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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1936-06-23 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3567 · sunny · 1:54

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 8–6. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 7th. Charlie Root earned the win and Curt Davis picked up the save. Frank Demaree went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	8	11
BSN	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6	9

W: Charlie Root L: Bob Smith SV: Curt Davis

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Cy Pfirman · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	4	1	1	0	1
Billy Herman	5	1	0	1	0
Augie Galan	5	2	2	1	0
Gabby Hartnett	5	1	2	1	0
Frank Demaree	4	1	1	3	0
Ethan Allen	3	0	1	1	1
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	2	0	0
Charlie Root	2	0	1	1	0
Johnny Gill	1	0	0	0	0
Curt Davis	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Urbanski	5	1	3	1	0	0
Gene Moore	5	2	1	0	0	2
Buck Jordan	3	1	1	1	2	0
Wally Berger	5	0	2	3	0	2
Tony Cuccinello	4	0	0	1	1	0
Hal Lee	5	0	1	0	0	2
Joe Coscarart	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Lewis	2	1	1	0	2	0
Bob Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	6.0	9	4	2
Curt Davis	3.0	0	1	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Bob Smith	6.1	8	2
Danny MacFayden	0.2	1	0
Johnny Lanning	2.0	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 64(1)3/GDP
Augie Galan: 43

Bot 1

Billy Urbanski: S8
Gene Moore: K/C
Buck Jordan: W.1-2
Wally Berger: K
Tony Cuccinello: 8/F

Top 2

Gabby Hartnett: 63
Frank Demaree: 13
Ethan Allen: 7/F

Bot 2

Hal Lee: S8
Joe Coscarart: 16(1)/FO/BG
Bill Lewis: W.1-2
Bob Smith: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Billy Urbanski: D7.2-H;1-3
Gene Moore: 9/F

Top 3

Phil Cavarretta: 13
Billy Jurges: 13
Charlie Root: 7/F

Bot 3

Buck Jordan: 63
Wally Berger: E5/TH.B-1
Tony Cuccinello: CS2(24)
Tony Cuccinello: W
Hal Lee: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Stan Hack: 6/P
Billy Herman: 13
Augie Galan: S6
Gabby Hartnett: D7.1-H
Frank Demaree: 8/F

Bot 4

Joe Coscarart: 2/FL
Bill Lewis: 43
Bob Smith: 9/F

Top 5

Ethan Allen: W
Phil Cavarretta: S8.1-2
Billy Jurges: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Charlie Root: S8.2-H;1-3
Stan Hack: 2/FL
Billy Herman: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Billy Urbanski: S8
Gene Moore: S9.1-2
Buck Jordan: S9.2-H;1-3
Wally Berger: S7.3-H;1-3
Tony Cuccinello: 8/F.3-H
Hal Lee: 7/F
Joe Coscarart: 43

Top 6

Augie Galan: 7/L
Gabby Hartnett: S8
Frank Demaree: 53.1-2
Ethan Allen: D9.2-H
Phil Cavarretta: 9/F

Bot 6

Bill Lewis: S8
Bob Smith: FC1/SH.1-2;B-1
Billy Urbanski: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Gene Moore: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Buck Jordan: W.1-2
Wally Berger: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Tony Cuccinello: 9/F

Top 7

Billy Jurges: S8
Johnny Gill: 9/9D/F
Stan Hack: D9.1-3
Billy Herman: FC4/THH.3-H;2-3;B-1
Augie Galan: E9/F.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1
Gabby Hartnett: 7/F
Frank Demaree: HR/7.2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Ethan Allen: 8/F

Bot 7

Hal Lee: K
Joe Coscarart: 53
Bill Lewis: W
Tommy Thompson: 6(1)/FO

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: 3/G
Billy Jurges: S8/46
Curt Davis: 6(1)/FO/BG
Stan Hack: 5/L

Bot 8

Billy Urbanski: 53
Gene Moore: K
Buck Jordan: 43

Top 9

Billy Herman: 43
Augie Galan: S9
Gabby Hartnett: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 9

Wally Berger: K
Tony Cuccinello: 63
Hal Lee: K/C

Notes & reviews

Tuck Stainback ejected from bench
Moore lost Galan's fly in sun.
Ball hit so hard it hurt Hack's left hand. Game delayed while trainer rubbed it. Hack was able to continue.

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