Chicago Cubs 4 – 23 Cincinnati Reds
6 July 1949 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | final score 23–4 | 1 in 75,225 games | |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game · 6 | Walker Cooper | 1 in 1,641 games |
| 67 | 23-26-1 runs-hits-errors line | Cincinnati Reds | 1 in 221,502 games |
Also here: Three-Homer Game.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 23 | 26 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Gustine | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Phil Cavarretta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Baumholtz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Pafko | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Sauer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Herman Reich | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Smalley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emil Verban | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Owen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rube Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Mauch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dewey Adkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Doyle Lade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Ramazzotti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monk Dubiel | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Hacker | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dewey Adkins | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Doyle Lade | 3.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Muncrief | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Kush | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Walker | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Adams | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Merriman | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Grady Hatton | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Ted Kluszewski | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Johnny Wyrostek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2B |
| Claude Corbitt | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Raffensberger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 49 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Raffensberger | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |