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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, played on August 16, 1944 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nate Andrews |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Lynn |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,301 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Frank Drews | Second Baseman |
| Max Macon | Left Fielder |
| Butch Nieman | Right Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Buck Etchison | First Baseman |
| Dee Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
| Nate Andrews | Pitcher |
| Bob Coleman | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Billy Holm | Catcher |
| Red Lynn | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 16, 1944
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lynn
Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Lynn
Drews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Lynn
Macon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Andrews
Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Andrews
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Hack scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Andrews
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Andrews
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dallessandro vs. Andrews
Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Andrews
Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merullo vs. Andrews
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Andrews
Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Andrews
Lynn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lynn
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Lynn
Kluttz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchison vs. Lynn
Etchison hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Lynn
Phillips hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Rich
Woody Rich now pitching.
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Rich
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Rich
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Rich
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Lynn
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rich vs. Lynn
Rich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Lynn
Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drews vs. Lynn
Drews takes first base on ball four. Rich moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Macon vs. Lynn
Macon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rich scores. Drews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Lynn
Nieman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Rich
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Rich
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holm vs. Rich
Holm bunts for an out with unknown description. Pafko moves to third. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Rich
Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Merullo scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Rich
Hack hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Rich
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Rich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Rich
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Rich
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Rich
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Lynn
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchison vs. Lynn
Etchison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluttz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Lynn
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wietelmann vs. Lynn
Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rich vs. Lynn
Rich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Rich
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Rich
Merullo takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holm vs. Rich
Holm strikes out. There goes Pafko. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Merullo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Rich
Lynn hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Rich
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etchison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lynn
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drews vs. Lynn
Drews hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macon vs. Lynn
Macon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Lynn
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Lynn covering, for the out. Holmes moves to third. Macon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluttz vs. Lynn
Kluttz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rich
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Rich
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Rich
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Lynn
Etchison hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lynn
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wietelmann vs. Lynn
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rich vs. Lynn
Rich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Lynn
Holmes hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Rich
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Rich
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Rich
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holm vs. Rich
Holm strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Rich
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drews vs. Lynn
Drews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Lynn
Macon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Lynn
Nieman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Rich
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Rich
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Lynn
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Lynn
Etchison hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lynn
Phillips hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Rich
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Rich
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Rich
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Rich
Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Pafko goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. Rich
Holm hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Lynn
Wietelmann bunts towards the mound. Lynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Lynn
Chuck Workman pinch hits for Woody Rich.
Workman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Workman reaches second base with a double. Wietelmann moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Lynn
Holmes hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Wietelmann scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drews vs. Lynn
Drews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Workman trying to get to home. Pafko throws the ball in to Holm who tags Workman who's trying to score from second, for the out. Drews moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macon vs. Lynn
Macon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drews scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Lynn
Nieman 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 8/16/1944 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Holmes T, cf 4 0 0 1 Hack S, 3b 5 1 1 0
Drews F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 5 2 3 1
Macon M, lf 5 0 3 2 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 2 2 0
Nieman B, rf 5 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 2 1 4
Kluttz C, c 3 0 1 0 Dallessandro D, lf 5 0 1 2
Etchison B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 2 3 0
Phillips D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Merullo L, ss 4 1 3 2
Wietelmann W, ss 4 1 1 0 Holm B, c 4 0 1 0
Andrews N, p 0 0 0 0 Lynn R, p 4 1 1 2
Rich W, p 3 1 1 0
Workman C, ph 1 0 1 0
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37 3 10 3 38 11 16 11
Boston 001 000 002 -- 3
Chicago 406 000 01x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews N (L) 1.0 5 4 4 1 0
Rich W 7.0 11 7 7 4 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lynn R (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 2
E -- Merullo L
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 10, Chicago 9
2B -- Hack S, Johnson D, Merullo L, Workman C
HR -- Nicholson B
SB -- Merullo L, Pafko A
SH -- Holm B
T -- 1:48
A -- 4301
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