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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 17, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, played on July 17, 1948 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Hamner |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 19,166 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Lou Jorda 3B: Larry Goetz |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Clint Conatser | Center Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Schenz | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ralph Hamner | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 17, 1948
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hamner
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hamner
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hamner
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Hamner
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Hamner
Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball 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: ---
Schenz vs. Spahn
Schenz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Spahn
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Hamner
Conatser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Hamner
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hamner
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Spahn
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Spahn
Jeffcoat strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Spahn
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Hamner
Spahn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hamner
Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hamner
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hamner
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Spahn
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Spahn
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hamner
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hamner
Heath hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Hamner
Conatser takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Hamner
Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Hamner
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Spahn
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Spahn
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Spahn
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Spahn
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Spahn
Scheffing hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Conatser. Scheffing reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Jeffcoat goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Spahn
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Hamner
Spahn hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hamner
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schenz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hamner
Dark hits a popup towards third. Pafko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Spahn
Hamner strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Spahn
Schenz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Spahn
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Hamner
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hamner
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hamner
Heath takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Hamner
Jim Russell pinch hits for Clint Conatser.
Russell takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Masi vs. Hamner
Masi strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Hamner
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Elliott scores. Heath moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Hamner
Frank McCormick pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lyons
Jim Russell now playing center field. Al Lyons now pitching. Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Peanuts Lowrey.
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Lyons
Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lyons
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hamner
Phil Cavarretta now playing left field.
Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hamner
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Hamner
Torgeson hits a line drive towards the mound. Hamner catches it and throws to first to double up Dark. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Lyons
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Lyons
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Lyons
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Lyons
Hamner strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hamner
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Hamner
Heath hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Hamner
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schenz vs. Lyons
Schenz hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Russell. Schenz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Lyons
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schenz scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Lyons
Cavarretta hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Lyons
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Shoun
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Hamner
Masi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hamner
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Hamner
Bill Salkeld pinch hits for Clyde Shoun.
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Hamner
Bobby Sturgeon pinch runs for Bill Salkeld.
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1948 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Holmes T, rf 5 0 2 0 Schenz H, 2b 4 1 2 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 1
Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lowrey P, lf 2 0 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 2 1 1 0 Cavarretta P, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Heath J, lf 3 0 0 0 Pafko A, 3b 3 1 1 1
Conatser C, cf 1 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 1 1 0
Russell J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 3 1 0 0
Masi P, c 4 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 3 0 1 2
Ryan C, 2b 3 0 0 1 Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 2 0 0 0 Hamner R, p 3 0 0 0
McCormick F, ph 1 0 0 0
Lyons A, p 0 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0
Salkeld B, ph 0 0 0 0
Sturgeon B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 4 1 30 4 6 4
Boston 000 001 000 -- 1
Chicago 000 300 01x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 5.0 4 3 3 1 2
Lyons A 2.1 2 1 1 2 1
Shoun C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hamner R (W) 9.0 4 1 1 8 5
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Chicago 5
2B -- Scheffing B, Schenz H
HR -- Pafko A
T -- 2:13
A -- 19166
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