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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 24, 1946
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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 June 24, 1946 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Wright |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Ed Wright | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 24, 1946
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Wright
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Wright
Stringer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Wright
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Wright
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Schmitz
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Schmitz
Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Schmitz
Hopp bunts towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Litwhiler vs. Schmitz
Litwhiler is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ryan scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Stringer. Herman moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gillenwater vs. Schmitz
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stringer fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Wright
Rickert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Wright
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Wright
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Wright
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wright, and towards Herman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Schmitz
Culler hits a line drive into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Schmitz
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Schmitz
Ryan bunts towards the mound. Schmitz fields it and throws to first for the out. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Schmitz
Herman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Herman reaches second base with a double. Wright scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Schmitz
Hopp 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 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Wright
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp juggles the ball. That's an error on Hopp. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Wright
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Wright
Stringer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Wright
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Schmitz moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Wright
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Schmitz
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Schmitz, and towards Sturgeon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Wright
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Wright
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Wright
McCullough hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Schmitz
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Schmitz
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Schmitz
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Wright
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Wright
Schmitz bunts for an out with unknown description. Sturgeon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Wright
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stringer vs. Wright
Stringer hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Wright
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Schmitz
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Schmitz
Herman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Schmitz
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Wright
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Wright
Rickert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Wright
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Schmitz
Litwhiler hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Wright
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Wright
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Wright
Schmitz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Wright
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Schmitz
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Schmitz
Culler bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Schmitz
Wright bunts for an out with unknown description. Culler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Schmitz
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Wright
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Lou Stringer.
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Wright
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Wright
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Wright
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Schmitz
Billy Jurges now playing shortstop. Bobby Sturgeon now playing second base.
Herman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Schmitz
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Schmitz
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sturgeon. Hopp moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Masi vs. Schmitz
Masi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holmes vs. Schmitz
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey who is chasing the ball. Holmes reaches third base with a triple. Hopp scores. Litwhiler scores. Masi goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gillenwater vs. Schmitz
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Culler vs. Schmitz
Culler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Wright
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Wright
McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Wright
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Wright
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz.
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1946 -- Chicago at Boston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ryan C, 3b 2 1 0 0
Stringer L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Nicholson B, ph 0 0 0 0 Hopp J, 1b 2 1 0 0
Jurges B, ss 0 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 3 1 0 0
Lowrey P, cf 4 0 1 0 Masi P, c 3 1 0 1
Cavarretta P, rf 4 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 1 3
Rickert M, lf 4 0 1 0 Gillenwater C, cf 4 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Culler D, ss 4 0 1 0
McCullough C, c 4 0 0 0 Wright E, p 2 1 1 0
Sturgeon B, ss-2b 4 0 1 0
Schmitz J, p 1 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 28 5 5 5
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 110 000 03x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 8.0 5 5 4 4 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wright E (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 3
E -- Stringer L, Hopp J, Sturgeon B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Boston 6
2B -- Herman B
3B -- Holmes T
SH -- Hopp J, Ryan C, Schmitz J, Wright E
A -- 0
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