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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1942-09-13 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:04

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 11–6. Boston Braves put up 4 in the 5th. Tom Earley earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	6	10
BSN	0	0	1	1	4	2	3	0		11	16

W: Tom Earley L: Claude Passeau SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	2	0	0	0
Marv Rickert	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	2	2	2	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	2	1	0	0
Paul Gillespie	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Stringer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	1	1	0	0	0
Claude Passeau	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	2	2	0	1	1
Sibby Sisti	3	1	1	1	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	4	3	4	1	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	2	1	0	0
Paul Waner	5	0	2	3	0	0
Max West	4	2	2	1	1	0
Eddie Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ducky Detweiler	4	0	2	3	1	1
Tom Earley	4	1	1	0	0	1
Whitey Wietelmann	2	1	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	5.0	8	3	1
Joe Berry	1.0	3	1	1
Dick Errickson	2.0	5	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Earley	9.0	10	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 13
Marv Rickert: W
Bill Nicholson: 9
Dom Dallessandro: 8

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 4
Sibby Sisti: 8
Nanny Fernandez: W
Ernie Lombardi: SB2
Ernie Lombardi: 63

Top 2

Paul Gillespie: 9
Jimmie Foxx: S7
Lou Stringer: CS2(24)
Lou Stringer: 8

Bot 2

Paul Waner: S8
Max West: 4/P
Eddie Miller: HP.1-2
Ducky Detweiler: 4
Tom Earley: 8

Top 3

Lennie Merullo: 5/P
Claude Passeau: 53
Stan Hack: 7

Bot 3

Tommy Holmes: W
Sibby Sisti: 14/SH.1-H(E4/TH)(NR)
Nanny Fernandez: D
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Paul Waner: 5

Top 4

Marv Rickert: 31
Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Dom Dallessandro: S1.B-2(E1)
Paul Gillespie: 3/G

Bot 4

Max West: HR/9
Eddie Miller: 8
Ducky Detweiler: T8
Tom Earley: 13
Tommy Holmes: 63

Top 5

Jimmie Foxx: 63
Lou Stringer: 43
Lennie Merullo: 63

Bot 5

Sibby Sisti: 9
Nanny Fernandez: S7
Ernie Lombardi: S8.1-3
Paul Waner: 43.3-H;1-2
Max West: S9.2-3
Whitey Wietelmann: W.1-2
Ducky Detweiler: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Tom Earley: K

Top 6

Phil Cavarretta: K
Stan Hack: S7
Marv Rickert: S8.1-3
Bill Nicholson: S8.3-H;1-3
Dom Dallessandro: S8.3-H;1-3
Paul Gillespie: 9.3-H
Jimmie Foxx: 4/P

Bot 6

Tommy Holmes: D8
Sibby Sisti: 34/SH.2-3
Nanny Fernandez: D7.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: S7.2-H
Paul Waner: E6.1-3
Max West: W.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 6/P
Ducky Detweiler: K

Top 7

Lou Stringer: 63
Lennie Merullo: S7
Charlie Gilbert: 6
Stan Hack: S8.1-H(E8)(UR)(NR);B-2
Marv Rickert: 6

Bot 7

Tom Earley: S9
Tommy Holmes: S9.1-3
Sibby Sisti: S8.3-H;1-2
Nanny Fernandez: S7.2-3;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 52(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Paul Waner: S8.3-H;2-H
Max West: 8

Top 8

Bill Nicholson: HR/9
Dom Dallessandro: 4/L
Paul Gillespie: HR/9
Jimmie Foxx: 4
Lou Stringer: 63

Bot 8

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Ducky Detweiler: W
Tom Earley: 3/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: K

Top 9

Lennie Merullo: 8
Rip Russell: 63
Stan Hack: 43