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July 17, 1946

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Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	0	6	1
Cubs	10	13	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	0	6	1
Cubs	10	13	0

Tommy Holmes Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.301
OBP	.333	.374
At Bats	2	266
Hits	0	80
• Singles	0	54
• Doubles	0	18
• Triples	0	5
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	1	30
RBI’s	0	44

Bob Chipman Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	4	1

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Wrigley Field - July 17, 1946

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Out

Bob Chipman

Bob Scheffing

Eddie Waitkus

Lou Stringer

Johnny Ostrowski

Bobby Sturgeon

Marv Rickert

Peanuts Lowrey

Phil Cavarretta

Tommy Holmes

Mike McCormick

Johnny Hopp

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Braves	0	6	1	7
Chicago Cubs	10	13	0	7
Winning Pitcher	Bob Chipman
Losing Pitcher	Johnny Sain
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Eddie Waitkus
Attendance	10,614
Time of Game	1 hour 47 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 McCormick takes first base on ball four. Hopp moves to second.

Top 9 Masi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 9 Litwhiler strikes out.

Top 9 Lou Stringer now playing second base. Bob Scheffing now catching. Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop. Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Rickert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Si Johnson now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 8 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ostrowski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 8 Dark strikes out.

Top 8 Carden Gillenwater pinch hits for Ernie White. Johnny Ostrowski now playing third base. Gillenwater takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 7 Chipman hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. McCullough scores.

Bottom 7 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to third.

Bottom 7 McCullough takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 7 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Holmes takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 McCormick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 6 Rickert hits a line drive towards first. Hopp catches it and steps on first to double up Cavarretta.

Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Waitkus moves to second.

Bottom 6 Waitkus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 6 Masi hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Litwhiler strikes out.

Top 6 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 5 Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rickert moves to second.

Bottom 4 Rickert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Masi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Chipman strikes out.

Top 3 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 3 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second.

Bottom 2 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Rickert strikes out.

Bottom 2 Al Dark now playing shortstop. Nanny Fernandez now playing third base. Connie Ryan now playing second base. Cavarretta bunts towards the mound. White fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a line drive towards the mound. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out. Jurges scores.

Bottom 1 Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCullough scores. Jurges moves to third.

Bottom 1 Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowrey scores. McCullough moves to third. Jurges moves to second.

Bottom 1 Ernie White now pitching. Jurges takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to third. McCullough moves to second.

Bottom 1 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rickert scores. Lowrey moves to second.

Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Rickert moves to second.

Bottom 1 Ed Wright now pitching. Rickert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. Cavarretta moves to third.

Bottom 1 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Waitkus hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Litwhiler who is chasing the ball. Waitkus reaches third base with a triple. Hack scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to third.

Bottom 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Culler moves to third.

Top 1 Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Culler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rickert. Culler reaches second base with a double.

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