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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1942-06-12 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 4675 · 1:42

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 3–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Vern Olsen earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vern Olsen L: Al Javery SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Cooney	2	0	0	0	2	0
Frank Demaree	4	0	1	2	0	1
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	2	0	1	0
Chet Ross	4	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Gremp	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Javery	3	1	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	4	1	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	1	0	1
Rip Russell	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	3	2	0
Lou Novikoff	4	0	2	1	0
Lou Stringer	3	0	0	0	0
Clyde McCullough	3	0	0	0	1
Vern Olsen	3	0	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	8.0	9	2	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Olsen	9.0	6	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: K/C
Johnny Cooney: W
Frank Demaree: 7/F
Nanny Fernandez: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S8/G
Lennie Merullo: 53/SH.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: W
Rip Russell: 4/P
Bill Nicholson: D7/P.2-H;1-H
Lou Novikoff: 13

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: W
Chet Ross: 4/P
Eddie Miller: 4/P
Buddy Gremp: 9/F

Bot 2

Lou Stringer: 5/L
Clyde McCullough: 5/P
Vern Olsen: S7/G
Stan Hack: 9/L

Top 3

Al Javery: 53
Sibby Sisti: 53
Johnny Cooney: 63

Bot 3

Lennie Merullo: S
Phil Cavarretta: 9/F
Rip Russell: 7/F
Bill Nicholson: S.1-2
Lou Novikoff: 8/F

Top 4

Frank Demaree: K
Nanny Fernandez: 13
Ernie Lombardi: S
Chet Ross: K

Bot 4

Lou Stringer: 7/F
Clyde McCullough: 7/F
Vern Olsen: 7/F

Top 5

Eddie Miller: S8/L
Buddy Gremp: 64(1)3/GDP
Al Javery: S
Sibby Sisti: S5/G.1-2
Johnny Cooney: W.2-3;1-2
Frank Demaree: D7/L.3-H;2-H;1-3
Nanny Fernandez: K

Bot 5

Stan Hack: 8/F
Lennie Merullo: 63
Phil Cavarretta: S
Rip Russell: 8/F

Top 6

Ernie Lombardi: 63
Chet Ross: K
Eddie Miller: 53

Bot 6

Bill Nicholson: D/78
Lou Novikoff: S8/G.2-H
Lou Stringer: 54/SH.1-2
Clyde McCullough: W
Vern Olsen: 13.2-3;1-2
Stan Hack: 9/F

Top 7

Buddy Gremp: 9/F
Al Javery: K23
Sibby Sisti: 53

Bot 7

Lennie Merullo: 7/F
Phil Cavarretta: 63
Rip Russell: 7/F

Top 8

Johnny Cooney: 6/L
Frank Demaree: 63
Nanny Fernandez: 8/F

Bot 8

Bill Nicholson: 5/P
Lou Novikoff: S
Lou Stringer: 9/F
Clyde McCullough: 13

Top 9

Ernie Lombardi: S
Chet Ross: 9/F
Eddie Miller: 23.1-2
Buddy Gremp: 63