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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1945-09-09 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 1:51

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 9–1. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 1st. Ray Prim earned the win. Peanuts Lowrey went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ray Prim L: Al Javery SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dick Culler	4	0	0	0	1
Tommy Nelson	4	1	2	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	1	1	1
Carden Gillenwater	3	0	0	0	1
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	0
Vince Shupe	3	0	0	0	1
Johnny Hutchings	2	0	1	0	0
Bill Ramsey	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	0	0	1	0
Roy Hughes	3	2	2	0	1	1
Bill Nicholson	4	2	1	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	2	1	1	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	2	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	1	2	4	0	0
Len Rice	4	0	1	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Prim	4	0	1	0	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	0.1	2	2	0
Johnny Hutchings	6.2	7	1	3
Bob Whitcher	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Prim	9.0	5	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: 63
Tommy Nelson: 8
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Roy Hughes: S1/BG.1-2
Bill Nicholson: E4.2-3;1-2
Phil Cavarretta: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: 8.3-H(UR)
Peanuts Lowrey: D.2-H;1-H
Len Rice: D9.2-H
Lennie Merullo: 43
Ray Prim: K23

Top 2

Joe Medwick: 4/P
Chuck Workman: K23
Carden Gillenwater: 9

Bot 2

Stan Hack: 63
Roy Hughes: W
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)/FO
Phil Cavarretta: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Phil Masi: 63
Vince Shupe: FLE6
Vince Shupe: K
Johnny Hutchings: FLE6
Johnny Hutchings: S
Dick Culler: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Andy Pafko: 53
Peanuts Lowrey: 4/P
Len Rice: 13

Top 4

Tommy Nelson: 8
Tommy Holmes: 7
Joe Medwick: 8

Bot 4

Lennie Merullo: 7
Ray Prim: 9
Stan Hack: 31

Top 5

Chuck Workman: 43
Carden Gillenwater: 53
Phil Masi: 6/P

Bot 5

Roy Hughes: S
Bill Nicholson: 6/P
Phil Cavarretta: 8
Andy Pafko: S8.1-H(E8);B-2
Peanuts Lowrey: D.2-H(UR)
Len Rice: 9

Top 6

Vince Shupe: 7
Johnny Hutchings: 63
Dick Culler: 4/P

Bot 6

Lennie Merullo: K
Ray Prim: S
Stan Hack: 9
Roy Hughes: K

Top 7

Tommy Nelson: S7
Tommy Holmes: S8.1-2
Joe Medwick: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Chuck Workman: S8.3-H;1-2
Carden Gillenwater: K
Phil Masi: 8

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: S
Phil Cavarretta: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Andy Pafko: 8.3-H;2-3
Peanuts Lowrey: 9.3-H
Len Rice: 8

Top 8

Vince Shupe: 43
Bill Ramsey: 8
Dick Culler: K

Bot 8

Lennie Merullo: 7
Ray Prim: K
Stan Hack: 53

Top 9

Tommy Nelson: D
Tommy Holmes: 4/P
Joe Medwick: 9
Chuck Workman: 7