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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 20, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Braves, played on September 20, 1957 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1957 |
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Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 20, 1957 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 4,032 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Ed Sudol |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Hank Aaron | Center Fielder |
Wes Covington | Left Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Bob Hazle | Right Fielder |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Goryl | Third Baseman |
Bob Speake | Center Fielder |
Ernie Banks | Shortstop |
Dale Long | First Baseman |
Frank Ernaga | Left Fielder |
Walt Moryn | Right Fielder |
Bobby Morgan | Second Baseman |
Jim Fanning | Catcher |
Bob Rush | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 20, 1957
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Rush
Logan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Rush
Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Spahn
Goryl strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Spahn
Speake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Spahn
Banks strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Rush
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Rush
Covington hits a fly ball into left field. Ernaga settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Rush
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Long vs. Spahn
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ernaga vs. Spahn
Ernaga strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moryn vs. Spahn
Moryn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hazle vs. Rush
Hazle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Long fields the ball and throws to Rush covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Rush
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Rush
Spahn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hazle moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Rush
Logan takes first base on ball four. Hazle moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mathews vs. Rush
Mathews takes first base on ball four. Hazle scores. Schoendienst moves to third. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Rush
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Spahn
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanning vs. Spahn
Fanning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Spahn
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Rush
Covington hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Rush
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hazle vs. Rush
Hazle hits a fly ball into left field. Ernaga settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Rush
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Spahn
Goryl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speake vs. Spahn
Speake hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Spahn
Banks hits a fly ball towards right. Hazle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hazle. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Spahn
Long takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ernaga vs. Spahn
Ernaga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks scores. Long moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. Spahn
Moryn hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Rush
Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Rush
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Rush
Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Spahn
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanning vs. Spahn
Fanning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Spahn
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Rush
Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Moryn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Rush
Covington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Rush
Adcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goryl vs. Spahn
Frank Torre now playing first base.
Goryl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speake vs. Spahn
Speake takes first base on ball four. Goryl moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Banks vs. Spahn
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out. Goryl moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Long vs. Spahn
Long strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ernaga vs. Spahn
Ernaga hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Aaron. Ernaga reaches second base with a double. Goryl scores. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moryn vs. Spahn
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moryn for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hazle vs. Rush
Hazle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Hazle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Rush
Crandall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hazle moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spahn vs. Rush
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schoendienst vs. Rush
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Hazle scores. Crandall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Logan vs. Rush
Casey Wise now playing second base.
There goes Crandall. The throw from Fanning and he is safe. Crandall steals third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Logan vs. Rush
Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crandall scores. Schoendienst moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mathews vs. Littlefield
Dick Littlefield now pitching.
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schoendienst scores. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Speake picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Speake. Logan scores. Mathews moves to third. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Covington vs. Lown
Covington is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torre vs. Mayer
Ed Mayer now pitching.
Torre is hit by the pitch. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. Covington moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hazle vs. Mayer
Hazle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crandall vs. Mayer
Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Speake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wise vs. Spahn
Andy Pafko now playing right field.
Wise hits a fly ball into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fanning vs. Spahn
Fanning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Spahn
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Ed Mayer.
Adams takes first base on ball four. Fanning moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goryl vs. McMahon
Bob Will pinch runs for Bobby Adams. Don McMahon now pitching.
Goryl strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tanner vs. McMahon
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Bob Speake.
Tanner strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahon vs. Hobbie
Bob Will now playing center field. Glen Hobbie now pitching.
McMahon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Hobbie
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Ernaga settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Hobbie
Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. McMahon
Banks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Long vs. McMahon
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Banks moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ernaga vs. McMahon
Ernaga is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moryn vs. McMahon
Moryn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it and throws to second for the out. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. McMahon
Eddie Haas pinch hits for Casey Wise.
Haas strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Hobbie
Jerry Kindall now playing second base.
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Hobbie
Aaron hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moryn. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Mathews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Covington vs. Hobbie
Covington hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torre vs. Hobbie
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Hobbie
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Will settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aaron tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Hobbie
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMahon vs. Hobbie
There's a wild pitch. Torre moves to third. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMahon vs. Hobbie
McMahon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goryl fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. McMahon
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Jim Fanning.
Bolger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Will vs. McMahon
Will strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goryl vs. McMahon
Goryl hits a line drive into center field. Aaron picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aaron. Bolger goes all the way around to score. Goryl moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walls vs. McMahon
Lee Walls pinch hits for Glen Hobbie.
Walls hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. McMahon
Banks strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1957 -- Milwaukee at Chicago (D) Milwaukee AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Schoendienst R, 2b 5 1 1 1 Goryl J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Logan J, ss 4 1 2 1 Speake B, cf 2 0 0 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 2 2 2 Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0 Aaron H, cf 5 1 2 1 Hobbie G, p 0 0 0 0 Covington W, lf 4 1 1 1 Walls L, ph 1 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Banks E, ss 4 1 0 0 Torre F, 1b 1 0 1 2 Long D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hazle B, rf 4 2 2 0 Ernaga F, lf 4 0 2 2 Pafko A, rf 0 0 0 1 Moryn W, rf 4 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 5 1 2 0 Morgan B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0 Wise C, 2b 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 2 0 0 0 Haas E, ph 1 0 0 0 Kindall J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Fanning J, c 3 0 1 0 Bolger J, ph 1 1 1 0 Rush B, p 2 0 0 0 Littlefield D, p 0 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Mayer E, p 0 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 0 0 0 0 Will B, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 9 14 9 34 3 6 2 Milwaukee 001 100 502 -- 9 Chicago 000 101 001 -- 3 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 6.1 3 2 1 4 4 McMahon D (S) 2.2 3 1 0 1 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rush B (L) 6.1 8 6 5 2 5 Littlefield D* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Lown T+ 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Mayer E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Hobbie G 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Hazle B, Morgan B, Speake B, Aaron H DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Milwaukee 9, Chicago 9 2B -- Ernaga F, Hazle B, Aaron H HR -- Covington W SB -- Crandall D SF -- Pafko A HBP -- by Mayer E (Torre F) WP -- Hobbie G T -- 3:00 A -- 4032
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