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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 11, 1943
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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 August 11, 1943 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hi Bithorn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hi Bithorn | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Right Fielder |
| Butch Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Kerby Farrell | First Baseman |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
| Heinie Heltzel | Third Baseman |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 11, 1943
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heltzel juggles the ball. That's an error on Heltzel. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Tobin
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Tobin
Novikoff hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Bithorn
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Bithorn
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Bithorn
Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Bithorn
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it 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: ---
Lowrey vs. Tobin
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heltzel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Tobin
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Tobin
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Bithorn
Masi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Bithorn
Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Bithorn
Wietelmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heltzel vs. Bithorn
Heltzel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Heltzel reaches second base with a double. Wietelmann moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tobin vs. Bithorn
Tobin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Bithorn
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Tobin
Bithorn strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Tobin
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Bithorn
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Bithorn
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Bithorn
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Novikoff vs. Tobin
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrey vs. Tobin
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to third. Novikoff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Tobin
McCullough is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merullo vs. Tobin
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Nicholson scores. Novikoff moves to third. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bithorn vs. Tobin
Bithorn hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Novikoff scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Bithorn
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Bithorn
Farrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Masi trying to get to second. Lowrey throws the ball in to Martin who tags Masi for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Bithorn
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heltzel vs. Bithorn
Heltzel strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Tobin
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Bithorn
Tobin hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Bithorn
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Bithorn
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Tobin
Novikoff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Tobin
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Tobin
McCullough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Heltzel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Tobin
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heltzel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Bithorn
Workman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Bithorn
Nieman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Bithorn
Masi takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. Bithorn
Farrell hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wietelmann vs. Bithorn
Wietelmann takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to third. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heltzel vs. Bithorn
Heltzel strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Tobin
Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Heltzel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Tobin
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Bithorn
Tobin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Bithorn
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Bithorn
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Tobin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Workman vs. Bithorn
Workman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Bithorn
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cavarretta. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Bithorn
Nieman hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Tobin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Tobin
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Tobin
Lowrey 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, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Bithorn
Masi hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Bithorn
Farrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Bithorn
Wietelmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Bithorn
Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Heinie Heltzel.
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Farrell moves to third. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tobin vs. Bithorn
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Tobin
Joe Burns now playing third base.
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Tobin
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Tobin
Bithorn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bithorn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Tobin
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tobin, and towards Wietelmann, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Bithorn
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Bithorn
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Bithorn
Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1943, game 1 -- Chicago at Boston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 0 1 0 Ryan C, 2b 5 0 1 0
Martin S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Holmes T, cf 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 3 1 1 0 Workman C, rf 5 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 1 3 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 1 0
Novikoff L, lf 3 1 1 0 Masi P, c 3 0 1 0
Lowrey P, cf 4 0 0 1 Farrell K, 1b 4 0 2 0
McCullough C, c 3 0 0 0 Wietelmann W, ss 3 0 2 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 1 Heltzel H, 3b 3 0 1 0
Bithorn H, p 3 0 0 1 Kluttz C, ph 1 0 0 0
Burns J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Tobin J, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 6 3 35 0 9 0
Chicago 000 300 000 -- 3
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bithorn H (W) 9.0 9 0 0 4 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J (L) 9.0 6 3 2 3 2
E -- Heltzel H, Ryan C, Cavarretta P
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Boston 12
2B -- Heltzel H
HBP -- by Tobin J (Bithorn H)
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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