Braves @ Cubs
June 20, 1949

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 10 0
Cubs 2 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 10 0
Cubs 2 8 2

Hank Edwards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .304
OBP .000 .355
At Bats 0 112
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 13

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 0
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Wrigley Field - June 20, 1949
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Vern Bickford
Bill Salkeld
Elbie Fletcher
Eddie Stanky
Bob Elliott
Al Dark
Jim Russell
Pete Reiser
Marv Rickert
Hank Edwards
Frankie Gustine

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 3 10 0 8
Chicago Cubs 2 8 2 7
Winning Pitcher Vern Bickford
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Elbie Fletcher
Attendance 8,531
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Hank Edwards pinch hits for Bob Rush. Edwards hits a fly ball towards right. Rickert catches it and throws to Salkeld, who throws to third to double up Gustine.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mauch hits a fly ball into right field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gustine moves to third.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Salkeld for a passed ball. Gustine moves to second.
Bottom 9 Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jeffcoat throws the ball in to Reich who tags Fletcher trying to return to first, for the out. Stanky scores.
Top 9 Stanky hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat. Stanky reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Bickford strikes out.
Top 9 Salkeld hits a line drive towards first. Reich reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeffcoat hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bickford scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out.
Bottom 8 Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Baumholtz strikes out.
Bottom 8 Reich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dark is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 8 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Rickert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Rush hits a fly ball into right field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Reiser. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Reiser steals second.
Top 7 Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Fletcher hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jeffcoat hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Salkeld is walked intentionally. Rickert moves to second.
Top 6 Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores. Russell moves to third.
Top 6 Rickert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Top 6 Russell bunts towards the mound. Rush fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rush. Elliott moves to second.
Top 6 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mauch moves to third.
Bottom 5 Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Mauch. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Mauch steals second.
Bottom 5 Mauch hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Reiser is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Fletcher strikes out.
Top 5 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Sauer strikes out. Salkeld drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sauer out.
Top 4 Bickford strikes out.
Top 4 Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third.
Top 4 Dark hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Russell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reich strikes out.
Bottom 3 Verban hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mauch moves to third.
Bottom 3 Rush bunts towards the mound. Bickford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mauch takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Reiser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to third.
Top 3 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Reich.
Bottom 2 Gustine hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jeffcoat hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a popup into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bickford hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Salkeld is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rickert moves to third.
Top 2 Rickert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Rickert reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores.
Top 2 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott moves to third.
Top 2 Elliott hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Jeffcoat. Elliott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reiser strikes out. Walker drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reiser out.
Top 1 Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Verban reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stanky strikes out.