Cubs @ Braves
August 21, 1947

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 7 1
Braves 8 18 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 2 7 1
Braves 8 18 0

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .207
OBP .667 .343
At Bats 2 329
Hits 1 68
• Singles 0 34
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 1 66
RBI’s 2 50

Warren Spahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 7 0
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Braves Field - August 21, 1947
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Strikeout
Warren Spahn
Phil Masi
Earl Torgeson
Connie Ryan
Bob Elliott
Dick Culler
Bama Rowell
Johnny Hopp
Tommy Holmes
Bill Nicholson
Bob Scheffing

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 2 7 1 4
Boston Braves 8 18 0 12
Winning Pitcher Warren Spahn
Losing Pitcher Paul Erickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Connie Ryan
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nicholson is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Scheffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pafko 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 9 Aberson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Masi moves to second.
Bottom 8 Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Torgeson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Rowell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Rowell reaches second base with a double. Hopp goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Hopp bunts towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Claude Passeau now pitching. Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lowrey 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 8 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Russ Meers. Dallessandro is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Russ Meers now pitching. Spahn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Culler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Culler reaches second base with a double. Masi scores. Ryan moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Masi hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Masi reaches third base with a triple. Torgeson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Rowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Scheffing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes who is chasing the ball. Scheffing reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hopp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Spahn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Scheffing fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Masi scores.
Bottom 6 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. Masi moves to third.
Bottom 6 Masi bunts towards third. Lowrey picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lowrey. Masi moves to second.
Top 6 Aberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Erickson hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out.
Bottom 5 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 That's a pickoff.
Bottom 5 Rowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spahn scores. Hopp moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 5 Holmes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spahn takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Culler 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 4 There's a wild pitch. Torgeson moves to third. Masi moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Aberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Elliott scores.
Bottom 4 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Elliott moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second.
Bottom 4 Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aberson hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hopp hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spahn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Culler hits a popup in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ryan is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lowrey is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Erickson hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Torgeson hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Elliott is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Sturgeon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scheffing moves to second.
Top 2 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aberson hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Waitkus hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.