Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Verban vs. Sain
  
  Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Sain
  
  Waitkus takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. Waitkus moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Borowy
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Borowy
  
  Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torgeson vs. Borowy
  
  Borowy fires to first and has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Smalley who tags Dark for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torgeson vs. Borowy
  
  Torgeson bunts towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Elliott vs. Borowy
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Sain
  
  Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Walker strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Sain
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Borowy
  
  Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salkeld vs. Borowy
  
  Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Salkeld for the out. Heath moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McCormick vs. Borowy
  
  McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sisti vs. Borowy
  
  Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sain vs. Borowy
  
  Sain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Sain reaches third base with a triple. Heath scores. McCormick goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Holmes vs. Borowy
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Sain scores. Holmes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dark vs. Borowy
  
  Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Dark reaches second base with a double. Holmes scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Torgeson vs. Borowy
  
  Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Elliott vs. Borowy
  
  Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heath vs. Borowy
  
  Heath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Salkeld vs. Hamner
  
  Ralph Hamner now pitching.
  
  Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Heath moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCormick vs. Hamner
  
  McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath scores. Salkeld moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sisti vs. Hamner
  
  Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Sain
  
  Hamner strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Verban vs. Sain
  
  Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Waitkus vs. Sain
  
  Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Hamner
  
  Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Hamner
  
  Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Hamner
  
  Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sain moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Torgeson vs. Hamner
  
  Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sain scores. Dark moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Elliott vs. Hamner
  
  Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Waitkus. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Dark scores. Torgeson moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Heath vs. Hamner
  
  Heath is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Salkeld vs. Hamner
  
  Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McCormick vs. Hamner
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey hits a line drive into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Sain
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Walker hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisti vs. Hamner
  
  Danny Lynch now playing second base.
  
  Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sain vs. Hamner
  
  Sain strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Hamner
  
  Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dark vs. Hamner
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamner fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to third. Holmes moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Torgeson vs. Hamner
  
  Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Sain
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddern vs. Sain
  
  Clarence Maddern pinch hits for Ralph Hamner.
  
  Maddern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lynch vs. Sain
  
  Lynch hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Waitkus vs. Sain
  
  Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. Smalley moves to third. Maddern moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Chambers
  
  Cliff Chambers now pitching.
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Chambers
  
  Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salkeld vs. Chambers
  
  Salkeld strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCormick vs. Chambers
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lynch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Sain
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Nicholson moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Smalley vs. Sain
  
  Smalley strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Chambers vs. Sain
  
  Chambers hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nicholson scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lynch vs. Sain
  
  Lynch strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sisti vs. Chambers
  
  Sisti is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Chambers
  
  Sain hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Chambers
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Sain
  
  Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nicholson vs. Sain
  
  Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Chambers
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torgeson vs. Chambers
  
  Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lynch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Chambers
  
  Elliott strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Sain
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chambers vs. Sain
  
  Chambers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Chambers
  
  Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Chambers
  
  Salkeld strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Chambers
  
  McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey who is chasing the ball. McCormick reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sisti vs. Chambers
  
  Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynch vs. Sain
  
  Lynch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Waitkus vs. Sain
  
  Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/14/1948 -- Chicago at Boston (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Verban E, 2b          2  0  1  0   Holmes T, rf          5  1  1  0   
Lynch D, 2b           3  1  1  1   Dark A, ss            5  2  3  1   
Waitkus E, lf         4  0  0  0   Torgeson E, 1b        5  1  3  2   
Cavarretta P, 1b      4  0  1  0   Elliott B, 3b         5  1  2  1   
Pafko A, 3b           5  0  0  0   Heath J, lf           4  2  2  1   
Lowrey P, cf          3  1  1  0   Salkeld B, c          4  0  1  1   
Nicholson B, rf       3  1  2  0   McCormick M, cf       4  1  2  1   
Walker R, c           4  0  1  1   Sisti S, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Smalley R, ss         4  0  2  0   Sain J, p             4  2  2  2   
Borowy H, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Hamner R, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Maddern C, ph         1  0  1  0                                      
Chambers C, p         2  0  0  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  3 10  3                        40 10 16  9

Chicago          000 002 001 --  3
Boston           082 000 00x -- 10

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Borowy H (L)          1.2  8  8  2  1  0
Hamner R              2.1  7  2  2  2  2
Chambers C            4.0  1  0  0  1  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sain J (W)            9.0 10  3  3  4  4

E -- Smalley R
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Boston 10
2B -- Dark A, Elliott B
3B -- Sain J, McCormick M
HR -- Lynch D
T -- 1:57
A -- 8091

    

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