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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1942-07-21 · Day game · Braves Field · 17 innings · Att: 1574 · 4:17

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 8th. Johnny Sain earned the win. Rip Russell went 2-for-7 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12
BSN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	12

W: Johnny Sain L: Hi Bithorn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	7	0	1	0	1	1
Lennie Merullo	7	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Novikoff	8	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	6	0	1	0	2	0
Dom Dallessandro	7	1	3	0	1	1
Rip Russell	7	2	2	2	1	0
Lou Stringer	6	0	1	0	2	1
Bob Scheffing	4	0	1	0	1	0
Vern Olsen	3	0	2	1	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Foxx	1	0	0	0	0	1
Clyde McCullough	2	0	0	0	0	2
Hi Bithorn	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	7	0	3	0	1	1
Chet Ross	3	0	0	0	1	1
Nanny Fernandez	5	1	2	0	3	0
Ernie Lombardi	2	0	1	1	3	0
Max West	3	1	0	0	0	0
Buddy Gremp	7	0	2	1	1	1
Eddie Miller	8	0	1	1	0	1
Sibby Sisti	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Tost	3	1	1	0	0	1
Paul Waner	0	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Cooney	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Demaree	2	0	0	0	1	1
Skippy Roberge	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	2	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Olsen	7.2	7	3	2
Bill Fleming	0.2	1	3	0
Johnny Schmitz	0.2	0	0	1
Tot Pressnell	2.0	1	0	0
Hi Bithorn	5.0	3	6	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Tost	8.0	9	4	1
Bill Donovan	1.1	1	2	0
Johnny Sain	7.2	2	4	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S
Lennie Merullo: 14/SH.1-2
Lou Novikoff: 7/F
Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: W.2-3;1-2
Rip Russell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: T
Chet Ross: K
Nanny Fernandez: 99
Ernie Lombardi: W
Max West: 99

Top 2

Lou Stringer: 99
Bob Scheffing: S
Vern Olsen: 99
Stan Hack: 99

Bot 2

Buddy Gremp: 99
Eddie Miller: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99

Top 3

Lennie Merullo: 99
Lou Novikoff: S
Bill Nicholson: 86(1)/FO/L
Dom Dallessandro: 99

Bot 3

Lou Tost: S/BG
Tommy Holmes: 99/SH.1-2
Chet Ross: W
Nanny Fernandez: 7/L
Ernie Lombardi: S89.2-H;1-2
Max West: 99

Top 4

Rip Russell: 99
Lou Stringer: 99
Bob Scheffing: 99

Bot 4

Buddy Gremp: 99
Eddie Miller: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99

Top 5

Vern Olsen: W
Stan Hack: 99
Lennie Merullo: 99
Lou Novikoff: 99

Bot 5

Lou Tost: K
Tommy Holmes: 99
Chet Ross: 99

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: 99
Dom Dallessandro: S8
Rip Russell: HR/7.1-H
Lou Stringer: S
Bob Scheffing: 99
Vern Olsen: S.1-2
Stan Hack: K/C

Bot 6

Nanny Fernandez: 99
Ernie Lombardi: W
Max West: 99
Buddy Gremp: S7.1-2
Eddie Miller: 63

Top 7

Lennie Merullo: 5/L
Lou Novikoff: 7
Bill Nicholson: 7

Bot 7

Sibby Sisti: 63
Lou Tost: 7/FL
Tommy Holmes: 43

Top 8

Dom Dallessandro: 13
Rip Russell: D7
Lou Stringer: 5/FL
Bob Scheffing: W
Vern Olsen: S7.2-H;1-3
Stan Hack: 4/FL

Bot 8

Chet Ross: 3/P
Nanny Fernandez: S8/78
Ernie Lombardi: 8/F
Max West: HP.1-2
Buddy Gremp: S8.2-H;1-3
Eddie Miller: S9.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH3)
Paul Waner: IW
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Top 9

Lennie Merullo: 53
Lou Novikoff: 9
Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: PO1(13)

Bot 9

Tommy Holmes: S
Johnny Cooney: 99/SH.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: IW
Ernie Lombardi: W.2-3;1-2
Frank Demaree: K
Buddy Gremp: 9/F

Top 10

Dom Dallessandro: S
Rip Russell: 99/P
Lou Stringer: W.1-2
Bob Scheffing: 543.2-3;1-2
Phil Cavarretta: K

Bot 10

Eddie Miller: 99
Skippy Roberge: 99
Johnny Sain: 99

Top 11

Stan Hack: W
Lennie Merullo: PO1(99)
Lennie Merullo: 99
Lou Novikoff: 99

Bot 11

Tommy Holmes: 99
Johnny Cooney: 99
Nanny Fernandez: S7/L.BX2(74)

Top 12

Bill Nicholson: D
Dom Dallessandro: K
Rip Russell: W
Lou Stringer: W.2-3;1-2
Charlie Gilbert: K
Jimmie Foxx: K/C

Bot 12

Phil Masi: 99
Frank Demaree: 99
Buddy Gremp: 99

Top 13

Stan Hack: 99
Lennie Merullo: 99
Lou Novikoff: 99

Bot 13

Eddie Miller: 99
Skippy Roberge: 99
Johnny Sain: W
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 99(1)/FO

Top 14

Bill Nicholson: 99
Dom Dallessandro: S
Rip Russell: 99/F
Lou Stringer: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Lou Stringer: K/C

Bot 14

Nanny Fernandez: W
Phil Masi: K/C
Frank Demaree: 99/SH.1-2
Buddy Gremp: IW
Eddie Miller: K/C

Top 15

Clyde McCullough: K
Hi Bithorn: W
Stan Hack: 99
Lennie Merullo: 99

Bot 15

Skippy Roberge: 99
Johnny Sain: 99
Tommy Holmes: K

Top 16

Lou Novikoff: K/C
Bill Nicholson: 99
Dom Dallessandro: 99

Bot 16

Johnny Cooney: E6/TH.B-2
Nanny Fernandez: IW
Phil Masi: 8/F
Frank Demaree: W.2-3;1-2
Buddy Gremp: K
Eddie Miller: 9/F

Top 17

Rip Russell: 53/BG
Lou Stringer: 99
Clyde McCullough: K

Bot 17

Skippy Roberge: S1/BG
Johnny Sain: FC/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S1/BG.2-3;1-2
Johnny Cooney: S89/L.3-H;2-3;1-2