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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 14, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 14, 1942 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Donovan |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 901 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cy Block | Third Baseman |
| Marv Rickert | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Nanny Fernandez | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Ducky Detweiler | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
| Bill Donovan | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 14, 1942
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Block vs. Donovan
Block hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Donovan
Rickert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Donovan
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Donovan
There goes Rickert. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lee
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Lee
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lee, and towards Merullo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Donovan
Novikoff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Novikoff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Donovan
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Novikoff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Donovan
Scheffing hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Donovan
Donovan fires to first and picks off Russell. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Donovan
Stringer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lee
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Lee
West takes first base on ball four. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Detweiler vs. Lee
Detweiler hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wietelmann vs. Lee
Wietelmann is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Donovan
Merullo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Donovan
The umpire calls a balk on Donovan Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Donovan
Lee bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Merullo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Block vs. Donovan
Block strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rickert vs. Donovan
Rickert strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Donovan
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Donovan
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Lee
Donovan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lee
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Lee
Sisti bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Donovan
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Donovan
Scheffing strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Donovan
Stringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Donovan
Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fernandez. Merullo reaches second base with a double. There goes Stringer trying to get to home. Fernandez throws the ball in to Wietelmann who relays the ball to Lombardi, who tags Stringer, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lee
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Lee
West hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lombardi moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Detweiler vs. Lee
Detweiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Block has Lombardi trapped. There's the throw to Scheffing and back to Block, who tags Lombardi for the out. Waner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wietelmann vs. Lee
Wietelmann is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Donovan
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Block vs. Donovan
Block hits a ball on the ground towards third. Detweiler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Detweiler. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Donovan
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Donovan
Nicholson hits a popup towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Lee
Donovan hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lee
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Lee
Sisti hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Donovan
Novikoff hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Donovan
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Donovan
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lee
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Lee
West strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Donovan
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Donovan
Merullo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Donovan
Lee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Block vs. Donovan
Block hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Detweiler vs. Lee
Detweiler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Lee
Wietelmann strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Lee
Donovan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Lee
Holmes hits a line drive into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Donovan
Rickert strikes out. Lombardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rickert out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Donovan
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Donovan
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Donovan
Charlie Gilbert pinch runs for Lou Novikoff.
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Donovan
Scheffing hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Lee
Charlie Gilbert now playing left field.
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Bithorn
Hi Bithorn now pitching.
Fernandez bunts towards third. Block throws towards short. Merullo fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Merullo. Sisti moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Bithorn
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bithorn, and towards Merullo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Bithorn
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Bithorn
West hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Detweiler vs. Bithorn
Detweiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Bithorn
Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. Detweiler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donovan vs. Olsen
Vern Olsen now pitching.
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Donovan
Johnny Cooney now playing right field.
Stringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Donovan
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Donovan
Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Vern Olsen.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/14/1942 -- Chicago at Boston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Block C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, cf 2 0 0 0
Rickert M, cf 4 0 1 0 Sisti S, 2b 2 1 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 1 Fernandez N, lf 4 1 1 0
Novikoff L, lf 3 1 1 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 2 1
Gilbert C, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Waner P, rf 4 1 2 1
Russell R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Cooney J, rf 0 0 0 0
Scheffing B, c 4 0 0 0 West M, 1b 3 1 1 2
Stringer L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Detweiler D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 3 1 1 0 Wietelmann W, ss 3 0 0 0
Lee B, p 2 0 1 0 Donovan B, p 3 0 0 0
Bithorn H, p 0 0 0 0
Olsen V, p 0 0 0 0
Foxx J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 8 2 28 4 6 4
Chicago 011 000 000 -- 2
Boston 000 000 04x -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B* 7.0 3 1 1 5 5
Bithorn H (L) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
Olsen V 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan B (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Detweiler D, Merullo L
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Boston 8
2B -- Novikoff L, Merullo L, Lee B
HR -- West M
CS -- Rickert M
SH -- Lee B, Sisti S
Balk -- Donovan B
T -- 2:01
A -- 901
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