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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 7, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 7, 1948 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,028 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Clint Conatser | Center Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 7, 1948
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sain
Verban hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Verban reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Verban scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Schmitz
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Schmitz
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Schmitz
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conatser vs. Schmitz
Conatser hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Schmitz
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lowrey. Masi reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sturgeon vs. Schmitz
Sturgeon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sain vs. Schmitz
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Sain
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sain
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Schmitz
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. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Schmitz
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Sain
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sain
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Schmitz
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Schmitz
There goes Elliott. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Schmitz
Conatser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Schmitz
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Sain
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Sain
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Schmitz
Sturgeon bunts towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Schmitz
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Sain
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Sain
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Schmitz
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 third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Schmitz
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Schmitz
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Conatser vs. Schmitz
Conatser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Sain
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Schmitz
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Schmitz
There goes Masi. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Verban applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Schmitz
Sturgeon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Schmitz
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Sain
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Sain
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Verban vs. Sain
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Sain
Sain fires to first and picks off Verban. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Schmitz
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Schmitz
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Schmitz
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conatser vs. Schmitz
Conatser takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Schmitz
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Elliott scores. Conatser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Dobernic
Jess Dobernic now pitching.
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Dobernic
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Sain
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Sain
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Sain
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Dobernic
Sain hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Dobernic
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dobernic
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Sain
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Sain
Hal Jeffcoat pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Sain
Clyde McCullough pinch hits for Jess Dobernic.
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1948 -- Chicago at Boston (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Holmes T, rf 5 1 2 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 5 1 2 1
Cavarretta P, lf 4 1 2 1 Torgeson E, 1b 4 2 1 0
Pafko A, 3b 4 1 2 2 Elliott B, 3b 1 2 1 1
Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 0 Conatser C, cf 2 0 0 0
Lowrey P, cf 4 0 0 0 McCormick M, lf 4 0 2 3
Scheffing B, c 4 0 1 0 Masi P, c 4 0 3 1
Smalley R, ss 3 0 1 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Jeffcoat H, ph 1 0 0 0 Sain J, p 4 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 3 0 1 0
Dobernic J, p 0 0 0 0
McCullough C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 32 6 12 6
Chicago 100 200 000 -- 3
Boston 300 000 30x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 6.1 12 6 6 6 1
Dobernic J 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 10 3 3 1 2
DP -- Chicago 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Boston 8
2B -- Verban E, Holmes T 2, Masi P
HR -- Pafko A
CS -- Elliott B, Masi P
T -- 1:50
A -- 20028
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