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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1942-04-28 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 4071 · 2:09

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 6–3. Boston Braves put up 4 in the 4th. Lou Tost earned the win and Dick Errickson picked up the save. 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
BSN	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	6	12
CHN	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	8

W: Lou Tost L: Bill Lee SV: Dick Errickson

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	1	1	1	0	0
Johnny Cooney	5	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	5	1	2	0	0	1
Nanny Fernandez	5	1	4	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	5	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Demaree	3	1	1	0	1	0
Max West	3	2	2	0	1	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	2	0	1
Lou Tost	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Errickson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lennie Merullo	5	0	3	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	0	0	2	1
Lou Novikoff	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Stringer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chico Hernandez	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Lee	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Scheffing	2	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	0	1	0	0	1	0
Rip Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Tost	6.1	8	5	1
Dick Errickson	2.2	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	7.0	10	2	1
Jesse Flores	1.0	0	0	1
Bill Fleming	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 99
Johnny Cooney: 99
Eddie Miller: 99

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 99
Lennie Merullo: 99
Bill Nicholson: HP
Phil Cavarretta: 99

Top 2

Nanny Fernandez: 99
Clyde Kluttz: 99
Frank Demaree: S7
Max West: CS2(99)

Bot 2

Lou Novikoff: 99
Lou Stringer: 99
Peanuts Lowrey: 99

Top 3

Max West: S
Sibby Sisti: 13.1-2
Lou Tost: 99
Tommy Holmes: 99

Bot 3

Chico Hernandez: S7
Bill Lee: 46(1)3/GDP
Stan Hack: W
Lennie Merullo: S7/L.1-3
Bill Nicholson: OA.3-H;1X2(99)

Top 4

Johnny Cooney: 13
Eddie Miller: S9
Nanny Fernandez: D9/9L.1-H
Clyde Kluttz: 13
Frank Demaree: W
Max West: W.2-3;1-2
Sibby Sisti: S7/G56.3-H;2-H;1-2
Lou Tost: S9.2-H;1-2
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: HR/F9D
Phil Cavarretta: 3/G
Lou Novikoff: 63
Lou Stringer: S6
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Top 5

Johnny Cooney: 63
Eddie Miller: 6/P
Nanny Fernandez: S7.B-2(E7)
Clyde Kluttz: K

Bot 5

Chico Hernandez: 6/P
Bill Lee: K
Stan Hack: W
Lennie Merullo: S/78.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 7

Top 6

Frank Demaree: 63
Max West: D7
Sibby Sisti: 9
Lou Tost: E4/P4.2-H(NR)(UR)
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: W
Lou Novikoff: 99
Lou Stringer: S.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 99
Bob Scheffing: 99

Top 7

Johnny Cooney: 99
Eddie Miller: S
Nanny Fernandez: S.1-2
Clyde Kluttz: 99
Frank Demaree: 99

Bot 7

Babe Dahlgren: W
Stan Hack: 53/SH.1-2
Lennie Merullo: S.2-3
Bill Nicholson: S.3-H;1-2
Phil Cavarretta: W.2-3;1-2
Lou Novikoff: K
Lou Stringer: 5(2)/FO

Top 8

Max West: 99
Sibby Sisti: K23#
Dick Errickson: 99

Bot 8

Peanuts Lowrey: 99
Bob Scheffing: 99
Rip Russell: E6/TH1
Stan Hack: 99

Top 9

Tommy Holmes: HR/9
Johnny Cooney: 99
Eddie Miller: K
Nanny Fernandez: S
Clyde Kluttz: 99

Bot 9

Lennie Merullo: 99
Bill Nicholson: 99
Phil Cavarretta: K

Notes & reviews

Double steal attempt, but Merullo was trapped between first and second as Hack scored
Stringer distracted by Hack and dropped ball for error
Wilson had complained about a play at first as well as pitch calls; he was ejected between innings
Russell collided with Cooney who was shaken up but stayed in game

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