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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 0

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Boston Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 0

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Game Played on Wednesday, June 20, 1951 (D) at Wrigley Field

BOS N    0  1  2    0  0  3    1  1  1  -   9 14  0
CHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
BATTING
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hartsfield 2b                 5   1   2   1       0   0       1   1
Jethroe cf                    5   1   0   0       0   0       6   0
Torgeson 1b                   4   1   1   0       1   0       6   0
Elliott 3b                    5   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Gordon lf                     4   2   2   3       1   0       2   0
Mueller c                     5   0   0   0       0   2       9   1
Marshall rf                   5   1   4   2       0   0       0   0
Sisti ss                      4   1   1   0       1   0       3   3
Spahn p                       4   2   3   3       1   0       0   1
Totals                       41   9  14   9       4   2      27   7
BATTING - 
2B: Marshall (5,off Minner); Spahn (2,off McLish); Sisti (1,off Hatten).
HR: Spahn (1,6th inning off McLish 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Marshall (4,off McLish).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gordon (1,2nd base off Minner/Edwards).
CS: Marshall (1,2nd base by McLish/Edwards).
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Jeffcoat rf                   3   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Baumholtz lf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Borkowski cf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Edwards c                     3   0   0   0       1   1       4   1
Jackson 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       1   3
Miksis 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   5
Cavarretta 1b                 3   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
  Fondy 1b                    1   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Ramazzotti ss                 3   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
Minner p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Owen ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McLish p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Cusick ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Hatten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0       2   8      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Miksis-Ramazzotti-Cavarretta.
E: Jackson (13), Ramazzotti (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Jackson (6,off Spahn); Jeffcoat (2,off Spahn).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Jeffcoat (2,2nd base off Spahn/Mueller).
PITCHING
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Spahn W(8-5)                  9     5   0   0   2   8   0  34

Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Minner L(3-6)                 3     4   3   3   2   2   0  15
McLish                        5     7   5   5   2   0   1  24
Hatten                        1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9    14   9   9   4   2   1  45

Umpires: HP - Lee Ballanfant, 1B - Al Barlick, 3B - Augie Donatelli
Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 8548
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Braves                 Chicago Cubs             
1. Hartsfield          2b        Jeffcoat            rf
2. Jethroe             cf        Baumholtz           lf
3. Torgeson            1b        Borkowski           cf
4. Elliott             3b        Edwards             c
5. Gordon              lf        Jackson             3b
6. Mueller             c         Miksis              2b
7. Marshall            rf        Cavarretta          1b
8. Sisti               ss        Ramazzotti          ss
9. Spahn               p         Minner              p

BRAVES 1ST: Hartsfield grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jethroe flied out to right; Torgeson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Jeffcoat walked; Jeffcoat stole second; Baumholtz
flied out to center; Borkowski grounded out (shortstop to
first); Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cubs 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Elliott grounded out (second to first); Gordon
walked; Gordon stole second; Mueller struck out; Marshall
doubled to right [Gordon scored]; Sisti grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Miksis struck out; Cavarretta
singled to right; Ramazzotti struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Spahn singled to right; Hartsfield singled to center
[Spahn to third]; Jethroe reached on a fielder's choice [Spahn
out at home (pitcher to catcher), Hartsfield to second];
Torgeson walked [Hartsfield to third, Jethroe to second];
Elliott made an out to catcher; Gordon singled to left [Torgeson
to second, Jethroe scored, Hartsfield scored]; Mueller was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: OWEN BATTED FOR MINNER; Owen grounded out (third to
first); Jeffcoat made an out to second; Baumholtz made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 4TH: MCLISH REPLACED OWEN (PITCHING); Marshall singled to
right; Marshall was caught stealing second but was safe at
second (error by Ramazzotti; assist by Edwards); Sisti made an
out to second; Spahn walked; Hartsfield flied out to left;
Jethroe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Borkowski grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
walked; Jackson flied out to center; Miksis flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Torgeson flied out to left; Elliott grounded out
(third to first); Gordon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Cavarretta singled to center; Ramazzotti forced
Cavarretta (second to shortstop); McLish struck out; Jeffcoat
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Mueller grounded out (third to first); Marshall
singled to left; Sisti walked [Marshall to second]; Spahn
homered to right [Marshall scored, Sisti scored]; Hartsfield
grounded out (second to first); Jethroe flied out to center; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Baumholtz made an out to catcher; Borkowski grounded
out (shortstop to first); Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Torgeson singled to right; Elliott singled to left
[Torgeson to third]; Gordon reached on an error by Jackson
[Elliott to second, Torgeson scored (RBI)]; Mueller flied out to
right; Marshall grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Gordon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
7, Cubs 0.

CUBS 7TH: Jackson doubled to left; Miksis flied out to left;
Cavarretta popped to catcher; Ramazzotti struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 8TH: FONDY REPLACED CAVARRETTA (PLAYING 1B); Sisti made
an out to third; Spahn doubled to right; Hartsfield singled to
left [Spahn scored]; Jethroe flied out to center; Torgeson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 8TH: CUSICK BATTED FOR MCLISH; Cusick struck out; Jeffcoat
doubled to center; Baumholtz struck out; Borkowski flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Cubs 0.

BRAVES 9TH: HATTEN REPLACED CUSICK (PITCHING); Elliott flied out
to center; Gordon singled to right; Mueller grounded out (third
to first) [Gordon to second]; Marshall singled to left [Gordon
scored]; Sisti doubled to right [Marshall to third]; Spahn
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9,
Cubs 0.

CUBS 9TH: Edwards flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
left; Miksis singled to left; Fondy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 9, Cubs 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           9  14   0    9
 Cubs             0   5   2    7
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