Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
August 26, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1948 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 2, Chicago Cubs 5
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 0 2 0
Dark ss 4 0 0 0
McCormick M. cf 4 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 1 0
Heath lf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F. 1b 4 1 2 1
Masi c 4 0 2 0
Sisti 2b 2 0 0 0
Bickford p 1 0 1 1
  Hogue p 1 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 1 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Salkeld ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Verban 2b 4 1 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 3 1 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 1 1
Pafko 3b 3 2 1 1
Lowrey lf 3 0 1 3
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 0
Walker c 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Borowy p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Boston 010 000 010–2100
Chicago 004 001 00x–560
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  L(7-5) 2.2 3 4 4 3 2
  Hogue   3.1 2 1 1 0 3
  Barrett   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
3
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy  W(4-5) 9.0 10 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
2
  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Borowy-Walker-Cavarretta, Smalley-Cavarretta.  2B–Chicago Cavarretta (11).  3B–Chicago Lowrey (3).  HR–Chicago Pafko (20,6th inning off Hogue 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Verban (3).  U–Butch Henline, Jocko Conlan, Bill Stewart.
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