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Lineups and Summary
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 1949
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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 May 23, 1949 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monk Dubiel |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,379 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Marv Rickert | Right Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Herman Reich | First Baseman |
| Rube Novotney | Catcher |
| Bob Ramazzotti | Third Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Shortstop |
| Monk Dubiel | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 1949
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dubiel
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Dubiel
Reiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Dubiel
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Dubiel
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Dubiel
Rickert hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Dubiel
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Bickford
Verban hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Bickford
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Bickford
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Bickford
Pafko is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reich vs. Bickford
Reich hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Dubiel
Salkeld is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Dubiel
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramazzotti juggles the ball. That's an error on Ramazzotti. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Bickford moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Dubiel
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bickford scores. Stanky moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Dubiel
Reiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novotney vs. Bickford
Novotney hits a fly ball into right field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Bickford
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Bickford
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Dubiel
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Dubiel
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Dubiel
Rickert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Bickford
Dubiel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Salkeld fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Bickford
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bickford
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Bickford
Edwards hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Bickford
Pafko is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reich vs. Bickford
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Andy Pafko.
Reich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Novotney vs. Bickford
Novotney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Dubiel
Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field.
Fletcher hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Dubiel
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Dubiel
Bickford takes first base on ball four. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky hits a popup towards third. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Dubiel
Dark takes first base on ball four. Salkeld moves to third. Bickford moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reiser vs. Lade
Doyle Lade now pitching.
Reiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Bickford
Ramazzotti strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Bickford
Mauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Bickford
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Doyle Lade.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Bickford
Cal McLish pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
The umpire calls a balk on Bickford McLish moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Bickford
Verban hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McLish scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Bickford
There's a wild pitch. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Bickford
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Leonard
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Leonard
The ball gets by Novotney for a passed ball. Elliott moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rickert vs. Leonard
Rickert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Kush
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Kush
Bickford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Kush
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rickert scores. Bickford moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Kush
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bickford
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Bickford
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reich vs. Bickford
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novotney vs. Bickford
Novotney strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Kush
Frankie Gustine now playing third base.
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kush
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kush
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Bickford
Gustine hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Bickford
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bickford
Harry Walker pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Bickford
Verban hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Adkins
Dewey Adkins now pitching.
Rickert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Adkins
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Adkins
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Adkins
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bickford
Lowrey bunts towards the mound. Bickford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bickford
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Bickford
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Adkins
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Adkins
Dark bunts towards the mound. Adkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Adkins
There's a wild pitch. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Adkins
Reiser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Edwards. Reiser reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Adkins
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Adkins
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reiser scores. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Adkins
Rickert hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat. Rickert reaches second base with a double. Russell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Adkins
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Bickford
Reich hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novotney vs. Bickford
Novotney hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Bickford
Gustine hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Russell. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mauch vs. Bickford
Mauch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Adkins
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Adkins
Bickford bunts towards first. Reich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Adkins
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bickford moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Adkins
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Bickford
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Dewey Adkins.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Bickford
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bickford
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Bickford
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Bickford
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Rickert 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 5/23/1949 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 1 2 1 Verban E, 2b 5 0 2 1
Dark A, ss 4 1 1 1 Lowrey P, lf 4 1 1 0
Reiser P, lf 5 2 2 1 Edwards H, rf 4 1 2 2
Elliott B, 3b 4 2 1 0 Pafko A, cf 1 0 0 0
Russell J, cf 5 2 2 2 Jeffcoat H, pr-cf 3 0 1 0
Rickert M, rf 5 2 3 5 Reich H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher E, 1b 5 0 0 1 Novotney R, c 4 0 0 0
Salkeld B, c 2 0 0 0 Ramazzotti B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Bickford V, p 4 1 1 0 Gustine F, 3b 2 1 2 1
Mauch G, ss 4 0 1 0
Dubiel M, p 1 0 0 0
Lade D, p 0 0 0 0
Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0
McLish C, pr 0 1 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
Kush E, p 0 0 0 0
Walker H, ph 1 0 0 0
Adkins D, p 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 11 12 11 37 4 10 4
Boston 410 030 030 -- 11
Chicago 002 101 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W) 9.0 10 4 4 2 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel M (L) 3.2 4 5 4 4 3
Lade D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Leonard D* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Kush E 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Adkins D 3.0 3 3 3 3 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Ramazzotti B
LOB -- Boston 9, Chicago 9
2B -- Reiser P, Rickert M, Gustine F
HR -- Rickert M, Edwards H, Gustine F
SH -- Dark A
HBP -- by Bickford V (Pafko A)
WP -- Bickford V, Adkins D
Balk -- Bickford V
PB -- Novotney R
T -- 2:31
A -- 5379
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