Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
August 23, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1947 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 4, Boston Braves 10
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 1 2 0
Waitkus 1b 5 0 2 1
Pafko cf 4 1 0 0
Cavarretta lf 4 2 2 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 1
Scheffing c 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0
  Lowrey 2b 3 0 3 2
Sturgeon ss 4 0 1 0
Schmitz p 0 0 0 0
  Lade p 3 0 0 0
  Dallessandro ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 2 2 0
McCormick M. cf 4 2 2 0
Litwhiler lf 4 2 2 1
Elliott 3b 5 1 2 3
McCormick F. 1b 4 1 3 2
Masi c 4 1 1 1
Ryan 2b 4 1 3 3
Culler ss 3 0 0 0
Barrett p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 15 10
Chicago 100 200 010–4121
Boston 450 001 00x–10150
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  L(8-16) 1.0 4 4 3 1 0
  Lade   7.0 11 6 6 2 1
Totals
8.0
15
10
9
3
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett  W(10-8) 9.0 12 4 4 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
2
  E–Scheffing (7).  DP–Chicago 1. Hack-Waitkus, Boston 1. Culler-Ryan-F. McCormick.  2B–Chicago Hack (11); Cavarretta (18), Boston B. Elliott (25); F. McCormick 2 (17); Masi (18); Ryan (27).  3B–Chicago Waitkus (4).  HR–Boston Ryan (4,2nd inning off Lade 1 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–M. McCormick (10); Litwhiler (1); Barrett (6).  Team–8.  U–Al Barlick, Artie Gore, Babe Pinelli.  T–1:42.  A–9,872.
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