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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 0

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Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 0

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Game Played on Thursday, July 15, 1943 (N) at Crosley Field

CHI N    0  0  5    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   8 10  1
CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hack 3b                       4   1   1   0       1   0       0   3
Stanky 2b                     5   2   2   2       0   1       4   4
Cavarretta 1b                 3   2   1   2       2   0      13   0
Nicholson rf                  4   1   1   4       0   1       3   0
Novikoff lf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Lowrey cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
McCullough c                  4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Merullo ss                    4   1   2   0       0   0       0   3
Bithorn p                     4   1   1   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       36   8  10   8       3   4      27  11
FIELDING - 
E: Merullo (18).
BATTING - 
3B: Cavarretta (7,off Riddle).
HR: Nicholson (12,8th inning off Shoun 2 on 0 out).
GDP: Stanky (5,off Riddle).
Team LOB: 4.
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Frey 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       3   2
Walker cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Marshall rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Tipton lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Mesner 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Miller ss                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Haas 1b                       3   0   0   0       0   0      11   2
Mueller c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Riddle p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Shoun p                     1   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
  Clay ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Beggs p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   4   0       1   2      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Haas-Miller-Haas.
BATTING - 
3B: Marshall (4,off Bithorn).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bithorn W(10-8)               9     4   0   0   1   2   0  33

Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Riddle L(11-5)                2     5   5   5   2   1   0  12
Shoun                         6     5   3   3   1   2   1  24
Beggs                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    10   8   8   3   4   1  39
Riddle faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Shoun 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Beans Reardon, 3B - Larry Goetz
Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 16026
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Cincinnati Reds          
1. Hack                3b        Frey                2b
2. Stanky              2b        Walker              cf
3. Cavarretta          1b        Marshall            rf
4. Nicholson           rf        Tipton              lf
5. Novikoff            lf        Mesner              3b
6. Lowrey              cf        Miller              ss
7. McCullough          c         Haas                1b
8. Merullo             ss        Mueller             c
9. Bithorn             p         Riddle              p

CUBS 1ST: Hack walked; Stanky grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Hack out at second]; Cavarretta walked;
Nicholson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Frey grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
grounded out (third to first); Marshall grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 2ND: Novikoff flied out to right; Lowrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCullough grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Tipton made an out to second; Mesner singled to
center; Miller popped to first in foul territory; Haas grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Reds 0.

CUBS 3RD: Merullo singled to right; Bithorn singled to pitcher
[Merullo to second]; Hack singled to right [Merullo to third,
Bithorn to second]; Stanky singled to center [Merullo scored,
Bithorn scored, Hack to third, Stanky to second (on throw to
home)]; Cavarretta tripled to right [Hack scored, Stanky
scored]; SHOUN REPLACED RIDDLE (PITCHING); Nicholson flied out
to right [Cavarretta scored]; Novikoff singled to center; Lowrey
popped to second in foul territory; McCullough popped to first
in foul territory; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Mueller singled to pitcher; Shoun grounded out (third
to first) [Mueller to second]; Frey was called out on strikes;
Walker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds
0.

CUBS 4TH: Merullo made an out to second; Bithorn struck out;
Hack flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Marshall flied out to right; Tipton singled to center;
Mesner popped to second in foul territory; Miller grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

CUBS 5TH: Stanky lined to second; Cavarretta grounded out (first
to pitcher); Nicholson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Haas grounded out (third to first); Mueller grounded
out (shortstop to first); Shoun walked; Frey forced Shoun
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

CUBS 6TH: Novikoff struck out; Lowrey grounded out (shortstop to
first); McCullough made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Walker grounded out (pitcher to first); Marshall
tripled to right; Tipton made an out to second; Mesner grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

CUBS 7TH: Merullo grounded out (second to first); Bithorn
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hack flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Miller flied out to left; Haas grounded out (second to
first); Mueller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
5, Reds 0.

CUBS 8TH: Stanky singled to center; Cavarretta walked [Stanky to
second]; Nicholson homered to center [Stanky scored, Cavarretta
scored]; Novikoff made an out to shortstop; Lowrey grounded out
(third to first); McCullough singled to left; Merullo singled to
left [McCullough to second]; Bithorn grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 8, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: CLAY BATTED FOR SHOUN; Clay flied out to center; Frey
was called out on strikes; Walker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8, Reds 0.

CUBS 9TH: BEGGS REPLACED CLAY (PITCHING); Hack grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanky was called out on strikes;
Cavarretta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 8,
Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Marshall made an out to first; Tipton flied out to
right; Mesner reached on an error by Merullo; Miller flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 8, Reds 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             8  10   1    4
 Reds             0   4   0    6
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