Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
July 4, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1944 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 4

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 4 0 0 0
Ryan 2b 3 0 1 0
Workman rf 4 2 1 0
Nieman lf 4 0 3 0
Hofferth c 4 0 0 1
Etchison 1b 4 0 1 1
Huston 3b 2 0 0 0
  Ross ph 1 0 0 0
  Sandlock 3b 0 0 0 0
Phillips ss 2 0 1 0
  Masi ph 1 0 0 0
  Wietelmann ss 0 0 0 0
Cardoni p 2 0 0 0
  Kluttz ph 1 0 0 0
  Klopp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 3 2 2 0
Hughes ss 4 1 2 1
Cavarretta 1b 3 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 2 0 0 0
Dallessandro lf 3 0 2 2
Pafko cf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 1 0
Kreitner c 4 0 1 1
Passeau p 4 0 1 0
Totals 29 4 10 4
Boston 000 000 101271
Chicago 200 000 11x4101
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cardoni  L(0-3) 7.0 9 3 2 3 5
  Klopp   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
4
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau  W(4-4) 9.0 7 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
2

  E–Cardoni (1), Johnson (23).  DP–Boston 1. Cardoni-Phillips-Etchison, Chicago 2. Passeau-Cavarretta, Passeau-Hughes-Cavarretta.  Team LOB–4.  SH–Hack (1); Dallessandro (1); Pafko (7).  Team–8.  U–Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–1:44.  A–31,718.
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