Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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