Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
September 11, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1945 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 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Culler ss 4 0 1 1
Wietelmann 2b 4 0 0 0
Holmes lf 4 0 0 0
Workman rf 4 0 0 0
Gillenwater cf 4 1 2 0
Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0
Masi c 4 2 2 1
Shupe 1b 4 1 2 1
Lee p 1 0 1 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 1
  Hutchings p 0 0 0 0
  Aderholt ph 1 0 1 0
  Hendrickson p 1 0 0 0
  Logan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 1 2 0
Hughes 2b 4 0 1 0
Lowrey lf 5 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 2 3 0
Pafko cf 4 1 3 2
Nicholson rf 3 1 1 2
  Secory ph 0 0 0 0
  Schuster pr 0 0 0 0
Gillespie c 3 0 1 0
  Sauer ph 1 0 1 1
Merullo ss 3 0 0 0
Borowy p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 13 5
Boston 000 020 2004101
Chicago 021 010 0015130
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   4.0 8 3 3 2 1
  Hutchings   2.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Hendrickson  L(3-5) 2.1 2 1 0 0 3
  Logan   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.1
13
5
4
5
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy  W(8-2) 9.0 10 4 4 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
0
5

  E–Culler (29).  DP–Boston 1. Culler-Shupe.  3B–Chicago Pafko (12).  HR–Boston Masi (6,7th inning off Borowy 0 on), Chicago Nicholson (13,2nd inning off Lee 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Hughes (5); Pafko (20).  Team–13.  U–Jocko Conlan, Dusty Boggess, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:11.  A–5,588.
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