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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1945-08-09 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3335 · 1:57

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 7–3. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Bill Lee earned the win. Butch Nieman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
BSN	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	0		7	14

W: Bill Lee L: Paul Derringer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	5	1	3	0	0
Don Johnson	2	0	0	0	2
Peanuts Lowrey	3	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	2	0	1	0	2
Andy Pafko	4	1	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	3	1	1	0	1
Dewey Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	2	0	0	0	0
Paul Gillespie	2	0	1	2	1
Frank Secory	1	0	0	0	0
Heinz Becker	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	4	0	0	0	1	0
Vince Shupe	5	3	4	1	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	1	2	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	1	1	2	0	1
Chuck Workman	4	1	2	2	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	4	0	3	2	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Lee	3	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	4.2	11	0	1
Hy Vandenberg	0.1	0	0	0
Bob Chipman	3.0	3	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	9.0	6	6	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S
Don Johnson: W.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Phil Cavarretta: IW
Andy Pafko: 8.3-H
Bill Nicholson: 9

Bot 1

Dick Culler: 2/P
Vince Shupe: S9
Tommy Holmes: S.1-3
Butch Nieman: K
Chuck Workman: S7.3-H;1-2(E5)
Carden Gillenwater: S/89.2-H;1-2
Phil Masi: 43

Top 2

Dewey Williams: 43
Lennie Merullo: 7
Paul Derringer: 7

Bot 2

Whitey Wietelmann: 5/P
Bill Lee: 8
Dick Culler: 43

Top 3

Stan Hack: 13
Don Johnson: W
Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Vince Shupe: S7
Tommy Holmes: 7
Butch Nieman: HR/9.1-H
Chuck Workman: 8
Carden Gillenwater: S4.B-2(E4/TH)
Phil Masi: 9

Top 4

Phil Cavarretta: S
Andy Pafko: 54(1)/FO
Bill Nicholson: D7.1-3
Paul Gillespie: S8.3-H;2-H
Lennie Merullo: 5/P
Paul Derringer: 8

Bot 4

Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Bill Lee: 43
Dick Culler: 8

Top 5

Stan Hack: D
Don Johnson: 53
Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Phil Cavarretta: W
Andy Pafko: 9

Bot 5

Vince Shupe: D
Tommy Holmes: S.2-3
Butch Nieman: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Chuck Workman: S9.3-H
Carden Gillenwater: WP.1-2
Carden Gillenwater: S8.2-H
Phil Masi: 9

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: 6/P
Paul Gillespie: W
Lennie Merullo: 54(1)/FO
Frank Secory: 7

Bot 6

Whitey Wietelmann: S
Bill Lee: 13/SH.1-2
Dick Culler: 13.2-3
Vince Shupe: S.3-H
Tommy Holmes: 7

Top 7

Stan Hack: S
Don Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Bot 7

Butch Nieman: 4/P
Chuck Workman: 3/P
Carden Gillenwater: 43

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: 63
Andy Pafko: 8
Bill Nicholson: W
Paul Gillespie: 3/P

Bot 8

Phil Masi: 53
Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Bill Lee: S
Dick Culler: W.1-2
Vince Shupe: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Lennie Merullo: 9
Heinz Becker: 43
Stan Hack: 13

Notes & reviews

Holmes in rundown between 2nd and 3rd after single, but safe when Hack's throw hit him in the back

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