Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 16, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 3, Chicago Cubs 11
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 4 0 0 1
Drews 2b 4 1 1 0
Macon lf 5 0 3 2
Nieman rf 5 0 0 0
Kluttz c 3 0 1 0
Etchison 1b 4 0 1 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Wietelmann ss 4 1 1 0
Andrews p 0 0 0 0
  Rich p 3 1 1 0
  Workman ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 5 2 3 1
Cavarretta 1b 4 2 2 0
Nicholson rf 3 2 1 4
Dallessandro lf 5 0 1 2
Pafko cf 4 2 3 0
Merullo ss 4 1 3 2
Holm c 4 0 1 0
Lynn p 4 1 1 2
Totals 38 11 16 11
Boston 001 000 002–3100
Chicago 406 000 01x–11161
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews  L(11-11) 1.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Rich   7.0 11 7 7 4 3
Totals
8.0
16
11
11
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lynn  W(3-1) 9.0 10 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
2
  E–Merullo (5).  DP–Boston 1. Rich-Wietelmann-Etchison.  2B–Boston Workman (15), Chicago Hack (5); Johnson (25); Merullo (2).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (27,3rd inning off Rich 3 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Holm (3).  Team–9.  SB–Pafko (2); Merullo (1).  U–Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–1:48.  A–4,301.
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