Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
August 8, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 0 2 0
Johnson 2b 5 2 4 0
Lowrey lf 5 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 5 2 4 1
Pafko cf 3 0 1 2
Nicholson rf 4 1 3 2
Gillespie c 3 0 0 0
Merullo ss 5 0 1 0
Prim p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 5 16 5
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 3 1 0 0
Wietelmann 2b 4 1 1 0
Holmes rf 4 0 1 1
Medwick 1b 4 0 0 1
Nieman lf 4 0 0 0
Gillenwater cf 4 0 1 0
Workman 3b 4 0 1 0
Hofferth c 3 0 1 0
Andrews p 2 0 0 0
  Tobin ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutchings p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2
Chicago 001 120 001–5161
Boston 001 001 000–251
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Prim  W(8-4) 9.0 5 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
1
4
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Andrews  L(6-12) 7.0 14 4 4 2 1
  Hutchings   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
16
5
5
4
2
  E–Merullo (12), Andrews (1).  DP–Boston 3. Andrews-Hofferth-Culler, Culler-Wietelmann-Medwick, Workman-Hofferth-Medwick.  2B–Chicago Cavarretta 2 (30); Pafko (14); Nicholson (17), Boston Holmes (32).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (10,4th inning off Andrews 0 on).  SH–Pafko 2 (15).  Team LOB–13.  Team–5.  SB–Hack (7).  U–Babe Pinelli, Jocko Conlan, Dusty Boggess.
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