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August 7, 1949

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Braves 3 9 3
Cubs 3 9 1
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Braves 3 9 3
Cubs 4 10 1

Herman Reich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .308
OBP .250 .328
At Bats 4 198
Hits 1 61
• Singles 1 51
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 16

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 7 0
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Wrigley Field - August 7, 1949
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Single
Vern Bickford
Bill Salkeld
Elbie Fletcher
Eddie Stanky
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Marv Rickert
Pete Reiser
Ed Sauer
Herman Reich
Andy Pafko
Gene Mauch

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 3 9 3 9
Chicago Cubs 4 10 1 9
Winning Pitcher Warren Hacker
Losing Pitcher Vern Bickford
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Herman Reich
Attendance 36,961
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mauch scores. Pafko moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Pafko is walked intentionally.
Bottom 10 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Baumholtz bunts in front of the plate. Salkeld fields it and throws to first for the out. Mauch moves to second.
Bottom 10 Mauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich juggles the ball. That's an error on Reich.
Top 10 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 10 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 9 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Vern Bickford now pitching. Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Tommy Holmes pinch hits for Nels Potter. Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Reich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Baumholtz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Ed Sauer now playing right field. Mauch hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Salkeld strikes out.
Top 8 Dark strikes out.
Top 8 Rickert takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Heath hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat. Heath reaches second base with a double. Reiser goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Elliott hits a popup in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball towards right. Heath catches it and throws to home to double up Owen.
Bottom 7 Hacker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Salkeld juggles the ball. That's an error on Salkeld.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to third.
Bottom 7 Owen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Owen reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Potter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mauch catches it and throws to first to double up Salkeld.
Top 7 Salkeld takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Pafko. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Pafko steals second.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Baumholtz scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Mauch hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dark hits a line drive towards first. Reich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rickert hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch 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 into center field for a base hit. Reiser moves to second.
Top 6 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky.
Top 5 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Potter hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Heath moves to second.
Top 4 Rickert hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third.
Top 4 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mauch strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a popup towards first. Reich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stanky hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mauch catches it and throws to second with Smalley covering, to double up Potter.
Top 3 Potter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Potter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Owen hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Rickert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mauch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat moves to third.
Bottom 1 Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Jeffcoat reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Reiser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Reiser reaches second base with a double. Sauer throws the ball in to Pafko who tags Reiser trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Stanky goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.