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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1944-08-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7078 · 1:37

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 5–3. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 6th. Claude Passeau earned the win. Don Johnson went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		5	13

W: Claude Passeau 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	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	1	1	0
Frank Drews	5	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Stew Hofferth	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dee Phillips	3	0	0	0	1	0
Buck Etchison	4	0	1	1	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	1	2	0	0	0
Red Barrett	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ab Wright	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	2	0	0	0
Don Johnson	3	1	3	1	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	3	1	1	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	1	2	1	0	0
Billy Holm	3	0	0	1	0	0
Claude Passeau	4	1	2	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	6.1	11	2	2
Ben Cardoni	1.2	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	8	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 99/F
Frank Drews: 99/F
Chuck Workman: 99/G

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S
Don Johnson: S.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 99/F
Bill Nicholson: K
Dom Dallessandro: 99/F

Top 2

Butch Nieman: D9
Stew Hofferth: S8.2-H;B-2(THH)
Dee Phillips: 43.2-3
Buck Etchison: S7.3-H
Whitey Wietelmann: 43.1-2
Red Barrett: 13

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: 5/L
Lennie Merullo: 53
Billy Holm: 99/G

Top 3

Tommy Holmes: S
Frank Drews: 99/P
Chuck Workman: S.1-2
Butch Nieman: K
Stew Hofferth: 99/P

Bot 3

Claude Passeau: 99/G
Stan Hack: S
Don Johnson: W.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 99(1)/FO
Bill Nicholson: 99/G

Top 4

Dee Phillips: 99/G
Buck Etchison: E3
Whitey Wietelmann: S.1-2
Red Barrett: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: IW
Frank Drews: 99/FL

Bot 4

Dom Dallessandro: 99/G
Andy Pafko: 99/F
Lennie Merullo: 99/F

Top 5

Chuck Workman: 99/G
Butch Nieman: 99/F
Stew Hofferth: 99/F

Bot 5

Billy Holm: 7
Claude Passeau: S8
Stan Hack: FC4.1-2(E4/TH2);B-1
Don Johnson: S7.2-H(UR);1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 8(B)6(2)/DP

Top 6

Dee Phillips: W
Buck Etchison: 99/F
Whitey Wietelmann: 99/F
Red Barrett: 99/G

Bot 6

Bill Nicholson: 99/P
Dom Dallessandro: S
Andy Pafko: D.1-H
Lennie Merullo: T/89.2-H
Billy Holm: 8.3-H
Claude Passeau: K

Top 7

Tommy Holmes: 53
Frank Drews: 9
Chuck Workman: 43

Bot 7

Stan Hack: 5/FL
Don Johnson: S5
Phil Cavarretta: S8.1-3
Bill Nicholson: S1.3-H;1-2
Dom Dallessandro: W.2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Butch Nieman: 3/G
Stew Hofferth: 63
Dee Phillips: 5/FL

Bot 8

Lennie Merullo: S8
Billy Holm: 14/SH.1-2
Claude Passeau: S9.2-3
Stan Hack: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Buck Etchison: 99/P
Whitey Wietelmann: S
Ab Wright: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Tommy Holmes: 99/F.3-H
Frank Drews: 99/G