Chicago Cubs 4 – 6 Brooklyn Dodgers
5 August 1948 · NYC15
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Gene Hermanski | 1 in 321 games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Carl Erskine | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Verban | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Waitkus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clarence Maddern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hal Jeffcoat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Pafko | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Scheffing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Hamner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Hamner | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Doyle Lade | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Rush | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jess Dobernic | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Rackley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jackie Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Hermanski | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 HR |
| George Shuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Edwards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pee Wee Reese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Roy Campanella | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gil Hodges | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Erskine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Erskine | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |