Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
July 4, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1945 at Braves 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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Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 3 1
Johnson 2b 5 2 2 0
Nicholson rf 3 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 5 1 3 2
Pafko cf 5 0 0 0
Lowrey lf 4 0 2 1
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Merullo ss 4 2 1 0
Erickson p 2 0 0 0
  Derringer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 5 1 1 0
Masi 1b 5 1 3 1
Holmes rf 5 1 2 1
Nieman lf 4 0 0 0
Workman 3b 3 0 2 0
Gillenwater cf 3 0 1 1
Hofferth c 4 0 0 0
Drews 2b 2 0 0 0
  Ramsey ph 1 0 1 0
  Wietelmann 2b 0 0 0 0
  Tobin ph 0 0 0 0
  Shemo 2b 0 0 0 0
Logan p 2 0 0 0
  Medwick ph 1 0 0 0
  Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 0 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Chicago 110 020 010–5111
Boston 100 000 020–3103
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W(4-2) 7.1 9 3 3 2 2
  Derringer  SV(2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Logan  L(4-3) 7.0 10 4 4 1 3
  Hendrickson   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Cooper   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
1
5
  E–Merullo (8), Masi (4), Workman 2 (13).  DP–Chicago 2. Johnson-Merullo-Cavarretta, Johnson-Merullo-Cavarretta, Boston 1. Gillenwater-Drews.  2B–Chicago Cavarretta (15), Boston Holmes (19); Workman (6).  3B–Chicago Lowrey (3).  HR–Boston Masi (3,8th inning off Erickson 0 on).  SH–Nicholson (2); Erickson 2 (3).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Workman (2).  Team–10.  SB–Hack (5); Merullo (1).  U–Ziggy Sears, George Barr, Tom Dunn.
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