Braves @ Cubs
August 26, 1948

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 10 0
Cubs 5 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 2 10 0
Cubs 5 6 0

Tommy Holmes Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .328
OBP .500 .386
At Bats 4 384
Hits 2 126
• Singles 2 87
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 41

Hank Borowy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Wrigley Field - August 26, 1948
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Out
Hank Borowy
Rube Walker
Phil Cavarretta
Emil Verban
Andy Pafko
Roy Smalley
Peanuts Lowrey
Hal Jeffcoat
Bill Nicholson
Tommy Holmes

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 2 10 0 8
Chicago Cubs 5 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Hank Borowy
Losing Pitcher Vern Bickford
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Peanuts Lowrey
Attendance 27,316
Time of Game 1 hour 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Red Barrett. Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick scores.
Top 8 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Borowy covering, for the out. McCormick moves to third. Elliott moves to second.
Top 8 Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second.
Top 8 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Red Barrett now pitching. Borowy hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Bobby Hogue. Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second.
Top 7 Sisti takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Masi hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sisti fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lowrey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Verban hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCormick strikes out.
Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hogue hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 4 Borowy hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker strikes out.
Top 4 Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Masi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second.
Top 4 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bobby Hogue now pitching. Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick who is chasing the ball. Lowrey reaches third base with a triple. Jeffcoat scores. Cavarretta scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Verban scores. Jeffcoat moves to third.
Bottom 3 Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Verban. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Verban steals second.
Bottom 3 Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Borowy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 2 Bickford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Masi moves to third. Sisti moves to second.
Top 2 Sisti takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to third. Masi moves to second.
Top 2 Masi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second.
Top 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Heath is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Verban hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Borowy covering, for the out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to second.
Top 1 Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.