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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		1
1		 
(7)
SLB
@NYY		4
6
CLE
@PHA		9
11
CLE
@PHA		4
4
DET
@WSH		16
6
DET
@WSH		8
4
BSN
@CHC		1
0
BSN
@CHC		1
6
BRO
@CIN		13
2
BRO
@CIN		6
3
PHI
@PIT		7
3
PHI
@PIT		9
7
NYG
@STL		9
1
Sunday, September 14, 1947,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Braves
1
79-65
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Cubs
0
63-77
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Warren Spahn (18-10)
L: Paul Erickson (7-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Tommy Holmes RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .778 2 0
Johnny Hopp CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .731 3 0 3B
Bama Rowell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .709 1 0
Bob Elliott 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 .309 .912 0 2
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .890 7 0 2B
Phil Masi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .821 4 1
Connie Ryan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .726 7 5
Dick Culler SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .597 3 3
Warren Spahn P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .402 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 2 5 .188 .517 27 11
2B: E Torgeson (19).
3B: J Hopp (2).
TB: J Hopp 3; B Elliott 2; E Torgeson 2; P Masi; B Rowell.
RBI: B Elliott (110).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 4. B Elliott-C Ryan-E Torgeson 2; C Ryan; D Culler-C Ryan-E Torgeson.
E: W Spahn (1).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Peanuts Lowrey 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .735 0 1
Eddie Waitkus 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .691 10 0
Cliff Aberson LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .264 .776 5 0
Andy Pafko CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .775 2 0
Clyde McCullough C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .703 5 2 GDP
Bill Nicholson RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .227 .788 0 0 2B
Ray Mack 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .160 .662 1 6 GDP
Bobby Sturgeon SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .572 4 1 GDP
Paul Erickson P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .259 .603 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 9 0 2 4 .281 .636 27 10
2B: B Nicholson (23).
TB: B Nicholson 3; P Lowrey 2; A Pafko; C Aberson; R Mack; E Waitkus; P Erickson.
GIDP: R Mack (2); B Sturgeon (9); C McCullough (5).
Team LOB: 7.

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Warren Spahn, W (18-10) 9 9 0 0 2 4 0 2.50 34 71
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 34 71

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Erickson, L (7-11) 9 6 1 1 2 5 0 4.35 34 74
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 34 74
Balks: None.
WP: W Spahn (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Beans Reardon, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - (none), 3B - Al Barlick.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         Chicago Cubs
1 Tommy Holmes RF 1 Peanuts Lowrey 3B
2 Johnny Hopp CF 2 Eddie Waitkus 1B
3 Bama Rowell LF 3 Cliff Aberson LF
4 Bob Elliott 3B 4 Andy Pafko CF
5 Earl Torgeson 1B 5 Clyde McCullough C
6 Phil Masi C 6 Bill Nicholson RF
7 Connie Ryan 2B 7 Ray Mack 2B
8 Dick Culler SS 8 Bobby Sturgeon SS
9 Warren Spahn P 9 Paul Erickson P

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