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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1944-07-04 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 1:54

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 7–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Bill Fleming earned the win. Dom Dallessandro 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	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
CHN	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0		7	13

W: Bill Fleming L: Red Barrett SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	2	1	1	2	0
Connie Ryan	3	0	1	1	0
Buck Etchison	4	0	1	0	1
Ab Wright	1	0	0	0	1
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	0	1
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	0	0	1
Dee Phillips	3	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	1	0	0
Red Barrett	1	0	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	1	0	0	1	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	5	1	1	0	0
Roy Hughes	5	2	2	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	2	1	2
Bill Nicholson	3	2	2	0	2
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	3	2	1
Andy Pafko	5	1	1	1	0
Don Johnson	4	0	0	0	0
Dewey Williams	4	0	2	0	0
Bill Fleming	4	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	6.0	10	3	0
Jim Hickey	2.0	3	2	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Fleming	9.0	4	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: W
Connie Ryan: E6.1-2
Buck Etchison: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Ab Wright: K

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 43
Roy Hughes: 8
Phil Cavarretta: W
Bill Nicholson: 7

Top 2

Chuck Workman: K
Clyde Kluttz: 8
Dee Phillips: 63

Bot 2

Dom Dallessandro: S
Andy Pafko: 64(1)/FO
Don Johnson: E6.1-2
Dewey Williams: S.2-3;1-2
Bill Fleming: 36(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Stan Hack: 63

Top 3

Whitey Wietelmann: S
Red Barrett: 14/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: W
Connie Ryan: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Roy Hughes: 9
Phil Cavarretta: D
Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: D.2-H;1-H
Andy Pafko: 63
Don Johnson: 43

Top 4

Buck Etchison: K
Ab Wright: HP
Chuck Workman: 8
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Bot 4

Dewey Williams: 63
Bill Fleming: 8
Stan Hack: S
Roy Hughes: D9.1-H;B-H(E9/TH)(UR)
Phil Cavarretta: 13

Top 5

Dee Phillips: 6/P
Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Red Barrett: 13

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: S.1-3
Andy Pafko: E6.3-H;1-2
Don Johnson: 8
Dewey Williams: 3/P
Bill Fleming: 9

Top 6

Tommy Holmes: S
Connie Ryan: S6.1-3
Buck Etchison: SBH
Buck Etchison: S.1-2
Butch Nieman: 7
Chuck Workman: 9
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Bot 6

Stan Hack: 7
Roy Hughes: S
Phil Cavarretta: D.1-H
Bill Nicholson: S.2-3
Dom Dallessandro: 4(B)2(3)/FL/DP

Top 7

Dee Phillips: 5/P
Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Phil Masi: 9

Bot 7

Andy Pafko: S
Don Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP
Dewey Williams: S
Bill Fleming: 13

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: 7
Connie Ryan: W
Buck Etchison: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 8

Stan Hack: 8
Roy Hughes: 53
Phil Cavarretta: W
Bill Nicholson: S.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: W.2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: 6/P

Top 9

Butch Nieman: W
Chuck Workman: 9
Clyde Kluttz: K+CS2(26)/DP

Notes & reviews

Not sure exactly when Nieman replaced Wright
Not sure when Holmes SB was or why not a double steal

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