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July 15, 1948

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 5 0
Cubs 1 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 5 0
Cubs 1 7 1

Bob Scheffing Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .291
OBP .000 .345
At Bats 3 134
Hits 0 39
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 16

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 4 1
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Wrigley Field - July 15, 1948
Out
Johnny Sain
Phil Masi
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Mike McCormick
Clint Conatser
Tommy Holmes
Bob Scheffing
Bill Nicholson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 2 5 0 13
Chicago Cubs 1 7 1 6
Winning Pitcher Johnny Sain
Losing Pitcher Ralph Hamner
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Earl Torgeson
Attendance 38,339
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Mike McCormick now playing left field. Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hank Borowy now pitching. Conatser is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 9 Conatser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Dutch McCall now pitching. Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 Peanuts Lowrey pinch hits for Roy Smalley. Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ryan hits a line drive towards third. Pafko reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Masi takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Russell. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Russell steals second.
Top 7 Russell takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson moves to third.
Top 7 Elliott bunts towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 7 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jeffcoat strikes out.
Bottom 6 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Kush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 5 Scheffing is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Elliott moves to third.
Top 5 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Pafko reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Holmes takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Sain bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Mauch covering, for the out. Ryan moves to second.
Top 4 Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Mauch hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kush hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley strikes out.
Top 3 Russell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second.
Top 3 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Torgeson. The throw from Scheffing and he is out, Mauch applying the tag.
Top 3 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Scheffing hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Pafko strikes out.
Top 2 Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Mauch takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Elliott takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Dark moves to second.
Top 1 Dark takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second.
Top 1 Holmes takes first base on ball four.