Lennie Merullo Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 71 Weight: 166 Born: Saturday, May 05, 1917 in Boston, MA USA Died: 5 30 2015 in Reading, MA USA Debut: 9/12/1941 Last Game: 8/22/1947 Full Name: Leonard Richard Merullo
1947 – At Wrigley Field‚ Bill Nicholson breaks up a pitching duel between Johnny Schmitz and Ewell Blackwell with an 11th-inning solo homer. The Cubs whip the Reds‚ 2 – 1. Nicholson also scores the Cubs’ first run‚ an unearned tally. Chicago helps Schmitz out with a 7th-inning triple play when Lennie Merullo snags a liner‚ steps on second base‚ and fires to Eddie Waitkus.
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