Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
September 14, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 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 3, Boston Braves 10

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Verban 2b 2 0 1 0
  Lynch 2b 3 1 1 1
Waitkus lf 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 0 1 0
Pafko 3b 5 0 0 0
Lowrey cf 3 1 1 0
Nicholson rf 3 1 2 0
Walker c 4 0 1 1
Smalley ss 4 0 2 0
Borowy p 0 0 0 0
  Hamner p 1 0 0 0
  Maddern ph 1 0 1 0
  Chambers p 2 0 0 1
Totals 36 3 10 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 5 1 1 0
Dark ss 5 2 3 1
Torgeson 1b 5 1 3 2
Elliott 3b 5 1 2 1
Heath lf 4 2 2 1
Salkeld c 4 0 1 1
McCormick cf 4 1 2 1
Sisti 2b 4 0 0 0
Sain p 4 2 2 2
Totals 40 10 16 9
Chicago 000 002 0013101
Boston 082 000 00x10160
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy  L(5-8) 1.2 8 8 2 1 0
  Hamner   2.1 7 2 2 2 2
  Chambers   4.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
8.0
16
10
4
4
6
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(20-14) 9.0 10 3 3 4 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
4

  E–Smalley (31).  DP–Boston 1. Sisti-Dark-Torgeson.  2B–Boston Dark (35); B. Elliott (22).  3B–Boston M. McCormick (5); Sain (1).  HR–Chicago Lynch (1,9th inning off Sain 0 on).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.  T–1:57.  A–8,091.
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