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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 0

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Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 0

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, May 27, 1919 (D) at Braves Field

CHI N    0  0  0    4  1  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  0
BOS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Flack rf                      4   0   2   1       0   0       0   0
Pick 2b                       5   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Hollocher ss                  4   1   1   0       1   0       0   6
Paskert cf                    5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Merkle 1b                     4   1   3   1       0   0      16   0
Mann lf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       2   1
  Barber lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Kilduff 3b                    2   1   1   1       2   1       2   1
Daly c                        4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Hendrix p                     4   1   3   1       0   0       0   3
Totals                       36   5  13   4       3   3      27  15
BATTING - 
2B: Hendrix (1,off Demaree).
3B: Merkle (1,off Fillingim); Kilduff (2,off Fillingim).
SH: Flack (3,off Fillingim).
GDP: Merkle (1,off Fillingim); Daly (1,off Demaree).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hollocher (2,2nd base off Fillingim/Tragesser); Merkle (7,2nd base off
Demaree/Tragesser); Flack (5,2nd base off Keating/Tragesser).
CS: Pick (4,2nd base by Fillingim/Tragesser); Flack (2,2nd base by Fillingim/Tragesser).
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Riggert cf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Herzog 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   0       3   3
Powell rf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Cruise lf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Holke 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
Smith 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Maranville ss                 3   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
Tragesser c                   3   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Fillingim p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Kelly ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Demaree p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Thorpe ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Keating p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0       1   3      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Herzog-Maranville-Holke, Smith-Holke.
E: Smith (7), Tragesser (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Kelly (1,off Hendrix).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cruise (1,2nd base off Hendrix/Daly).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hendrix W(1-2)                9     6   0   0   1   3   0  33

Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fillingim L(0-3)              5    10   5   2   1   1   0  24
Demaree                       3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11
Keating                       1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    13   5   2   3   3   0  40

Umpires: HP - Lord Byron, 1B - Pete Harrison
Ejections: Les Mann by Lord Byron [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 1:52   
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Boston Braves            
1. Flack               rf        Riggert             cf
2. Pick                2b        Herzog              2b
3. Hollocher           ss        Powell              rf
4. Paskert             cf        Cruise              lf
5. Merkle              1b        Holke               1b
6. Mann                lf        Smith               3b
7. Kilduff             3b        Maranville          ss
8. Daly                c         Tragesser           c
9. Hendrix             p         Fillingim           p

CUBS 1ST: Flack flied to center; Pick singled to left; Hollocher
made an out to shortstop; Pick was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Riggert grounded out (first unassisted); Herzog
walked; Powell singled to left [Herzog to second]; Cruise
singled to left [Herzog out at home (left to catcher), Powell to
third (on throw to home), Cruise to second (on throw to home)];
Holke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Paskert singled to left; Merkle grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Paskert out at second];
Mann singled to second; Kilduff walked [Mann to second]; Daly
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Smith popped to third; Maranville grounded out
(first unassisted); Tragesser flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Hendrix singled to right; Flack out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Hendrix to second]; Pick reached on a
fielder's choice [Hendrix stayed at second, Pick out at second
(second unassisted)]; Hendrix was chased back to 2B and was
safe when Herzog dropped Maranville's throw; Pick expected to
advance to 2B but Herzog tagged him out after picking up the
ball; Hollocher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Fillingim grounded out (second to first); Riggert
was called out on strikes; Herzog grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 4TH: Paskert popped to third in foul territory; Merkle
tripled; Mann reached on a fielder's choice [Merkle scored
(error by Tragesser) (unearned) (no RBI), Mann to second];
Kilduff tripled to left [Mann scored]; Daly was called out on
strikes; Hendrix singled to third [Kilduff scored (unearned),
Hendrix to second (error by Smith)]; Flack singled to left
[Hendrix scored (unearned)]; Flack was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cruise
grounded out (second to first); Holke singled to left; Smith
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 0.

CUBS 5TH: Pick grounded out (pitcher to first); Hollocher
singled to second; Hollocher stole second; Paskert grounded out
(second to first) [Hollocher to third]; Merkle singled to left
[Hollocher scored]; Mann forced Merkle (second to shortstop); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Maranville struck out; Tragesser flied to left in
foul territory; KELLY BATTED FOR FILLINGIM; Kelly doubled to
center; Riggert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

CUBS 6TH: DEMAREE REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Kilduff struck out;
Daly flied out to center; Hendrix doubled to center; Flack
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Herzog popped to third in foul territory; Powell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruise grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

CUBS 7TH: Pick flied out to right; Hollocher lined to center;
Paskert flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Holke grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maranville grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

CUBS 8TH: Merkle singled to right; Mann was called out on
strikes while Merkle stole second; Mann ejected by HP umpire
Byron for arguing called third strike; Kilduff walked; Daly
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Merkle out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: BARBER REPLACED MANN (PLAYING LF); Tragesser lined
to left; THORPE BATTED FOR DEMAREE; Thorpe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Riggert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

CUBS 9TH: KEATING REPLACED THORPE (PITCHING); Hendrix flied out
to left; Flack singled to right; Pick flied out to right; Flack
stole second; Hollocher walked; Paskert forced Hollocher
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Herzog singled to right; Powell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Herzog to second]; Cruise singled to
shortstop [Herzog to third]; Holke struck out while Cruise stole
second; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Braves 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             5  13   0    8
 Braves           0   6   2    6
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