Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
September 14, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1942 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 2, Boston Braves 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Block 3b 4 0 0 0
Rickert cf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 1
Novikoff lf 3 1 1 0
  Gilbert lf 0 0 0 0
Russell 1b 4 0 2 1
Scheffing c 4 0 0 0
Stringer 2b 4 0 1 0
Merullo ss 3 1 1 0
Lee p 2 0 1 0
  Bithorn p 0 0 0 0
  Olsen p 0 0 0 0
  Foxx ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 2 0 0 0
Sisti 2b 2 1 0 0
Fernandez lf 4 1 1 0
Lombardi c 4 0 2 1
Waner rf 4 1 2 1
  Cooney rf 0 0 0 0
West 1b 3 1 1 2
Detweiler 3b 3 0 0 0
Wietelmann ss 3 0 0 0
Donovan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 6 4
Chicago 011 000 000–281
Boston 000 000 04x–461
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   7.0 3 1 1 5 5
  Bithorn  L(8-14) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Olsen   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
7
5
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W(3-5) 9.0 8 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5
  E–Merullo (40), Detweiler (2).  DP–Chicago 1. Stringer-Merullo-Russell.  2B–Chicago Novikoff (25); Merullo (22); Lee (2).  HR–Boston West (14,8th inning off Bithorn 1 on).  SH–Lee (5); Sisti (12).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U–Lou Jorda, George Magerkurth.  T–2:01.  A–901.
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