Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
July 14, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1947 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
Lowrey 3b 5 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 1 0
Dallessandro lf 3 0 0 0
  Waitkus 1b 1 1 0 0
Cavarretta 1b,lf 3 2 1 0
Nicholson rf 2 2 1 2
Scheffing c 3 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 4 0 2 2
Merullo ss 4 0 1 0
Chipman p 2 0 0 0
  Kush p 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 0 1 0
McCormick M. cf 5 1 2 0
Litwhiler lf 2 0 1 1
  Rowell lf 1 0 0 1
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
McCormick F. 1b 4 1 1 0
Ryan 2b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Camelli c 3 0 2 1
  Masi ph 1 0 0 0
Sain p 2 0 1 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Hopp ph 1 1 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 3
Chicago 020 003 000582
Boston 000 110 100380
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman   4.1 7 2 2 1 0
  Kush  W(3-1) 4.2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
1
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  L(10-7) 5.2 6 5 5 2 3
  Wright   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Johnson   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
3

  E–Lowrey (8), Johnson (12).  2B–Chicago Johnson (12); Kush (2), Boston Litwhiler (3); F. McCormick (7); Sain (4).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (12,2nd inning off Sain 1 on).  HBP–Nicholson (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Scheffing (1).  U–Dusty Boggess, Lou Jorda, George Barr.  T–1:55.  A–2,055.
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