Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 23, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1949 at Wrigley 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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Boston Braves 12, Chicago Cubs 5

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 6 0 2 0
Fletcher 1b 4 2 1 1
Dark ss 6 2 3 1
Elliott 3b 4 3 2 3
Russell lf 5 0 1 0
Sauer cf 6 2 1 0
Sisti 2b 3 0 1 0
  Rickert ph 0 0 0 0
  Ryan ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Crandall c 5 1 3 3
Spahn p 5 1 1 0
Totals 44 12 15 8
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Verban 2b 4 0 0 0
Reich 1b 4 2 1 0
Gustine 3b 4 1 3 1
Sauer lf 4 1 1 3
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 4 0 0 0
Mauch ss 4 0 0 0
Novotney c 4 1 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Kush p 1 0 0 0
  Adkins p 1 0 0 0
  Smalley ph 1 0 1 1
  Dubiel pr 0 0 0 0
  Lade p 0 0 0 0
  Chipman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Boston 410 011 04112151
Chicago 100 003 100584
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(9-5) 9.0 8 5 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
2
0
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L(2-9) 0.2 5 4 4 1 0
  Kush   4.1 6 3 3 2 3
  Adkins   2.0 2 0 0 0 5
  Lade   0.2 0 2 2 2 0
  Chipman   1.1 2 3 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
9
7
8

  E–B. Elliott (8), Verban (12), Gustine (11), Mauch 2 (4).  DP–Chicago 1. Mauch-Verban-Reich.  2B–Boston Crandall (1), Chicago Gustine (7); Novotney (2); Smalley (6).  HR–Boston Fletcher (2,2nd inning off Kush 0 on); B. Elliott (4,1st inning off Leonard 2 on), Chicago Sauer (7,6th inning off Spahn 2 on).  Team LOB–12.  Team–3.  U–Scotty Robb, Babe Pinelli, Artie Gore.
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