Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
May 21, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1950 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 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 2 1 1 0
  Verban 2b 1 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 2 2 0
Edwards rf 4 0 2 2
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Pafko cf 4 0 0 1
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0
Owen c 3 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti pr 0 0 0 0
Vander Meer p 2 0 0 0
  Dubiel p 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Scheffing ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 4 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 3 2 1 0
Olmo lf 2 1 1 2
Elliott 3b 4 0 2 1
Cooper c 4 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Sisti 2b 2 0 1 0
  Reiser ph 0 0 0 0
  Mauch 2b 1 0 1 0
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Bickford p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 3
Chicago 200 001 000351
Boston 000 101 20x481
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer   5.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Dubiel  L(1-3) 1.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Hiller   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
5
4
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  W(2-4) 9.0 5 3 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
3

  E–Cavarretta (1), Sisti (4).  DP–Chicago 2. Cavarretta-Smalley-Cavarretta, Jackson-Verban-Cavarretta.  2B–Chicago Edwards (5,off Bickford); Cavarretta (3,off Bickford), Boston Sisti (1,off Vander Meer); Olmo (1,off Dubiel).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Terwilliger 2 (4,2nd base off Bickford/Cooper 2).  CS–Sisti (1,Home by Vander Meer/Owen).  U–Lon Warneke, Babe Pinelli, Dusty Boggess.  T–2:17.  A–18,048.
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