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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 2, 1946
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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 June 2, 1946 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 2, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Skippy Roberge | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Nanny Fernandez | Left Fielder |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Marv Rickert | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 2, 1946
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Schmitz
Culler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Schmitz
There goes Culler. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Culler steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Schmitz
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culler moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culler scores. Ryan scores. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gillenwater vs. Schmitz
Gillenwater strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberge vs. Schmitz
Roberge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Masi moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Masi scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Kush
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Cooper
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Cooper
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Cooper
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Stringer moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rickert vs. Cooper
Rickert strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waitkus vs. Cooper
Waitkus 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
Top 2
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kush
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Kush
Culler hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kush
Ryan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Cooper
McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Cooper
Merullo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kush vs. Cooper
Kush hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Cooper
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
Top 3
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kush
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 -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kush
Masi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Kush
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Kush
Roberge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Cooper
Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Cooper
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Cooper
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rickert vs. Cooper
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Kush
Sanders hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Kush scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanders for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kush
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kush
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Cooper
Waitkus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Cooper
McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Merullo vs. Cooper
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waitkus scores. McCullough moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dallessandro vs. Cooper
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. McCullough scores. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stringer vs. Cooper
Stringer hits a fly ball towards left. Fernandez catches it and throws to second to double up Dallessandro. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Bithorn
Hi Bithorn now pitching.
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Bithorn
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Bithorn
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Cooper
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Cooper
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Cooper
Rickert hits a line drive towards first. Sanders catches it and steps on first to double up Lowrey. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Bithorn
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillenwater vs. Bithorn
Gillenwater bunts towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberge vs. Bithorn
Roberge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Bithorn
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hopp vs. Bithorn
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Nanny Fernandez.
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Masi scores. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Bithorn
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Cooper
Johnny Hopp now playing center field. Carden Gillenwater now playing left field.
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Cooper
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Cooper
Merullo hits a line drive towards third. Roberge catches it and throws to first to double up McCullough. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Bithorn
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
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 -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Bithorn
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Cooper
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Hi Bithorn.
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Cooper
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 -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Cooper
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Cooper
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Masi 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 -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Erickson
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Erickson
Roberge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Cooper
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Cooper
Rickert hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Cooper
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Erickson
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Erickson
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Erickson
There goes Hopp. The throw from McCullough and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Culler vs. Erickson
Culler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Erickson
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Cooper
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Cooper
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Cooper
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Paul Erickson.
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp 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 6/2/1946, game 1 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Culler D, ss 3 1 0 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 0 1
Ryan C, 2b 5 1 1 0 Stringer L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Holmes T, rf 3 1 0 0 Lowrey P, lf 4 0 3 0
Masi P, c 3 3 2 3 Cavarretta P, rf 3 0 0 0
Gillenwater C, cf-lf 3 0 0 0 Rickert M, cf 4 0 0 0
Roberge S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 3 0 0 1 McCullough C, c 4 1 3 0
Fernandez N, lf 2 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 1
Hopp J, ph-cf 2 0 2 1 Schmitz J, p 0 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 4 0 0 0 Kush E, p 1 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 0 0 0 0
Bithorn H, p 0 0 0 0
Nicholson B, ph 1 1 1 1
Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0
Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 6 6 34 3 9 3
Boston 401 001 000 -- 6
Chicago 000 200 100 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (W) 9.0 9 3 3 2 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 0.1 3 4 4 2 1
Kush E 3.2 1 1 1 0 4
Bithorn H 3.0 1 1 1 2 0
Erickson P 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Ryan C, McCullough C
DP -- Boston 3
LOB -- Boston 5, Chicago 6
2B -- Lowrey P
HR -- Masi P, Nicholson B
SB -- Culler D, Hopp J
SH -- Gillenwater C
T -- 1:48
A -- 0
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