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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 15, 1948
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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 July 15, 1948 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Hamner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 38,339 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: Larry Goetz |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Mauch | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ralph Hamner | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 15, 1948
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hamner
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hamner
Dark takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Hamner
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Hamner
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Kush
Emil Kush now pitching.
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Kush
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Kush
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Sain
Mauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ryan fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Dark covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Sain
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kush
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Kush
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kush
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kush
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kush
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Mauch applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kush
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Kush
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Kush
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sain
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kush vs. Sain
Kush hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Sain
Mauch hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kush
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kush
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Kush
Sain bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Mauch covering, for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Kush
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Kush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Sain
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kush
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kush
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Kush
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Kush
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Masi vs. Kush
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sain
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kush
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Kush
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kush
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kush
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kush vs. Sain
Kush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauch vs. Sain
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Sain
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kush
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kush
Elliott bunts towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Kush
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Kush
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Masi vs. Kush
There goes Russell. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Masi vs. Kush
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Kush
Ryan hits a line drive towards third. Pafko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Russell, who is chasing the ball. Cavarretta reaches third base with a triple. Pafko goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing 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, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Sain
Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Kush
Dick Culler now playing shortstop.
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kush
Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Sain
Clint Conatser now playing center field. Rube Walker pinch hits for Emil Kush.
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauch vs. Sain
Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Sain
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. McCall
Dutch McCall now pitching.
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. McCall
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McCall
Mike McCormick pinch hits for Jeff Heath.
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. McCall
Conatser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Masi vs. Borowy
Hank Borowy now pitching.
Conatser is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Mike McCormick now playing left field.
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
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. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes 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 7/15/1948, game 1 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Holmes T, rf 3 1 1 0 Mauch G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 4 1 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 2 0 1 1 Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Pafko A, 3b 4 1 3 0
Heath J, lf 4 0 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick M, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, lf 4 0 2 1
Russell J, cf 3 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 4 0 0 0
Conatser C, cf 1 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0
Masi P, c 3 0 0 0 Lowrey P, ph 1 0 0 0
Ryan C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Culler D, ss 0 0 0 0
Sain J, p 3 0 0 0 Hamner R, p 0 0 0 0
Kush E, p 2 0 1 0
Walker R, ph 1 0 0 0
McCall D, p 0 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 2 5 2 33 1 7 1
Boston 200 000 000 -- 2
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hamner R (L)* 0.0 1 2 2 3 0
Kush E 8.0 3 0 0 7 1
McCall D 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Borowy H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Smalley R
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 13, Chicago 6
2B -- Cavarretta P, Pafko A
3B -- Cavarretta P
SB -- Russell J
CS -- Torgeson E, Conatser C
SH -- Sain J, Elliott B
T -- 2:16
A -- 38339
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