Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
June 17, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1948 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 6, Boston Braves 7
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Schenz 2b 5 1 1 0
Waitkus 1b 3 2 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 5 0 2 0
Pafko 3b 5 0 1 2
Nicholson rf 4 1 1 2
Lowrey lf 5 1 2 0
Scheffing c 3 0 1 0
Mauch ss 3 1 1 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 0 0
  Smalley ss 0 0 0 0
Hamner p 2 0 1 2
  Chambers p 1 0 0 0
  Dobernic p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 2 1 0
Holmes rf 4 1 2 2
Torgeson 1b 3 1 2 1
Elliott 3b 3 1 0 2
Heath lf 3 0 2 1
Russell cf 3 0 0 1
Salkeld c 2 0 1 0
  Masi c 2 0 0 0
Sisti ss 4 1 1 0
Spahn p 0 0 0 0
  Voiselle p 3 1 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 7
Chicago 140 010 000–6111
Boston 002 023 00x–791
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hamner   4.1 6 4 4 5 0
  Chambers  L(1-6) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Dobernic   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Meyer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
6
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn   1.1 6 5 4 1 0
  Voiselle  W(6-3) 7.2 5 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
4
1
  E–Nicholson (2), Spahn (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Waitkus-Mauch, Boston 1. Holmes-Torgeson-B. Elliott.  2B–Chicago Hamner (1), Boston Holmes (10); Sisti (2).  3B–Chicago Lowrey (1).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (5,5th inning off Voiselle 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, George Barr.
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