Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Dubiel
  
  Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fletcher vs. Dubiel
  
  There goes Stanky. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Stanky steals second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fletcher vs. Dubiel
  
  Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rickert vs. Dubiel
  
  Rickert strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Elliott vs. Dubiel
  
  Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heath vs. Dubiel
  
  Heath strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeffcoat vs. Bickford
  
  Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mauch vs. Bickford
  
  Mauch hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Bickford
  
  Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sauer vs. Bickford
  
  Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pafko vs. Bickford
  
  Pafko takes first base on ball four. Baumholtz moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Reich vs. Bickford
  
  Reich hits a line drive into left field. Rickert picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rickert. Baumholtz scores. Sauer scores. Pafko moves to third. Reich moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Owen vs. Bickford
  
  Owen hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Dubiel
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Dubiel
  
  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 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crandall vs. Dubiel
  
  Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Bickford
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dubiel vs. Bickford
  
  Dubiel bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jeffcoat vs. Bickford
  
  Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mauch vs. Bickford
  
  Mauch hits a line drive to left field. Rickert throws towards Stanky. Stanky fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stanky. Smalley scores. Jeffcoat goes all the way around to score. Mauch moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Baumholtz vs. Bickford
  
  Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sauer vs. Bickford
  
  Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mauch scores. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pafko vs. Bickford
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Reich vs. Bickford
  
  Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reiser vs. Dubiel
  
  Pete Reiser pinch hits for Vern Bickford.
  
  Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stanky vs. Dubiel
  
  Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fletcher vs. Dubiel
  
  Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rickert vs. Dubiel
  
  Rickert strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Dubiel
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Barrett
  
  Red Barrett now pitching.
  
  Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smalley vs. Barrett
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dubiel vs. Barrett
  
  Dubiel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Owen moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jeffcoat vs. Barrett
  
  Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Owen scores. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mauch vs. Barrett
  
  There goes Jeffcoat. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play 

Top 4

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Dubiel
  
  Heath hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Dubiel
  
  Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Dubiel
  
  Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mauch vs. Barrett
  
  Mauch hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sauer who is chasing the ball. Mauch reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Baumholtz vs. Barrett
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sauer vs. Barrett
  
  Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Barrett
  
  Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reich vs. Barrett
  
  Reich strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Owen vs. Barrett
  
  Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crandall vs. Dubiel
  
  Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Dubiel
  
  Jim Russell pinch hits for Red Barrett.
  
  Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanky vs. Dubiel
  
  Stanky takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fletcher vs. Dubiel
  
  Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first, with Dubiel covering, for the out. Russell moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rickert vs. Dubiel
  
  Rickert 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 5

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Antonelli
  
  Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Sauer who is chasing the ball. Smalley reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Dubiel vs. Antonelli
  
  Dubiel strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Jeffcoat vs. Antonelli
  
  Jeffcoat bunts towards the mound. Antonelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley scores. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mauch vs. Antonelli
  
  Mauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Dubiel
  
  Elliott hits a popup in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Dubiel
  
  Heath hits a popup towards first. Reich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Dubiel
  
  Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Antonelli
  
  Baumholtz hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Antonelli
  
  Sauer hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Antonelli
  
  Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reich vs. Antonelli
  
  Reich hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Dubiel
  
  Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crandall vs. Dubiel
  
  Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Antonelli vs. Dubiel
  
  Antonelli takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanky vs. Dubiel
  
  Stanky hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Owen vs. Antonelli
  
  Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Antonelli
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dubiel vs. Antonelli
  
  Dubiel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Dubiel
  
  Smoky Burgess now catching.
  
  Fletcher 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, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rickert vs. Dubiel
  
  Rickert hits a popup towards first. Reich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Dubiel
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jeffcoat vs. Antonelli
  
  Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Terwilliger vs. Antonelli
  
  Wayne Terwilliger pinch hits for Gene Mauch.
  
  Terwilliger strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baumholtz vs. Antonelli
  
  Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Dubiel
  
  Wayne Terwilliger now playing second base.
  
  Heath hits a line drive towards third. Pafko reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Dubiel
  
  Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Dubiel
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Crandall vs. Dubiel
  
  Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Holmes vs. Dubiel
  
  Tommy Holmes pinch hits for Johnny Antonelli.
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. Crandall moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stanky vs. Dubiel
  
  Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Holmes moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fletcher vs. Dubiel
  
  Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Stanky moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rickert vs. Dubiel
  
  Rickert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Elliott vs. Dubiel
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/6/1949 -- Boston at Chicago (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          3  1  1  1   Jeffcoat H, cf        3  1  0  2   
Fletcher E, 1b        4  0  1  1   Mauch G, 2b           4  2  2  1   
Rickert M, lf         5  0  1  1   Terwilliger W, ph-2b  1  0  0  0   
Elliott B, 3b         4  0  0  0   Baumholtz F, rf       4  1  1  0   
Heath J, rf           4  0  0  0   Sauer H, lf           4  2  3  3   
Sauer E, cf           4  0  0  0   Pafko A, 3b           3  1  2  1   
Dark A, ss            4  1  1  0   Reich H, 1b           4  0  1  2   
Crandall D, c         4  1  1  0   Owen M, c             4  1  1  0   
Bickford V, p         0  0  0  0   Burgess S, c          0  0  0  0   
Reiser P, ph          1  0  1  0   Smalley R, ss         4  2  2  0   
Barrett R, p          0  0  0  0   Dubiel M, p           3  0  1  0   
Russell J, ph         0  0  0  0                                      
Antonelli J, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Holmes T, ph          1  1  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  7  4                        34 10 13  9

Boston           000 000 004 --  4
Chicago          231 211 00x -- 10

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bickford V (L)        2.0  6  5  5  3  1
Barrett R             2.0  5  3  3  0  1
Antonelli J           4.0  2  2  2  0  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dubiel M (W)          9.0  7  4  4  6  3

E -- Rickert M, Stanky E
LOB -- Boston 9, Chicago 5
2B -- Reiser P
3B -- Mauch G, Smalley R
HR -- Sauer H, Pafko A
SB -- Stanky E
CS -- Jeffcoat H
SH -- Dubiel M, Jeffcoat H
T -- 2:04
A -- 15284

    

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