Boston Braves vs Chicago Cubs
June 11, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1950 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 4, Chicago Cubs 5

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jethroe cf 5 1 2 1
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Holmes rf 4 0 2 0
  Marshall rf 0 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 1 0 0
Cooper c 5 1 3 2
Olmo lf 4 0 0 0
Mauch 2b 3 0 0 1
Kerr ss 3 1 0 0
Bickford p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Ramazzotti 2b 5 2 2 0
Walker c 6 2 4 1
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 1 0
Sauer lf 5 0 1 4
Pafko cf 2 0 1 0
  Borkowski ph,cf 3 0 2 0
Northey rf 2 0 0 0
Serena 3b 4 0 1 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Vander Meer p 3 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  Schmitz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Boston 111 000 100 0471
Chicago 003 100 000 15121
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford  L(5-5) 9.1 12 5 5 9 5
Totals
9.1
12
5
5
9
5
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer   7.0 7 4 4 9 6
  Schmitz  W(6-3) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
7
4
4
10
7

  E–Kerr (7), Smalley (17).  DP–Chicago 2. Northey-Cavarretta, Smalley-Ramazzotti-Cavarretta.  2B–Boston Cooper 2 (8,off Vander Meer 2), Chicago Sauer (9,off Bickford); Walker (2,off Bickford).  HR–Boston Cooper (7,3rd inning off Vander Meer 0 on 0 out), Chicago Walker (2,4th inning off Bickford 0 on 2 out).  SH–Bickford (3,off Vander Meer); Northey (1,off Bickford).  Team LOB–11.  Team–16.  U–Jocko Conlan, Artie Gore, Bill Stewart.
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