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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 4 (2)

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Boston Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 4 (2)

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 21, 1947 (D) at Braves Field

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
CHI N    0  0  1    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
BOS N    0  0  0    1  0  0    5  0  x  -   6 13  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hack 3b                       5   1   2   0       0   1       0   3
Waitkus 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0      12   0
Pafko cf                      3   1   1   2       1   1       3   0
Cavarretta lf                 4   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Nicholson rf                  4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Scheffing c                   4   0   1   1       0   1       2   0
Johnson 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Sturgeon ss                   3   0   0   0       0   0       0   5
  Rickert ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Chipman p                     3   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Lade p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dallessandro ph             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   4       1   4      24  11
BATTING - 
2B: Hack (10,off Voiselle); Nicholson (21,off Voiselle).
HR: Pafko (9,5th inning off Voiselle 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Pafko (14,off Voiselle).
Team LOB: 6.
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Holmes rf                     5   1   3   0       0   0       2   0
M. McCormick cf               4   1   2   1       1   0       2   0
Litwhiler lf                  2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
  Rowell ph,lf                1   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
B. Elliott 3b                 4   2   2   0       0   0       0   0
F. McCormick 1b               4   1   1   2       0   0       8   0
Masi c                        4   0   2   0       0   0       5   0
Ryan 2b                       4   0   2   2       0   0       2   5
Culler ss                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   5
Voiselle p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Sain ph,p                   2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   6  13   6       2   0      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Culler-Ryan-F. McCormick.
E: Masi (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Ryan 2 (26,off Chipman,off Lade); F. McCormick (15,off Lade).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chipman                       6    10   4   4   2   0   0  29
Lade L(9-9)                   2     3   2   2   0   0   0   9
Totals                        8    13   6   6   2   0   0  38
Chipman faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Lade 2-2.
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Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Voiselle W(6-11)              7     8   4   4   1   3   1  30
Sain SV(1)                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7
Totals                        9     9   4   4   1   4   1  37

Umpires: HP - Artie Gore, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Al Barlick
Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 13184
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Boston Braves            
1. Hack                3b        Holmes              rf
2. Waitkus             1b        M. McCormick        cf
3. Pafko               cf        Litwhiler           lf
4. Cavarretta          lf        B. Elliott          3b
5. Nicholson           rf        F. McCormick        1b
6. Scheffing           c         Masi                c
7. Johnson             2b        Ryan                2b
8. Sturgeon            ss        Culler              ss
9. Chipman             p         Voiselle            p

CUBS 1ST: Hack singled; Waitkus reached on an error by Masi
[Hack to second]; Pafko grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Hack to third, Waitkus out at second];
Cavarretta out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Holmes singled; Holmes was picked off first; M.
McCormick out on an unknown play; Litwhiler out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Nicholson singled; Scheffing struck out; Johnson out
on an unknown play; Sturgeon out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: B. Elliott out on an unknown play; F. McCormick out
on an unknown play; Masi singled; Ryan doubled [Masi to third];
Culler flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Chipman out on an unknown play; Hack doubled; Waitkus
out on an unknown play; Pafko walked; Cavarretta singled [Hack
scored, Pafko to second]; Nicholson out on an unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Voiselle out on an unknown play; Holmes out on an
unknown play; M. McCormick singled; Litwhiler out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

CUBS 4TH: Scheffing popped to shortstop; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sturgeon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: B. Elliott singled to left; F. McCormick flied out
to right; Masi singled to left [B. Elliott to third]; Ryan flied
out to right [B. Elliott scored]; Culler flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Braves 1.

CUBS 5TH: Chipman singled; Hack struck out; Waitkus out on an
unknown play; Pafko homered [Chipman scored]; Cavarretta out on
an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Voiselle out on an unknown play; Holmes singled; M.
McCormick walked [Holmes to second]; Litwhiler walked [Holmes to
third, M. McCormick to second]; B. Elliott out on an unknown
play; F. McCormick out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Cubs 3, Braves 1.

CUBS 6TH: Nicholson doubled; Scheffing singled [Nicholson
scored]; Johnson out on an unknown play; Sturgeon out on an
unknown play; Chipman out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Masi out on an unknown play; Ryan out on an unknown
play; Culler out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Braves 1.

CUBS 7TH: Hack out on an unknown play; Waitkus out on an unknown
play; Pafko struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: SAIN BATTED FOR VOISELLE; Sain singled; Holmes
singled [Sain to second]; M. McCormick singled [Sain scored,
Holmes to third]; LADE REPLACED CHIPMAN (PITCHING); ROWELL
BATTED FOR LITWHILER; Rowell flied out to right [Holmes scored];
B. Elliott singled to center [M. McCormick to second]; F.
McCormick doubled to center [M. McCormick scored, B. Elliott
scored]; Masi out on an unknown play; Ryan doubled to left [F.
McCormick scored]; Culler out on an unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 6.

CUBS 8TH: ROWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SAIN STAYED IN
GAME (PITCHING); Cavarretta singled; Nicholson out on an unknown
play; Scheffing out on an unknown play; Johnson out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Sain out on an unknown play; Holmes out on an
unknown play; M. McCormick out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4, Braves 6.

CUBS 9TH: RICKERT BATTED FOR STURGEON; Rickert struck out;
DALLESSANDRO BATTED FOR LADE; Dallessandro out on an unknown
play; Hack out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
4, Braves 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             4   9   0    6
 Braves           6  13   1    8
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