Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2 (original) (raw)

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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2

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Day

Game Played on Monday, September 14, 1942 (D) at Braves Field

CHI N 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 BOS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 x - 4 6 1

BATTING

Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Block 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Rickert cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Nicholson rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Novikoff lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Gilbert pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 9 1 Scheffing c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Stringer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Merullo ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 Lee p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Bithorn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foxx ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 5 24 14

FIELDING - DP: 1. Stringer-Merullo-Russell. E: Merullo (40).

BATTING - 2B: Novikoff (26,off Donovan); Merullo (22,off Donovan); Lee (2,off Donovan). SH: Lee (5,off Donovan). Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - CS: Rickert (1,2nd base by Donovan/Lombardi).

Boston Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Holmes cf 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Sisti 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 Fernandez lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Lombardi c 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 2 Waner rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Cooney rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 West 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 8 0 Detweiler 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wietelmann ss 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 Donovan p 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 28 4 6 4 7 5 27 11

FIELDING - E: Detweiler (2).

BATTING - HR: West (14,8th inning off Bithorn 1 on 1 out). SH: Sisti (12,off Lee). GDP: Donovan (1,off Olsen). Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lee 7 3 1 1 5 5 0 29 Bithorn L(8-14) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0 1 6 Olsen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 6 4 4 7 5 1 36

Lee faced 1 batter in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Bithorn 1-1; Olsen 2-0. .

Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Donovan W(3-5) 9 8 2 2 2 5 0 36

BK: Donovan (1).

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - George Magerkurth

Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 901

Starting Lineups:

Chicago Cubs Boston Braves

  1. Block 3b Holmes cf
  2. Rickert cf Sisti 2b
  3. Nicholson rf Fernandez lf
  4. Novikoff lf Lombardi c
  5. Russell 1b Waner rf
  6. Scheffing c West 1b
  7. Stringer 2b Detweiler 3b
  8. Merullo ss Wietelmann ss
  9. Lee p Donovan p

CUBS 1ST: Block flied to right; Rickert singled to left; Nicholson popped to catcher in foul territory; Rickert was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Holmes grounded out (second to first); Sisti grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Fernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.

CUBS 2ND: Novikoff doubled to center; Russell singled to right [Novikoff scored]; Scheffing popped to second in foul territory; Russell was picked off first (pitcher to first); Stringer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lombardi singled to center; Waner flied to left; West walked [Lombardi to second]; Detweiler flied to center; Wietelmann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 0.

CUBS 3RD: Merullo walked; Donovan balked [Merullo to second]; Lee reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Merullo to third]; Block struck out; Rickert struck out; Nicholson singled to right [Merullo scored, Lee to second]; Novikoff grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Donovan struck out; Holmes walked; Sisti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Holmes to second]; Fernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 4TH: Russell flied to right; Scheffing struck out; Stringer singled to right; Merullo doubled to left [Stringer out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lombardi singled to center; Waner singled to right [Lombardi to second]; West flied to right [Lombardi to third]; Detweiler reached on a fielder's choice [Lombardi out at home (third to catcher to third to catcher), Waner to second]; Wietelmann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 5TH: Lee popped to second; Block reached on an error by Detweiler [Block to first]; Rickert forced Block (pitcher to shortstop); Nicholson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Donovan popped to shortstop; Holmes walked; Sisti flied to center; Fernandez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 6TH: Novikoff lined to right; Russell grounded out (second to first); Scheffing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Lombardi popped to first in foul territory; Waner grounded out (shortstop to first); West struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 7TH: Stringer grounded out (pitcher to first); Merullo popped to second; Lee doubled to center; Block flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Detweiler grounded out (pitcher to first); Wietelmann struck out; Donovan walked; Holmes lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

CUBS 8TH: Rickert struck out (catcher to first); Nicholson lined to right; Novikoff walked; GILBERT RAN FOR NOVIKOFF; Russell singled to left [Gilbert to second]; Scheffing flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: GILBERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Sisti walked; BITHORN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); On a bunt Fernandez singled to third [Sisti to third (error by Merullo), Fernandez to second]; Lombardi grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sisti scored]; Waner singled to left [Fernandez scored]; West homered [Waner scored]; Detweiler walked; Wietelmann walked [Detweiler to second]; OLSEN REPLACED BITHORN (PITCHING); Donovan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wietelmann out at second]; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

CUBS 9TH: COONEY REPLACED WANER (PLAYING RF); Stringer grounded out (second to first); Merullo popped to second; FOXX BATTED FOR OLSEN; Foxx flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Braves 4.

Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 2 8 1 7 Braves 4 6 1 8

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