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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 4, 1950
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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 4, 1950 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 16,910 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Right Fielder |
| Carl Sawatski | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 4, 1950
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Spahn
Serena hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Serena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Spahn
Ward hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Spahn
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Rush
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Rush
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Rush
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Rush
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Rush
Gordon hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. Elliott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Rush
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Spahn
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jeffcoat vs. Spahn
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sawatski vs. Spahn
Spahn fires to first and picks off Smalley. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sawatski vs. Spahn
Sawatski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rush vs. Spahn
Rush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Rush
Holmes hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Rush
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Rush
Spahn hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Spahn
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Spahn
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Rush
Hartsfield hits a line drive into center field. Pafko picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pafko. Hartsfield moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jethroe vs. Rush
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hartsfield scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Rush
There goes Jethroe. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Jethroe steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Rush
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Rush
Elliott bunts towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. Jethroe moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Rush
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Rush
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holmes vs. Rush
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Rush
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Cooper moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Dubiel
Monk Dubiel now pitching.
Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Kerr moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartsfield vs. Dubiel
Hartsfield bunts for a single. Kerr scores. Spahn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jethroe vs. Dubiel
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Spahn
Sauer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Spahn
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Dubiel
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dubiel
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dubiel
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Spahn
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Spahn
Sawatski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Spahn
Dubiel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dubiel
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Dubiel
Holmes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Dubiel
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena juggles the ball. That's an error on Serena. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Dubiel
Spahn takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartsfield vs. Dubiel
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jethroe vs. Dubiel
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Spahn
Serena hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Spahn
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Dubiel
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Dubiel
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dubiel
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Dubiel
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Dubiel
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Spahn
Sauer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Spahn
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Spahn
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Kerr hits a line drive into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Leonard
Spahn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Leonard
Hartsfield hits a line drive towards first. Ward catches it and steps on first to double up Spahn. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Spahn
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Spahn
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Spahn
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Leonard
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Leonard
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Leonard
Elliott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Jethroe scores. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Leonard
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Leonard
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Leonard
Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Leonard
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Spahn
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Spahn
Ward takes first base on ball four. Serena moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Spahn
Bob Borkowski pinch runs for Preston Ward.
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Serena scores. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Spahn
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Spahn
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borkowski scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sawatski vs. Spahn
Sawatski hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe 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 8/4/1950 -- Chicago at Boston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 5 1 2 1
Serena B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Jethroe S, cf 5 2 2 1
Ward P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 2 3 1 0
Borkowski B, pr 0 1 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 2
Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Gordon S, lf 2 1 1 2
Pafko A, cf 2 0 1 1 Cooper W, c 5 1 1 1
Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 5 0 0 1
Jeffcoat H, rf 4 0 1 1 Kerr B, ss 5 1 1 1
Sawatski C, c 3 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 2 1
Rush B, p 1 0 0 0
Dubiel M, p 1 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 4 2 36 10 12 10
Chicago 000 000 002 -- 2
Boston 206 000 02x -- 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (L) 2.2 5 8 4 3 0
Dubiel M 3.1 4 0 0 2 2
Leonard D 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 4 2 2 5 6
E -- Torgeson E, Pafko A, Smalley R, Serena B
DP -- Chicago 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Boston 10
2B -- Gordon S, Sauer H, Elliott B
SB -- Jethroe S
SH -- Elliott B
T -- 2:12
A -- 16910
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