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Standings
WSH
@CHW		2
1		 
(13)
PHA
@CLE		3
0
BOS
@DET		7
5
NYY
@SLB		15
2
CIN
@BRO		1
13
CHC
@BSN		1
4
PIT
@NYG		1
3
STL
@PHI		3
2
Wednesday, August 29, 1951,
, Braves Field
Attendance: 4,956, Time of Game: 1:59
Cubs
1
53-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Braves
4
64-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Dave Cole (1-3)
L: Paul Minner (6-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
Braves          0  0  1   1  0  1   0  1  X    4  9  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Miksis 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .280 .682 -0.070 1.22 0.036 -0.106 -0.4 2 1
Hal Jeffcoat CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .685 -0.168 1.30 0.000 -0.168 -1.4 3 0
Frank Baumholtz RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .757 -0.021 0.76 0.033 -0.053 -0.1 2 0 HBP
Hank Sauer LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .787 -0.039 0.86 0.032 -0.072 -0.3 3 0
Randy Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .766 -0.046 1.12 0.059 -0.105 -0.6 3 1 GDP
Chuck Connors 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .244 .619 0.211 1.12 0.226 -0.016 1.6 7 0 3B
Roy Smalley SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 .210 .606 -0.038 1.82 0.060 -0.098 -0.2 2 3
   Gene Hermanski PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .711 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bob Borkowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .383 -0.022 0.88 0.000 -0.022 -0.3
Mickey Owen C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .184 .545 0.021 1.61 0.070 -0.049 0.3 2 0
   Smoky Burgess PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .634 -0.071 3.18 0.000 -0.071 -0.5 0 0
   Jack Cusick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .499 -0.011 0.36 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
Paul Minner P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .691 -0.150 1.87 0.000 -0.150 -1.1 0 3
Team Totals 28 1 3 1 6 7 .107 .464 -0.404 1.27 0.516 -0.921 -3.2 24 8
3B: C Connors (1, off D Cole).
HBP: F Baumholtz (3, by D Cole).
TB: C Connors 3; H Sauer; R Smalley.
GIDP: R Jackson (16).
RBI: R Smalley (16).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: M Owen (6); E Miksis (11).

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sibby Sisti SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 .324 .810 0.097 0.78 0.108 -0.012 0.8 1 2 2B,SB
Roy Hartsfield 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .270 .681 0.049 1.01 0.116 -0.066 0.1 1 5
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 .794 -0.070 0.66 0.026 -0.097 -0.0 9 0 SB
Bob Elliott 3B 2 2 1 0 2 0 .297 .848 0.074 0.55 0.096 -0.022 1.4 0 1 2B
Sid Gordon LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .288 .907 0.021 0.89 0.049 -0.029 -0.1 2 0
Walker Cooper C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 .864 0.052 0.97 0.072 -0.020 -0.1 7 0
Willard Marshall RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .794 -0.043 0.41 0.000 -0.043 -0.8 2 0
Luis Marquez CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .540 -0.033 0.72 0.014 -0.047 -0.2 4 0
Dave Cole P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .667 -0.051 0.70 0.000 -0.051 -0.7 1 1
   Bob Chipman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 9 3 2 2 .281 .667 0.096 0.74 0.481 -0.387 0.3 27 9
2B: S Sisti (19, off P Minner); B Elliott (25, off P Minner).
TB: S Sisti 4; B Elliott 2; E Torgeson; S Gordon; L Marquez; W Cooper; R Hartsfield.
RBI: R Hartsfield (26); S Gordon (91); W Cooper (46).
2-out RBI: R Hartsfield.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Sisti-R Hartsfield-E Torgeson; D Cole-E Torgeson.
PB: W Cooper (6).
Baserunning
SB: E Torgeson (18, 2nd base off P Minner/S Burgess); S Sisti (3, 2nd base off P Minner/M Owen).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Minner, L (6-14) 8 9 4 3 2 2 0 3.66 34 50 -0.097 0.74 -0.3
Team Totals 8 9 4 3 2 2 0 3.38 34 50 -0.097 1.27 -0.3

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Cole, W (1-3) 8.1 3 1 1 6 6 0 4.64 33 73 0.371 1.31 2.7
Bob Chipman, S (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.12 2 1 0 0.033 0.62 0.5
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 6 7 0 1.00 35 73 1 0 0.404 0.74 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: P Minner 2 (4).
HBP: D Cole (1; F Baumholtz).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - Lon Warneke, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 4,956.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Boston Braves
1 Eddie Miksis 2B 1 Sibby Sisti SS
2 Hal Jeffcoat CF 2 Roy Hartsfield 2B
3 Frank Baumholtz RF 3 Earl Torgeson 1B
4 Hank Sauer LF 4 Bob Elliott 3B
5 Randy Jackson 3B 5 Sid Gordon LF
6 Chuck Connors 1B 6 Walker Cooper C
7 Roy Smalley SS 7 Willard Marshall RF
8 Mickey Owen C 8 Luis Marquez CF
9 Paul Minner P 9 Dave Cole P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 2 -2- R BSN R. Hartsfield P. Minner 12% 65% Single; Sisti Scores
t5 0-2 0 --- CHC C. Connors D. Cole -11% 66% Triple (Deep CF-RF)
t7 1-3 0 1-- CHC C. Connors D. Cole -10% 67% Walk; Jackson to 2B
t7 1-3 0 12- O CHC R. Smalley D. Cole 9% 76% Strikeout
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC H. Jeffcoat D. Cole 7% 54% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Dave Cole facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHC E. Miksis D. Cole -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC H. Jeffcoat D. Cole 7% 54% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CHC F. Baumholtz D. Cole -1% 52% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHC H. Sauer D. Cole 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BSN S. Sisti P. Minner 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- BSN R. Hartsfield P. Minner 3% 61% Sisti Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O BSN R. Hartsfield P. Minner -4% 57% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 -2- O BSN E. Torgeson P. Minner -4% 52% Fielder's Choice SS; Sisti out at 3B/SS-3B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BSN B. Elliott P. Minner -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Dave Cole facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHC R. Jackson D. Cole 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHC C. Connors D. Cole 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- O CHC R. Smalley D. Cole 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BSN S. Gordon P. Minner -2% 53% Flyball: 3B
b2 0-0 1 --- O BSN W. Cooper P. Minner -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O BSN W. Marshall P. Minner -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Dave Cole facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- CHC M. Owen D. Cole -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- CHC P. Minner D. Cole -3% 43% Passed Ball; Owen to 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- O CHC P. Minner D. Cole 5% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Owen stays at 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O CHC E. Miksis D. Cole 4% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O CHC H. Jeffcoat D. Cole 4% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O BSN L. Marquez P. Minner -2% 53% Flyball: 2B
b3 0-0 1 --- O BSN D. Cole P. Minner -2% 51% Flyball: 1B
b3 0-0 2 --- BSN S. Sisti P. Minner 3% 54% Double (LF-CF)
b3 0-0 2 -2- R BSN R. Hartsfield P. Minner 12% 65% Single; Sisti Scores
b3 1-0 2 1-- O BSN E. Torgeson P. Minner -2% 63% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Dave Cole facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O CHC F. Baumholtz D. Cole 3% 66% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 1 --- CHC H. Sauer D. Cole -3% 63% Single
t4 0-1 1 1-- OO CHC R. Jackson D. Cole 6% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- BSN B. Elliott P. Minner 3% 73% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- BSN S. Gordon P. Minner 5% 77% Single to 3B/Bunt; Elliott to 2B
b4 1-0 0 12- RO BSN W. Cooper P. Minner 4% 81% Single to RF; Elliott Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Gordon out at 3B/P-3B; Cooper to 2B/Adv on throw
b4 2-0 1 -2- O BSN W. Marshall P. Minner -2% 79% Lineout: RF
b4 2-0 2 -2- O BSN L. Marquez P. Minner -2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Dave Cole facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- CHC C. Connors D. Cole -11% 66% Triple (Deep CF-RF)
t5 0-2 0 --3 R CHC R. Smalley D. Cole -6% 60% Single; Connors Scores
t5 1-2 0 1-- O CHC M. Owen D. Cole 5% 64% Lineout: CF
t5 1-2 1 1-- O CHC P. Minner D. Cole 4% 68% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-2 2 1-- O CHC E. Miksis D. Cole 3% 72% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- O BSN D. Cole P. Minner -2% 70% Flyball: 2B
b5 2-1 1 --- BSN S. Sisti P. Minner 2% 72% Single
b5 2-1 1 1-- O BSN R. Hartsfield P. Minner -1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B; Sisti to 2B
b5 2-1 2 -2- O BSN E. Torgeson P. Minner -3% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Dave Cole facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O CHC H. Jeffcoat D. Cole 4% 71% Strikeout
t6 1-2 1 --- O CHC F. Baumholtz D. Cole 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-2 2 --- O CHC H. Sauer D. Cole 2% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- BSN B. Elliott P. Minner 6% 81% Double to CF
b6 2-1 0 -2- O BSN S. Gordon P. Minner -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B; Elliott to 3B
b6 2-1 1 --3 RO BSN W. Cooper P. Minner 3% 84% Lineout: CF; Elliott Scores
b6 3-1 2 --- O BSN W. Marshall P. Minner -1% 83% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Dave Cole facing 5-6-7
t7 1-3 0 --- CHC R. Jackson D. Cole -6% 77% Walk
t7 1-3 0 1-- CHC C. Connors D. Cole -10% 67% Walk; Jackson to 2B
t7 1-3 0 12- O CHC R. Smalley D. Cole 9% 76% Strikeout
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Mickey Owen (C) batting 8th
t7 1-3 1 12- O CHC S. Burgess D. Cole 7% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 1-3 2 12- O CHC P. Minner D. Cole 6% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 8-9-1
Smoky Burgess moves from PH to C
b7 3-1 0 --- BSN L. Marquez P. Minner 1% 91% Single
b7 3-1 0 1-- O BSN D. Cole P. Minner -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cole to 1B/Safe on E4 (catch)
b7 3-1 1 1-- O BSN S. Sisti P. Minner -1% 89% Flyball: 1B
b7 3-1 2 1-- O BSN R. Hartsfield P. Minner -1% 88% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Dave Cole facing 1-2-3
t8 1-3 0 --- O CHC E. Miksis D. Cole 3% 91% Strikeout
t8 1-3 1 --- O CHC H. Jeffcoat D. Cole 2% 93% Flyball: RF
t8 1-3 2 --- CHC F. Baumholtz D. Cole -2% 91% Walk
t8 1-3 2 1-- O CHC H. Sauer D. Cole 3% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 3-4-5
b8 3-1 0 --- BSN E. Torgeson P. Minner 1% 95% Single to RF
b8 3-1 0 1-- BSN B. Elliott P. Minner 1% 96% Torgeson Steals 2B
b8 3-1 0 -2- BSN B. Elliott P. Minner 1% 97% Wild Pitch; Torgeson to 3B
b8 3-1 0 --3 BSN B. Elliott P. Minner 0% 98% Walk
b8 3-1 0 1-3 RO BSN S. Gordon P. Minner 0% 98% Flyball: CF; Torgeson Scores
b8 4-1 1 1-- BSN W. Cooper P. Minner 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Elliott to 2B
b8 4-1 1 -2- O BSN W. Cooper P. Minner -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 4-1 2 -2- O BSN W. Marshall P. Minner -0% 97% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Dave Cole facing 5-6-7
t9 1-4 0 --- O CHC R. Jackson D. Cole 2% 99% Lineout: 1B
t9 1-4 1 --- CHC C. Connors D. Cole -2% 97% Walk
Bob Chipman replaces Dave Cole pitching and batting 9th
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Gene Hermanski batting 7th
Gene Hermanski pinch hits for Roy Smalley (SS) batting 7th
t9 1-4 1 1-- O CHC B. Borkowski B. Chipman 2% 99% Strikeout
Jack Cusick pinch hits for Smoky Burgess (C) batting 8th
t9 1-4 2 1-- O CHC J. Cusick B. Chipman 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Braves 4.

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