Game Played on Thursday, June 23, 1949 (D) at Wrigley Field
BOS N 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 - 12 15 1
CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 8 4
BATTING
Boston Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO AHolmes rf 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 2 1 1 2 2 8 1
Dark ss 6 2 3 1 0 2 2 2
B. Elliott 3b 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 4
Russell lf 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Sauer cf 6 2 1 0 0 0 5 0
Sisti 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 1
Rickert ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan ph,2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Crandall c 5 1 3 3 0 0 5 0
Spahn p 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Totals 44 12 15 8 7 8 27 9
FIELDING - E: B. Elliott (8).
BATTING - 2B: Crandall (1,off Chipman).
HR: B. Elliott (4,1st inning off Leonard 2 on 1 out); Fletcher (2,2nd inning
off Kush 0 on 1 out).
GDP: Crandall (1,off Kush).
Team LOB: 12.
Starting Lineups:
Boston Braves Chicago Cubs
1. Holmes rf Verban 2b
2. Fletcher 1b Reich 1b
3. Dark ss Gustine 3b
4. B. Elliott 3b Sauer lf
5. Russell lf Pafko rf
6. Sauer cf Jeffcoat cf
7. Sisti 2b Mauch ss
8. Crandall c Novotney c
9. Spahn p Leonard p
BRAVES 1ST: Holmes grounded out (first to pitcher); Fletcher
walked; Dark singled to right [Fletcher to second]; B. Elliott
homered to left [Fletcher scored, Dark scored]; Russell flied
out to center; Sauer singled to center; Sisti singled to center
[Sauer to third]; Crandall singled to center [Sauer scored,
Sisti to second]; KUSH REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Spahn flied
out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: Verban made an out to first; Reich singled to left;
Spahn threw a wild pitch [Reich to second]; Gustine singled to
center [Reich scored]; Gustine was picked off first (pitcher to
first to second to first); Sauer made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Holmes flied out to center; Fletcher homered to
right; Dark struck out; B. Elliott reached on an error by
Gustine; Kush balked [B. Elliott to second]; Russell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs
1.
CUBS 2ND: Pafko made an out to shortstop; Jeffcoat struck out;
Mauch made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5,
Cubs 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Sauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Sisti walked;
Crandall forced Sisti (third to second); Spahn grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cubs 1.
CUBS 3RD: Novotney struck out; Kush flied out to center; Verban
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5,
Cubs 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Holmes popped to catcher in foul territory; Fletcher
struck out; Dark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5,
Cubs 1.
CUBS 4TH: Reich flied out to center; Gustine was called out on
strikes; Sauer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Cubs 1.
BRAVES 5TH: B. Elliott singled to left; Russell singled to right
[B. Elliott to third]; Sauer reached on an error by Mauch [B.
Elliott scored (no RBI), Russell to second]; Sisti flied out to
center; Crandall grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Sauer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Cubs 1.
CUBS 5TH: Pafko singled; Jeffcoat grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Pafko to second]; Mauch flied out to center; Novotney
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6,
Cubs 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Spahn singled to right; Holmes singled to center
[Spahn to third]; Fletcher walked [Holmes to second]; Dark
singled to right [Spahn scored, Holmes to third, Fletcher to
second]; ADKINS REPLACED KUSH (PITCHING); B. Elliott struck out;
Russell struck out; Sauer forced Holmes (pitcher to catcher); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 1.
CUBS 6TH: Adkins was called out on strikes; Verban grounded out
(third to first); Reich reached on an error by B. Elliott;
Gustine singled [Reich to second]; Sauer homered to left
(unearned) [Reich scored (unearned), Gustine scored (unearned)];
Pafko flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves
7, Cubs 4.
BRAVES 7TH: Sisti was called out on strikes; Crandall singled to
center; Spahn struck out; Holmes singled to left [Crandall to
third]; Fletcher struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 7,
Cubs 4.
CUBS 7TH: Jeffcoat popped to second in foul territory; Mauch
grounded out (third to first); Novotney doubled to left; SMALLEY
BATTED FOR ADKINS; Smalley doubled to center [Novotney scored];
DUBIEL RAN FOR SMALLEY; Verban flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cubs 5.
BRAVES 8TH: LADE REPLACED DUBIEL (PITCHING); Dark flied out to
right; B. Elliott walked; Russell walked [B. Elliott to second];
Sauer forced Russell (shortstop to second) [B. Elliott to
third]; RICKERT BATTED FOR SISTI; CHIPMAN REPLACED LADE
(PITCHING); RYAN BATTED FOR RICKERT; Ryan walked [Sauer to
second]; Crandall doubled to left [B. Elliott scored, Sauer
scored, Ryan to third]; Spahn reached on an error by Verban
[Ryan scored (unearned) (no RBI), Crandall scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Holmes lined to shortstop; 4 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 11, Cubs 5.
CUBS 8TH: RYAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Reich out on an
unknown play; Gustine doubled; Sauer popped to catcher in foul
territory; Pafko out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 11, Cubs 5.
BRAVES 9TH: Fletcher out on an unknown play; Dark singled; B.
Elliott walked [Dark to second]; Russell forced B. Elliott
(second to shortstop) [Dark scored (error by Mauch) (unearned)
(no RBI), Russell to second]; Sauer out on an unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 12, Cubs 5.
CUBS 9TH: Jeffcoat out on an unknown play; Mauch out on an
unknown play; Novotney out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 12, Cubs 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Braves 12 15 1 12
Cubs 5 8 4 3
