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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 12, 1942
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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 May 12, 1942 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1942 |
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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 | May 12, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Tost |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 1,669 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Charlie Gilbert | Center Fielder |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
Max West | First Baseman |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
Lou Tost | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 12, 1942
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Tost
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Tost
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tost
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Schmitz
Cooney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Schmitz
West hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Schmitz
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Schmitz
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tost
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Tost
Novikoff hits a popup, foul, towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Tost
Stringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Tost
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Tost
McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmitz vs. Tost
Lombardi fires to third and picks off Cavarretta. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Schmitz
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Schmitz
Demaree hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Schmitz
Ross hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Tost
Schmitz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Tost
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Tost
Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Tost
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gilbert scores. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Tost
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti misplays the ball. That's an error on Sisti. Merullo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Tost
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Schmitz
Sisti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tost vs. Schmitz
Tost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Schmitz
Cooney takes first base on ball four. Tost moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Schmitz
West hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Tost moves to third. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Schmitz
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Tost
Stringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti misplays the ball. That's an error on Sisti. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Tost
Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. Tost fields it and throws to first for the out. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Tost
McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooney. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Stringer scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmitz vs. Errickson
Dick Errickson now pitching.
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez. McCullough moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gilbert vs. Errickson
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. West fields it and throws to home to get McCullough. Schmitz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Errickson
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Schmitz
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Schmitz
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Schmitz
Demaree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Schmitz
Ross hits a fly ball towards center. Gilbert settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Gilbert. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Schmitz
Sisti bunts towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Demaree moves to third. Ross moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluttz vs. Schmitz
Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Dick Errickson.
Kluttz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demaree scores. Ross moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waner vs. Hanyzewski
Ed Hanyzewski now pitching. Paul Waner pinch hits for Johnny Cooney.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Sain
Tommy Holmes now playing center field. Johnny Sain now pitching.
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Sain
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Sain
Novikoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stringer vs. Sain
Stringer strikes out. There goes Novikoff. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Sain
Cavarretta is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Sain
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Novikoff scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hanyzewski vs. Sain
Hanyzewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. McCullough scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Johnson
Art Johnson now pitching.
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. Hanyzewski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Johnson
Lombardi fires to second and picks off Hanyzewski for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Hanyzewski
West hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hanyzewski
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hanyzewski
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Johnson
Merullo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Johnson
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Johnson
Nicholson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Holmes. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Merullo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Novikoff vs. Johnson
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stringer vs. Johnson
Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Hanyzewski
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Hanyzewski
Demaree hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Hanyzewski
Ross 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
Top 7
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Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Johnson
Cavarretta is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Johnson
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hanyzewski vs. Johnson
Hanyzewski hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Johnson
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Hanyzewski
Sisti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hanyzewski
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hanyzewski
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Hanyzewski
West hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Johnson
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Johnson
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Johnson
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Johnson
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hanyzewski
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Hanyzewski
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Hanyzewski
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Hanyzewski
Phil Masi pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Demaree hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Hanyzewski
Ross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Ross reaches second base with a double. Masi goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Pressnell
Tot Pressnell now pitching.
Sisti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Pressnell
Jim Tobin pinch hits for Art Johnson.
Tobin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Pressnell
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Pressnell
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Hutchings
Phil Masi now catching. Johnny Hutchings now pitching.
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hutchings
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Hutchings
McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Pressnell
Miller hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Pressnell
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Braves, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Pressnell
Masi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1942 -- Chicago at Boston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Gilbert C, cf 3 1 0 0 Cooney J, cf 1 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 2 1 0 Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0 Hack S, 3b 5 0 0 1 Holmes T, cf 2 0 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 2 2 2 West M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Novikoff L, lf 5 1 1 0 Miller E, ss 5 1 2 0 Stringer L, 2b 4 1 0 0 Fernandez N, 3b 4 2 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 2 1 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 1 2 3 McCullough C, c 5 1 3 3 Masi P, pr-c 1 1 0 0 Schmitz J, p 2 0 0 0 Demaree F, rf 4 1 1 1 Hanyzewski E, p 2 0 1 2 Ross C, lf 4 1 1 1 Pressnell T, p 0 0 0 0 Sisti S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tost L, p 0 0 0 0 Errickson D, p 0 0 0 0 Kluttz C, ph 1 0 1 1 Sain J, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson A, p 1 0 0 0 Tobin J, ph 1 1 1 2 Hutchings J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 9 8 8 37 8 11 8 Chicago 012 141 000 -- 9 Boston 000 300 050 -- 8 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Schmitz J 3.1 5 3 3 2 0 Hanyzewski E (W) 4.0 4 4 4 1 1 Pressnell T (S) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tost L (L) 3.1 4 4 3 2 1 Errickson D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Sain J 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 Johnson A 3.1 1 1 1 3 0 Hutchings J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Sisti S 2, Fernandez N, Gilbert C DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 8, Boston 6 2B -- Merullo L, McCullough C 2, Nicholson B, Ross C HR -- Nicholson B, Lombardi E, Tobin J SB -- Novikoff L SH -- Cavarretta P, Sisti S HBP -- by Johnson A (Cavarretta P) T -- 2:28 A -- 1669
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