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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (2)

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Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1950 (D) at Braves Field

CHI N    2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1
BOS N    0  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  8  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Terwilliger 2b                2   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
  Verban 2b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Cavarretta 1b                 4   2   2   0       0   0       8   1
Edwards rf                    4   0   2   2       0   0       1   0
Sauer lf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Pafko cf                      4   0   0   1       0   0       4   0
Smalley ss                    3   0   0   0       1   1       1   3
Jackson 3b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Owen c                        3   0   0   0       0   0       4   1
  Walker ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ramazzotti pr               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Vander Meer p                 2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Dubiel p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hiller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Scheffing ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   5   3       3   3      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cavarretta-Smalley-Cavarretta, Jackson-Verban-Cavarretta.
E: Cavarretta (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Edwards (5,off Bickford); Cavarretta (3,off Bickford).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Terwilliger 2 (4,2nd base off Bickford/Cooper 2).
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jethroe cf                    4   1   2   0       0   2       2   0
Torgeson 1b                   3   2   1   0       1   1       7   0
Olmo lf                       2   1   1   2       2   0       4   0
Elliott 3b                    4   0   2   1       0   1       2   2
Cooper c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Marshall rf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Sisti 2b                      2   0   1   0       0   0       4   1
  Reiser ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Mauch 2b                    1   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Kerr ss                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Bickford p                    2   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
Totals                       30   4   8   3       5   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Sisti (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Sisti (1,off Vander Meer); Olmo (1,off Dubiel).
GDP: Cooper (2,off Vander Meer); Kerr (7,off Hiller).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Sisti (1,Home by Vander Meer/Owen).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Vander Meer                   5     4   2   2   4   3   0  22
Dubiel L(1-3)                 1.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   8
Hiller                        1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        8     8   4   4   5   4   0  35
Vander Meer faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Dubiel 2-0; Hiller 1-0.
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Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bickford W(2-4)               9     5   3   2   3   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Lon Warneke, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Dusty Boggess
Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 18048
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Boston Braves            
1. Terwilliger         2b        Jethroe             cf
2. Cavarretta          1b        Torgeson            1b
3. Edwards             rf        Olmo                lf
4. Sauer               lf        Elliott             3b
5. Pafko               cf        Cooper              c
6. Smalley             ss        Marshall            rf
7. Jackson             3b        Sisti               2b
8. Owen                c         Kerr                ss
9. Vander Meer         p         Bickford            p

CUBS 1ST: Terwilliger walked; Terwilliger stole second;
Cavarretta singled to shortstop [Terwilliger to third]; Edwards
singled to right [Cavarretta to third, Terwilliger scored];
Sauer forced Edwards (pitcher to second); Pafko flied to left
[Cavarretta scored]; Smalley struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jethroe singled to left; Torgeson flied out to left;
Olmo flied out to left; Elliott grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Owen flied out to left;
Vander Meer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cooper flied out to right; Marshall reached on an
error by Cavarretta; Sisti flied out to center; Kerr made an out
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Terwilliger singled to center; Terwilliger stole
second; Cavarretta flied out to right; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); Sauer made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Bickford flied out to left; Jethroe struck out;
Torgeson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Braves 0.

CUBS 4TH: Pafko made an out to second; Smalley flied out to
right; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Olmo walked; Elliott singled to right [Olmo to
third]; Cooper grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Olmo scored (no RBI), Elliott out at second];
Marshall made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Braves 1.

CUBS 5TH: Owen grounded out (shortstop to first); Vander Meer
struck out; Terwilliger flied out to center; Wayne
Terwilliger sprained his left ankle; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: VERBAN REPLACED TERWILLIGER (PLAYING 2B); Sisti
doubled to left; Kerr grounded out (second to first) [Sisti to
third]; Sisti was caught stealing home (catcher to third);
Bickford walked; Jethroe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
2, Braves 1.

CUBS 6TH: Cavarretta reached on an error by Sisti; Edwards
doubled to left [Cavarretta scored (unearned)]; Sauer flied out
to left; Pafko grounded out (third to first); Smalley walked;
Jackson forced Smalley (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Torgeson walked; Olmo walked [Torgeson to second];
Elliott singled to right [Olmo to second, Torgeson scored];
DUBIEL REPLACED VANDER MEER (PITCHING); Cooper flied out to
center; Marshall flied out to center; REISER BATTED FOR SISTI;
Reiser walked [Olmo to third, Elliott to second]; Kerr made an
out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

CUBS 7TH: MAUCH REPLACED REISER (PLAYING 2B); Owen made an out
to third; Dubiel struck out; Verban grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Bickford grounded out (shortstop to first); Jethroe
singled to third; Torgeson singled to center [Jethroe to
second]; Olmo doubled to left [Torgeson scored, Jethroe scored];
HILLER REPLACED DUBIEL (PITCHING); Elliott struck out; Cooper
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 4.

CUBS 8TH: Cavarretta doubled to left; Edwards flied out to left;
Sauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Pafko made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Marshall grounded out (shortstop to first); Mauch
singled to center; Kerr grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Mauch out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubs 3, Braves 4.

CUBS 9TH: Smalley made an out to second; Jackson walked; WALKER
BATTED FOR OWEN; Walker forced Jackson (second to shortstop);
RAMAZZOTTI RAN FOR WALKER; SCHEFFING BATTED FOR HILLER;
Scheffing made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3,
Braves 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             3   5   1    6
 Braves           4   8   1    7
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