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August 26, 1950

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 14 0
Cubs 4 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 12 14 0
Cubs 4 8 2

Carl Sawatski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .088
OBP .333 .162
At Bats 3 34
Hits 1 3
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 0

Vern Bickford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 8 0
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Wrigley Field - August 26, 1950
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Strikeout
Vern Bickford
Walker Cooper
Earl Torgeson
Roy Hartsfield
Bob Elliott
Buddy Kerr
Sid Gordon
Pete Reiser
Willard Marshall
Carl Sawatski
Bill Serena
Hal Jeffcoat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 12 14 0 11
Chicago Cubs 4 8 2 4
Winning Pitcher Vern Bickford
Losing Pitcher Johnny Schmitz
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 17,072
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sawatski strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Sawatski out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ramazzotti strikes out.
Bottom 9 Serena takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Hank Sauer. Borkowski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Elliott hits a popup towards short. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out.
Top 8 Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bickford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Borkowski now playing center field. Phil Cavarretta now playing first base. Bob Ramazzotti now playing shortstop. Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Kerr reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Sawatski strikes out.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Bob Borkowski pinch runs for Andy Pafko. Serena hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reiser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Cooper moves to third.
Top 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second.
Top 7 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Bottom 6 Mauro hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Torgeson. The throw from Sawatski and he is safe. Torgeson steals second.
Top 6 Torgeson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hartsfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kerr strikes out.
Top 5 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cooper hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Elliott takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Bickford scores. Hartsfield moves to third.
Top 5 Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smalley. Bickford moves to second.
Top 5 Bickford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores.
Top 5 Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Reiser goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Reiser is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Serena strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pafko is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Ward takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gordon takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second.
Top 4 Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Elliott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Torgeson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Mauro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Kerr who tags Mauro trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Terwilliger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hartsfield strikes out.
Top 3 Bickford bunts towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Terwilliger covering, for the out. Reiser moves to second.
Top 3 Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sawatski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sawatski for the out.
Bottom 2 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Willard Marshall now playing right field. Serena hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Willard Marshall pinch hits for Luis Olmo. Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Gordon takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Elliott goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Doyle Lade now pitching. Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hartsfield scores. Torgeson scores.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Kerr scores. Hartsfield moves to third. Torgeson moves to second.
Top 2 Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger misplays the ball. That's an error on Terwilliger. Kerr moves to third. Hartsfield moves to second.
Top 2 Hartsfield takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bickford hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Reiser goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sauer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Ward reaches second base with a double. Mauro goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Mauro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Olmo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Mauro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cooper is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Elliott strikes out.
Top 1 Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Hartsfield moves to third.
Top 1 Hartsfield takes first base on ball four.