Braves @ Cubs
August 16, 1944

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 10 0
Cubs 11 16 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 3 10 0
Cubs 11 16 1

Butch Nieman Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .303
At Bats 4 205
Hits 0 51
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 28

Red Lynn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 0
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Wrigley Field - August 16, 1944
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Out
Red Lynn
Billy Holm
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Stan Hack
Lennie Merullo
Dom Dallessandro
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Butch Nieman
Max Macon

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 3 10 0 10
Chicago Cubs 11 16 1 9
Winning Pitcher Red Lynn
Losing Pitcher Nate Andrews
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Johnson
Attendance 4,301
Time of Game 1 hour 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Macon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Drews scores.
Top 9 Drews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Workman trying to get to home. Pafko throws the ball in to Holm who tags Workman who's trying to score from second, for the out. Drews moves to second.
Top 9 Holmes hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Wietelmann scores.
Top 9 Chuck Workman pinch hits for Woody Rich. Workman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Workman reaches second base with a double. Wietelmann moves to third.
Top 9 Wietelmann bunts towards the mound. Lynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Holm hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Pafko goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Phillips hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Etchison hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 8 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 7 Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Nieman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Macon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 7 Drews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Drews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Holm strikes out.
Bottom 6 Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Holmes hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Wietelmann moves to second.
Top 6 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Etchison hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kluttz strikes out.
Top 5 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Lynn covering, for the out. Holmes moves to third. Macon moves to second.
Top 5 Macon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second.
Top 5 Drews hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Holmes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etchison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out.
Bottom 4 Lynn hits a popup towards short. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Holm strikes out. There goes Pafko. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Merullo. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 4 Merullo takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Etchison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kluttz moves to second.
Top 4 Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Lynn moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Rich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lynn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 3 Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Merullo scores.
Bottom 3 Holm bunts for an out with unknown description. Pafko moves to third. Merullo moves to second.
Bottom 3 Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Nieman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Macon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rich scores. Drews moves to second.
Top 3 Drews takes first base on ball four. Rich moves to second.
Top 3 Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 3 Rich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Dallessandro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 2 Woody Rich now pitching. Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Etchison hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 2 Kluttz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nieman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lynn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 1 Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 1 Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nicholson scores.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Hack scores.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Hack reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Macon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Drews hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 1 Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.