudreau(1st), J.Gordon(2nd)
RBIs- T.Tucker(1st), L.Doby(1st), L.Boudreau-4(4th), J.Gordon-2(4th),
      G.Kell(7th), S.Vico-2(3rd), B.Swift-3(3rd), F.Hutchinson
STOLEN BASES- T.Tucker(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Gordon, S.Vico, F.Hutchinson
WALKS- L.Doby, N.Berry, H.Evers, D.Wakefield, V.Wertz-2, G.Kell, S.Vico
HIT BY PITCH- E.Robinson
STRIKE OUTS- T.Tucker, L.Doby, J.Gordon, B.Lemon-2, N.Berry, V.Wertz
GIDP- E.Robinson, A.Clark, E.Mayo, H.Wagner
2-out RBI- T.Tucker
RLISP 2-out- H.Evers-2, F.Hutchinson, J.Gordon, L.Doby
TEAM RISP- Indians: 3 for 5  Tigers: 3 for 10

Saturday, April 24

Detroit 8, Cleveland 2
Art Houtteman outdueled Bob Feller, who started out strong with no hits allowed until the fourth, and was bolstered by an efficient offensive output from Detroit. Feller was allowed to try and save his game in the seventh, but a two-out error allowed Neil Berry to come to bat with the bases loaded. His triple put the lead out of reach even after a Ken Keltner homer in the ninth.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Detroit Tigers             4/24/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         4  0  1  0 .286     N.Berry SS          3  0  1  3 .353  
  L.Doby RF           4  0  1  0 .333     E.Mayo 2B           5  0  0  0 .125  
  L.Boudreau SS       3  0  0  0 .333     H.Evers CF          4  2  2  1 .333  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  1  1  0 .455     D.Wakefield LF      5  1  1  0 .278  
  W.Judnich 1B        3  0  2  0 .500     V.Wertz RF          4  1  2  0 .350  
  A.Clark LF          4  0  0  0 .000     G.Kell 3B           4  0  2  3 .429  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  1  2  2 .333     S.Vico 1B           3  1  0  1 .400  
  J.Hegan C           4  0  1  0 .273     B.Swift C           3  1  1  0 .211  
  B.Feller P          3  0  1  0 .143     A.Houtteman P       2  2  1  0 .500  
  E.Klieman P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  9  2                 Totals      33  8 10  8
 
 
Indians......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  9  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  5 0    -  8 10  0
 
Indians (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Feller LOSS(1-1)        6 2/3  10   8   5   6   1   0   5.17  A1 E1
E.Klieman                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E2
Totals                    8      10   8   5   6   1   0
 
Tigers (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Houtteman WIN(1-0)      9       9   2   2   2   5   1   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       9   2   2   2   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 59,504 DATE- Saturday, April 24th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Jim Boyer, 
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6  Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- J.Hegan
DOUBLES- L.Doby(2nd), W.Judnich(1st), H.Evers(2nd)
TRIPLES- N.Berry(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Keltner(1st)
RBIs- K.Keltner-2(4th), N.Berry-3(3rd), H.Evers(3rd), G.Kell-3(10th),
      S.Vico(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Tucker, W.Judnich
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Berry, A.Houtteman
WALKS- L.Boudreau, W.Judnich, N.Berry, H.Evers, V.Wertz, S.Vico, B.Swift,
       A.Houtteman
STRIKE OUTS- J.Gordon-2, A.Clark, K.Keltner, B.Feller, D.Wakefield
GIDP- A.Clark
2-out RBI- K.Keltner-2, H.Evers, G.Kell-2, N.Berry-3
RLISP 2-out- L.Boudreau, E.Mayo-2, B.Swift-2, S.Vico, A.Clark-2, T.Tucker
TEAM RISP- Indians: 1 for 5  Tigers: 5 for 14

Sunday, April 25

Cleveland 5, Detroit 2
Al Gettel threw a complete game two-hitter and the combo of Lou Boudreau and Joe Gordon, who combined to push Cleveland to victory on Friday, picked up four hits and four RBIs against Hal Newhouser.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cleveland Indians At 1948 Detroit Tigers             4/25/1948
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tucker CF         4  0  0  0 .222     N.Berry SS          1  1  0  0 .333  
  L.Doby RF           4  2  0  0 .250     E.Mayo 2B           4  0  1  0 .143  
  L.Boudreau SS       4  1  2  1 .375     H.Evers CF          3  0  0  1 .292  
  J.Gordon 2B         4  1  2  3 .467     D.Wakefield LF      3  0  0  0 .238  
  A.Clark LF          5  0  1  0 .059     V.Wertz RF          4  0  0  0 .292  
  K.Keltner 3B        4  0  0  0 .250     G.Kell 3B           4  0  0  0 .360  
  W.Judnich 1B        4  0  2  0 .500     S.Vico 1B           2  0  0  0 .353  
  J.Hegan C           4  1  1  0 .267     B.Swift C           3  0  0  0 .182  
  A.Gettel P          4  0  1  1 .250     H.Newhouser P       2  0  0  0 .167  
                                        A-P.Mullin PH         1  1  1  11.000  
                                          H.White P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5  9  5                 Totals      27  2  2  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Newhouser In 8th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  3 0 0  -  5  9  0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  2  1
 
Indians (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Gettel WIN(1-0)         9       2   2   2   5   5   1   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       2   2   2   5   5   1
 
Tigers (3-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Newhouser LOSS(1-1)     8       9   5   5   2   3   1   2.65  A1 D9
H.White                   1       0   0   0   2   1   0   0.00  E1
Totals                    9       9   5   5   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 64,087 DATE- Sunday, April 25th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- E.Mayo
DOUBLES- L.Boudreau(2nd), J.Hegan(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Gordon(3rd), P.Mullin(1st)
RBIs- L.Boudreau(5th), J.Gordon-3(7th), A.Gettel, H.Evers(4th), P.Mullin(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Evers
WALKS- T.Tucker, L.Doby, L.Boudreau, J.Gordon, N.Berry-3, D.Wakefield, S.Vico
STRIKE OUTS- T.Tucker, L.Doby, L.Boudreau, W.Judnich, N.Berry, H.Evers-2,
             V.Wertz, G.Kell
GIDP- D.Wakefield
WILD PITCHES- A.Gettel
2-out RBI- J.Gordon-3, L.Boudreau
RLISP 2-out- A.Gettel, A.Clark-2, N.Berry
TEAM RISP- Indians: 3 for 7  Tigers: 0 for 3

8.5.5

National League Update: April 23rd

National League Update

April 23, 1948

Chicago swept Pittsburgh to end the opening series as just one of two undefeated teams in the National League. Bill Nicholson was 12-for-15 with four extra base hits and five RBIs as he turned back the clock, looking like the dominant slugger he was back during the war after a few down years in the time since.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1948 Chicago CHN              3   0 1.000 ----   152     1   2 .333   64  90 .416
1948 Boston BON               3   0 1.000 ----           1   2 .333   91  62 .595
1948 St. Louis SLN            2   1  .667  1.0           2   1 .667   85  69 .552
1948 Brooklyn BRN             2   1  .667  1.0           2   1 .667   84  70 .545
1948 New York NYN             1   2  .333  2.0           1   2 .333   78  76 .506
1948 Pittsburgh PIN           1   3  .250  2.5           2   2 .500   83  71 .539
1948 Cincinnati CIN           1   3  .250  2.5           2   2 .500   64  89 .418
1948 Philadelphia PHN         0   3  .000  3.0           2   1 .667   66  88 .429

Tuesday, April 20

Braves (1-0).......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 2 0  -  6 12  2
Phillies (0-1)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  3
W: Johnny Sain (1-0) L: Dutch Leonard (0-1)
Dodgers (0-1)......... 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 2 0  -  5 11  0
Giants (1-0).......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 2  -  6  6  2
W: Andy Hansen (1-0) L: Hugh Casey (0-1)
HR: Bobby Thomson (1), Walker Cooper (1)
Cubs (1-0)............ 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  6  1
Pirates (1-1)......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  1
W: Russ Meyer (1-0) L: Rip Sewell (0-1)
HR: Ralph Kiner (2)
Reds (1-1)............ 0 2 0  2 0 0  3 0 0  -  7 16  2
Cardinals (0-1)....... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 12  1
W: Howie Fox (1-0) L: Murry Dickson (0-1)
HR: Hank Sauer (1)
Wednesday, April 21
Braves (2-0).......... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 -  5 10  0
Phillies (0-2)........ 2 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 -  4 13  3
W: Bill Voiselle (1-0) L: Ed Heusser (0-1)
Dodgers (1-1)......... 1 0 0  0 0 8  0 0 0  -  9  8  0
Giants (1-1).......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 2  -  3  8  2
W: Ralph Branca (1-0) L: Sheldon Jones (0-1)
HR: Arky Vaughan (1), Johnny Mize (1)
Cubs (2-0)............ 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 11  1
Pirates (1-2)......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 14  4
W: Doyle Lade (1-0) L: Nick Strincevich (0-1)
HR: Phil Cavaretta (1), Cliff Aberson (1), Wally Westlake (1)
Reds (1-2)............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 10  4
Cardinals (1-1)....... 1 0 1  0 0 0  2 2    -  6  5  0
W: George Munger (1-0) L: Johnny Vander Meer (0-1)
HR: Erv Dusak 2 (1,2)
Thursday, April 22
Braves (3-0).......... 1 0 0  2 0 0  4 1 1  -  9 11  2
Phillies (0-3)........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  2  7  3
W: Red Barrett (1-0) L: Curt Simmons (0-1)
HR: Earl Torgeson (1), Danny Litwhiler (1), Del Ennis (1)
Dodgers (2-1)......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4 11  1
Giants (1-2).......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0  -  2  5  3
W: Jack Banta (1-0) L: Thornton Lee (0-1)
HR: Johnny Mize (2)
Cubs (3-0)............ 0 2 5  0 0 0  0 0 0  6 - 13 18  1
Pirates (1-3)......... 2 0 0  3 1 0  0 1 0  2 -  9 15  2
W: Bob Chipman (1-0) L: Woody Main (0-1)
HR: Andy Pafko (1), Wally Westlake (2)
Reds (1-3)............ 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 2 7  - 11 15  3
Cardinals (2-1)....... 0 0 3  0 1 4  1 4    - 13 17  1
W: Howie Pollet (1-0) L: Ken Raffensberger (0-1)
HR: Stan Musial (1)

Upcoming Series

New York (1-2) at Boston (3-0)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Ray Poat (first appearance) vs. Warren Spahn (first appearance)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Larry Jansen (0-0, 5.14) vs. Johnny Beazley (first appearance)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Bobo Newsom (first appearance) vs. Johnny Sain (1-0, 0.00)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 25: Clint Hartung (first appearance) vs. Jim Prendergast (0-0, 0.00)

Philadelphia (0-3) at Brooklyn (2-1)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Blix Donnelly (first appearance) vs. Joe Hatten (first appearance)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Monk Dubiel (first appearance) vs. Rex Barney (0-0, 4.70)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Dutch Leonard (0-1, 3.38) vs. Ralph Branca (1-0, 3.00)

Pittsburgh (1-3) at Cincinnati (1-3)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Kirby Higbe (first appearance) vs. Tommy Hughes (first appearance)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Elmer Singleton (first appearance) vs. Ewell Blackwell (0-1, 7.00)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Mel Queen (first appearance) vs. Bucky Walters (first appearance)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 25: Hal Gregg (1-0, 3.00) vs. Howie Fox (1-0, 2.25)

St. Louis (2-1) at Chicago (3-0)
Game 1 - Friday, April 23: Harry Brecheen (first appearance) vs. Johnny Schmitz (0-0, 0.00)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 24: Al Brazle (first appearance) vs. Cliff Chambers (0-0, 0.00)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 25: Murry Dickson (0-1, 7.71) vs. Russ Meyer (1-0, 2.00)

8.5.5

Cincinnati Reds (0-1) at St. Louis Cardinals (0-0)

(0-1, 0-0 road)@(0-0, 0-0 home)

Cincinnati Reds (0-1) at St. Louis Cardinals (0-0)

First Meeting in 1948

April 20-22

Tuesday, April 20

Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 5

Cincinnati held off a late comeback attempt from the home team, who managed to bounce back from a five-run deficit in the final inning to bring the winning run to the plate before Harry Gumbert recorded the final out. Hank Sauer's three-run homer in the seventh ended  up being the difference following the near collapse.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Cincinnati Reds At 1948 St. Louis Cardinals          4/20/1948
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Baumholtz RF      5  1  2  0 .300     E.Dusak CF          5  1  2  0 .400  
  J.Wyrostek CF       5  0  2  0 .200     R.Schoendienst 2B   5  2  2  1 .400  
  G.Hatton 3B         5  1  1  0 .333     S.Musial RF         5  0  3  2 .600  
  H.Sauer LF          5  1  1  3 .111     E.Slaughter LF      4  1  1  1 .250  
  B.Young 1B          5  0  1  0 .167     W.Kurowski 3B       3  0  1  0 .333  
  R.Lamanno C         5  2  3  0 .429     N.Jones 1B          5  0  1  0 .200  
  B.Adams 2B          5  2  3  1 .556     D.Wilber C          4  0  2  0 .500  
  V.Stallcup SS       4  0  2  2 .429     M.Marion SS         4  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Fox P             3  0  1  1 .333     M.Dickson P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Gumbert P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-R.Northey PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          K.Burkhart P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-D.Lang PH           0  1  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  7 16  7                 Totals      37  5 12  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dickson In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burkhart In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 2 0  2 0 0  3 0 0  -  7 16  2
Cardinals....... 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 12  1
 
Reds (1-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Fox WIN(1-0)            8       8   2   2   3   3   0   2.25  A1 D7
H.Gumbert                 1       4   3   3   1   0   0  27.00  D8
Totals                    9      12   5   5   4   3   0
 
Cardinals (0-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Dickson LOSS(0-1)       7      12   7   6   0   4   1   7.71  A1 D6
K.Burkhart                2       4   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D7
Totals                    9      16   7   6   0   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,673 DATE- Tuesday, April 20th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, Dusty Boggess, Butch Henline, 
T- 2:42
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9  Cardinals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 3  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- H.Sauer, H.Fox, N.Jones
DOUBLES- V.Stallcup(1st), R.Schoendienst(1st), W.Kurowski(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Wyrostek(1st), B.Adams(1st), E.Slaughter(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Sauer(1st)
RBIs- H.Sauer-3(3rd), B.Adams(2nd), V.Stallcup-2(3rd), H.Fox,
      R.Schoendienst(1st), S.Musial-2(2nd), E.Slaughter(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Fox, E.Slaughter
WALKS- W.Kurowski-2, M.Dickson, D.Lang
STRIKE OUTS- G.Hatton, R.Lamanno, V.Stallcup, H.Fox, N.Jones, D.Wilber,
             M.Dickson
GIDP- E.Slaughter-2, N.Jones
RLISP 2-out- F.Baumholtz-2, S.Musial, B.Young, E.Slaughter-2, J.Wyrostek,
             D.Wilber, B.Adams, N.Jones-2
TEAM RISP- Reds: 3 for 11  Cardinals: 3 for 8

Wednesday, April 21

St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 2
Despite getting double the hits, Johnny Vander Meer never had a chance with four errors committed by the Reds, including two by himself. Erv Dusak hit a pair of homers in a three-hit performance leading off the lineup.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cincinnati Reds At 1948 St. Louis Cardinals          4/21/1948
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Baumholtz RF      5  1  3  1 .400     E.Dusak CF,RF       4  2  3  3 .556  
  J.Wyrostek CF       4  0  0  0 .143     R.Schoendienst 2B   1  0  0  1 .333  
  G.Hatton 3B         4  0  1  1 .308     S.Musial RF,1B      4  0  0  0 .333  
  H.Sauer LF          4  0  3  0 .308     W.Kurowski 3B       3  1  0  0 .167  
  B.Young 1B          3  0  0  0 .111     E.Slaughter LF      4  1  1  0 .250  
  R.Lamanno C         4  0  0  0 .273     N.Jones 1B          3  0  0  0 .125  
  B.Adams 2B          4  1  2  0 .538   A-T.Moore CF          1  0  0  0 .000  
  V.Stallcup SS       3  0  0  0 .300     D.Wilber C          3  0  1  1 .429  
  J.Vander Meer P     3  0  0  0 .000     M.Marion SS         3  1  0  1 .000  
C-T.Kluszewski PH     1  0  1  0 .500     G.Munger P          3  1  0  0 .000  
                                        B-D.Lang PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          T.Wilks P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2 10  2                 Totals      30  6  5  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Jones In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Munger In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Vander Meer In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2 10  4
Cardinals....... 1 0 1  0 0 0  2 2    -  6  5  0
 
Reds (1-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vander Mee LOSS(0-1)    8       5   6   3   5   3   2   3.38  A1
Totals                    8       5   6   3   5   3   2
 
Cardinals (1-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Munger WIN(1-0)         8       9   2   1   2   4   0   1.13  A1 D7
T.Wilks                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8
Totals                    9      10   2   1   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,022 DATE- Wednesday, April 21st 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, , George Barr
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 8  Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 2  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- J.Wyrostek, B.Adams, J.Vander Meer-2
DOUBLES- F.Baumholtz(1st), H.Sauer(1st), B.Adams-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- E.Dusak-2(2nd)
RBIs- F.Baumholtz(2nd), G.Hatton(1st), E.Dusak-3(3rd), R.Schoendienst(2nd),
      D.Wilber(1st), M.Marion(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Schoendienst
WALKS- B.Young, V.Stallcup, R.Schoendienst-2, W.Kurowski, D.Wilber, M.Marion
STRIKE OUTS- J.Wyrostek, R.Lamanno, B.Adams, V.Stallcup, S.Musial, N.Jones,
             G.Munger
GIDP- H.Sauer, S.Musial, W.Kurowski
PASSED BALLS- D.Wilber
2-out RBI- F.Baumholtz, E.Dusak-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Lamanno-3, J.Wyrostek, E.Slaughter, F.Baumholtz, D.Lang
TEAM RISP- Reds: 2 for 12  Cardinals: 1 for 8

Thursday, April 22

St. Louis 13, Cincinnati 11
Leading by nine going into the final inning, Eddie Dyer had no problem leaving Ken Burkhart in to try and work out of the jam he created trying to finish off the game. Facing nine batters, Burkhart only managed to retire one, allowing the tying run to come to the plate before he was pulled for Ted Wilks. Wilks retired the next two batters to stave off one of the biggest comeback wins of all time. Stan Musial had four hits and drove in five runs as he is off to a strong start to the season.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Cincinnati Reds At 1948 St. Louis Cardinals          4/22/1948
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Baumholtz RF      6  1  1  2 .333     E.Dusak CF          3  4  2  0 .583  
  J.Wyrostek CF       6  1  2  1 .200     R.Schoendienst 2B   6  1  1  1 .250  
  G.Hatton 3B         4  2  2  0 .353     S.Musial 1B         6  2  4  5 .467  
  H.Sauer LF          4  1  2  1 .353     W.Kurowski 3B       4  2  2  0 .300  
  B.Young 1B          5  2  2  2 .214     E.Slaughter LF      4  1  2  0 .333  
  R.Lamanno C         3  1  1  0 .286     R.Northey RF        4  1  2  2 .400  
  B.Adams 2B          5  1  0  0 .389     D.Wilber C          5  1  2  1 .417  
  V.Stallcup SS       5  2  3  3 .400     M.Marion SS         4  0  1  0 .091  
  K.Raffensberger P   1  0  1  01.000     H.Pollet P          4  0  0  0 .000  
A-R.Mueller PH        1  0  0  0 .000   C-R.Lapointe PH       1  1  1  11.000  
  B.Lively P          0  0  0  0 ----     K.Burkhart P        0  0  0  0 ----  
B-A.Galan PH          1  0  0  0 .000     T.Wilks P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Holcombe P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
D-T.Kluszewski PH     1  0  1  0 .600                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 11 15  9                 Totals      41 13 17 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Raffensberger In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lively In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pollet In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Holcombe In 9th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 2 7  - 11 15  3
Cardinals....... 0 0 3  0 1 4  1 4    - 13 17  1
 
Reds (1-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Raffensber LOSS(0-1)    6      11   8   7   7   0   1  10.50  A1 D9
B.Lively                  1       2   1   0   0   0   0   0.00  E1 E5
K.Holcombe                1       4   4   1   0   0   0   9.00  E6
Totals                    8      17  13   8   7   0   1
 
Cardinals (2-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Pollet WIN(1-0)         8      11   4   4   1   3   0   4.50  A1 D9
K.Burkhart                0 1/3   4   7   5   2   0   0  19.29  E1 E9
T.Wilks SAVE(1st)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  F1
Totals                    9      15  11   9   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 6,967 DATE- Thursday, April 22nd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9  Cardinals:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- G.Hatton-2, B.Adams, E.Slaughter
DOUBLES- F.Baumholtz(2nd), G.Hatton(1st), B.Young(1st), R.Schoendienst(2nd),
         W.Kurowski-2(3rd), R.Northey(1st), R.Lapointe(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Musial(1st)
RBIs- F.Baumholtz-2(4th), J.Wyrostek(1st), H.Sauer(4th), B.Young-2(2nd),
      V.Stallcup-3(6th), R.Schoendienst(3rd), S.Musial-5(7th), R.Northey-2(2nd),
      D.Wilber(2nd), R.Lapointe(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Raffensberger
WALKS- G.Hatton, R.Lamanno-2, E.Dusak-3, W.Kurowski, E.Slaughter, R.Northey,
       M.Marion
HIT BY PITCH- H.Sauer, W.Kurowski
STRIKE OUTS- J.Wyrostek, G.Hatton-2
GIDP- M.Marion
WILD PITCHES- H.Pollet
2-out RBI- S.Musial-3, R.Northey, D.Wilber, V.Stallcup
RLISP 2-out- E.Slaughter, V.Stallcup-2, H.Sauer, B.Young, M.Marion, H.Pollet-2,
             A.Galan
TEAM RISP- Reds: 6 for 14  Cardinals: 7 for 18

8.5.5

Chicago Cubs (0-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0)

(0-0, 0-0 road)@(1-0, 0-0 home)

Chicago Cubs (0-0) at Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0)

First Meeting in 1948

April 20-22

Tuesday, April 20

Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 2

Bill Nicholson had three hits, as many as both the rest of his team and also the whole Pirates squad. He also picked up an RBI on each hit, totaling half the runs scored in the game by both teams combined. Russ Meyer threw a three-hitter for Chicago, notably ending on innings of no-hit ball after allowing all three hits in the first frame. Six walks and an error still allowed Pittsburgh to put up a fight, but going hitless with runners in scoring position doomed their chances.

BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates              4/20/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         3  1  0  0 .000     S.Rojek SS          4  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Waitkus 1B        4  0  0  0 .000     J.Hopp CF           3  1  1  0 .250  
  H.Jeffcoat CF       3  0  0  0 .000     R.Kiner LF          4  1  1  2 .222  
A-C.Aberson LF        1  0  0  0 .000     D.Walker RF         3  0  0  0 .125  
  A.Pafko 3B          3  2  2  0 .667     F.Gustine 3B        4  0  1  0 .429  
  P.Cavarretta LF,CF  4  1  1  1 .250     E.Stevens 1B        3  0  0  0 .143  
  B.Nicholson RF      4  0  3  3 .750     M.Basgall 2B        3  0  0  0 .429  
  C.McCullough C      4  0  0  0 .000     C.Kluttz C          3  0  0  0 .286  
  R.Smalley SS        4  0  0  0 .000     R.Sewell P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Meyer P           4  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  6  4                 Totals      29  2  3  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Jeffcoat In 5th Inning
 
Cubs............ 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  6  1
Pirates......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  3  1
 
Cubs (1-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Meyer WIN(1-0)          9       3   2   2   6   7   1   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       3   2   2   6   7   1
 
Pirates (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Sewell LOSS(0-1)        9       6   4   3   1   6   0   3.00  A1
Totals                    9       6   4   3   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,686 DATE- Tuesday, April 20th 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5  Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- C.McCullough, F.Gustine
DOUBLES- A.Pafko(1st), F.Gustine(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Nicholson(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Kiner(2nd)
RBIs- P.Cavarretta(1st), B.Nicholson-3(3rd), R.Kiner-2(5th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Walker(1st), E.Stevens(1st)
WALKS- H.Schenz, J.Hopp, D.Walker, E.Stevens, M.Basgall, C.Kluttz, R.Sewell
HIT BY PITCH- A.Pafko
STRIKE OUTS- H.Schenz, C.Aberson, C.McCullough, R.Smalley-2, R.Meyer, S.Rojek-2,
             D.Walker, F.Gustine, E.Stevens, M.Basgall, R.Sewell
GIDP- R.Sewell
2-out RBI- P.Cavarretta, B.Nicholson
RLISP 2-out- C.McCullough, E.Stevens, R.Meyer, F.Gustine, S.Rojek, B.Nicholson
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 4 for 10  Pirates: 0 for 5

Wednesday, April 21

Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 3 (15 innings)
Wally Westlake's pinch-hit home run with two outs in the ninth led to a marathon as runs were hard to come by. Chicago got the leadoff runner on three times in extra innings, and also loaded the bases in a separate, fourth inning, but could not score until Cliff Aberson's three-run homer in the 15th. The Pirates finally scored too, but an inning too late as they could only score once in the bottom half of the inning. Bill Nicholson did not drive in any runs like on Tuesday, but ended up going for 4-for-6.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates              4/21/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         6  0  0  0 .000     S.Rojek SS          6  0  2  0 .143  
  E.Waitkus 1B        6  1  1  0 .100     J.Hopp CF,1B        6  0  0  0 .143  
  P.Cavarretta CF     7  1  2  1 .273     R.Kiner LF          6  0  0  0 .133  
  A.Pafko 3B          6  1  1  0 .333     D.Walker RF         6  1  3  0 .286  
  C.Aberson LF        7  1  1  3 .125     F.Gustine 3B        6  0  0  0 .231  
  B.Nicholson RF      6  1  4  0 .700     E.Stevens 1B        3  0  1  0 .200  
  C.McCullough C      7  0  1  1 .091   A-W.Westlake PH,CF    3  1  2  1 .667  
  R.Smalley SS        6  0  1  0 .100     M.Basgall 2B        4  0  1  0 .364  
  H.Borowy P          3  0  0  0 .000     W.Main P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Chipman P         0  0  0  0 ----   E-E.Fitz Gerald PH,C  2  1  1  0 .500  
C-D.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .000     C.Kluttz C          5  0  2  0 .333  
  J.Dobernic P        0  0  0  0 ----     N.Strincevich P     0  0  0  0 ----  
D-R.Walker PH         1  0  0  0 .000     V.Lombardi P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Chambers P        0  0  0  0 ----   G-M.West PH           1  0  1  11.000  
F-B.Scheffing PH      1  0  0  0 .000     T.Bonham P          3  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Lade P            0  0  0  0 ----   B-D.Murtaugh 2B       3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Schmitz P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      57  5 11  5                 Totals      54  3 14  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Stevens In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Bonham In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Chipman In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Dobernic In 12th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Main In 12th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Chambers In 14th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Lombardi In 15th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  5 11  1
Pirates......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 14  4
 
Cubs (2-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
H.Borowy                  8       7   1   0   1   6   0   0.00  A1 D3
B.Chipman BS(1st)         1       1   1   1   0   1   1   9.00  D4 D7
J.Dobernic                2       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  D8 E4
C.Chambers                2       3   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  E5 F3
D.Lade WIN(1-0)           1 1/3   3   1   1   0   0   0   6.75  F4 G1
J.Schmitz SAVE(1st)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  G2
Totals                   15      14   3   2   1   8   1
 
Pirates (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Bonham                  9       5   2   2   1   2   1   2.00  A1 D6
W.Main                    3       2   0   0   1   2   0   0.00  D7 F1
N.Strincevic LOSS(0-1)    2 1/3   4   3   3   2   1   1  11.57  F2 G6
V.Lombardi                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  G7
Totals                   15      11   5   5   4   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,971 DATE- Wednesday, April 21st 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jocko Conlan, , Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz
T- 4:08
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:12  Pirates: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 3  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- A.Pafko, S.Rojek, R.Kiner, M.Basgall, E.Fitz Gerald
DOUBLES- B.Nicholson-2(2nd), D.Walker(1st), E.Fitz Gerald(1st), C.Kluttz(2nd)
TRIPLES- C.McCullough(1st)
HOME RUNS- P.Cavarretta(1st), C.Aberson(1st), W.Westlake(1st)
RBIs- P.Cavarretta(2nd), C.Aberson-3(3rd), C.McCullough(1st), W.Westlake(1st),
      M.West(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Hopp
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Waitkus, S.Rojek
WALKS- H.Schenz, A.Pafko, B.Nicholson, R.Smalley, J.Hopp
STRIKE OUTS- A.Pafko, C.Aberson-2, R.Smalley, H.Borowy, R.Kiner-2, D.Walker,
             F.Gustine, E.Fitz Gerald, T.Bonham-3
GIDP- P.Cavarretta, C.McCullough, J.Hopp, E.Stevens, M.Basgall
2-out RBI- W.Westlake
RLISP 2-out- A.Pafko, T.Bonham-2, F.Gustine, H.Schenz-4, C.Aberson, R.Kiner
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 3 for 17  Pirates: 3 for 11

Thursday, April 22

Chicago 13, Pittsburgh 9 (10 innings)
Chicago bounced back after blowing a five-run lead to score six runs in the tenth against Woody Main. Bill Nicholson was a perfect 5-for-5, scoring three times and driving in two more runs, to improve his average at the end of the opening series to .800. Wally Westlake hit a pinch-hit homer for the second straight day, this time in the tenth. It was still too late as the Pirates trailed by four following the Cubs' avalanches of runs in the top half.
BOXSCORE: 1948 Chicago Cubs At 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates              4/22/1948
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Schenz 2B         5  1  0  0 .000     S.Rojek SS          3  3  0  0 .118  
  E.Waitkus 1B        6  2  3  1 .250     J.Hopp CF,RF        6  2  3  3 .250  
  P.Cavarretta CF     6  1  2  2 .294     R.Kiner LF          4  1  2  2 .211  
  A.Pafko 3B          6  2  3  3 .400     D.Walker RF         4  0  1  0 .278  
  C.Aberson LF        4  2  1  0 .167   E-W.Westlake PH,CF    2  1  2  3 .800  
  B.Nicholson RF      5  3  5  2 .800     F.Gustine 3B        5  0  1  0 .222  
  C.McCullough C      3  0  0  0 .071     E.Stevens 1B        6  1  2  0 .250  
A-B.Scheffing C       2  1  1  1 .333     M.Basgall 2B        4  0  1  0 .333  
  R.Smalley SS        5  0  1  2 .133     C.Kluttz C          5  1  2  1 .353  
  B.Rush P            2  0  0  0 .000     E.Riddle P          3  0  1  0 .333  
B-R.Walker PH         1  0  1  0 .500   C-M.West PH           1  0  0  0 .500  
  D.Lade P            0  0  0  0 ----     V.Lombardi P        0  0  0  0 ----  
D-D.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .000   F-E.Fitz Gerald PH    1  0  0  0 .333  
  B.Chipman P         1  1  1  21.000     W.Main P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47 13 18 13                 Totals      44  9 15  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For McCullough In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rush In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Riddle In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lade In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Walker In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Lombardi In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 2 5  0 0 0  0 0 0  6 - 13 18  1
Pirates......... 2 0 0  3 1 0  0 1 0  2 -  9 15  2
 
Cubs (3-0)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Rush                    5      12   6   6   2   5   0  10.80  A1 D2
D.Lade HOLD(1st)          2       0   0   0   2   0   0   2.70  D3 D9
B.Chipman W(1-0) BS(2nd)  3       3   3   3   2   0   1   9.00  E1
Totals                   10      15   9   9   6   5   1
 
Pirates (1-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Riddle                  7       9   7   6   3   4   1   7.71  A1 D5
V.Lombardi                2       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00  D6 E3
W.Main LOSS(0-1)          1       8   6   6   0   1   0  13.50  E4
Totals                   10      18  13  12   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 15,195 DATE- Thursday, April 22nd 1948 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 7  Pirates:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- A.Pafko, S.Rojek, J.Hopp
DOUBLES- E.Waitkus-2(2nd), A.Pafko(2nd), B.Nicholson(3rd), B.Chipman,
         D.Walker(2nd)
TRIPLES- J.Hopp-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Pafko(1st), W.Westlake(2nd)
RBIs- E.Waitkus(1st), P.Cavarretta-2(4th), A.Pafko-3(3rd), B.Nicholson-2(5th),
      B.Scheffing(1st), R.Smalley-2(2nd), B.Chipman-2, J.Hopp-3(3rd),
      R.Kiner-2(7th), W.Westlake-3(4th), C.Kluttz(1st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Pafko(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Kiner
WALKS- H.Schenz, C.Aberson-2, S.Rojek-3, R.Kiner, F.Gustine, M.Basgall
STRIKE OUTS- H.Schenz, P.Cavarretta, C.Aberson, C.McCullough, R.Smalley-2,
             B.Rush, R.Kiner, D.Walker, F.Gustine, C.Kluttz, E.Riddle
GIDP- C.McCullough, M.West
2-out RBI- R.Smalley, J.Hopp-2, R.Kiner, E.Waitkus, A.Pafko
RLISP 2-out- M.Basgall, R.Kiner, F.Gustine-2, J.Hopp, D.Johnson, E.Stevens,
             C.Aberson-2
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 9 for 18  Pirates: 4 for 12

8.5.5