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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1947-08-21 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:04

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 8–2. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 8th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Bob Elliott went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7
BSN	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3		8	18

W: Warren Spahn L: Paul Erickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Artie Gore · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Aberson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Scheffing	4	1	3	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	1	1	2	1	1
Don Johnson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	3	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Erickson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	5	1	3	2	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	2	2	2	1	1
Earl Torgeson	4	1	2	0	1	0
Phil Masi	5	2	4	1	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	1	1	1
Dick Culler	5	0	2	2	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	1	1	0	1	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	6.2	13	4	2
Russ Meers	0.1	0	0	1
Claude Passeau	1.0	5	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Eddie Waitkus: 5/L
Cliff Aberson: 7/7D

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 63
Johnny Hopp: 63
Bama Rowell: 8

Top 2

Andy Pafko: 63
Bob Scheffing: S1
Bill Nicholson: 8/8S
Don Johnson: S8.1-2
Bobby Sturgeon: 5/FL

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: K/C
Earl Torgeson: 5/P
Phil Masi: 9

Top 3

Paul Erickson: 7/7D
Peanuts Lowrey: K/C
Eddie Waitkus: 9

Bot 3

Connie Ryan: K/C
Dick Culler: 2/P
Warren Spahn: S9
Tommy Holmes: S8.1-2
Johnny Hopp: 8

Top 4

Cliff Aberson: 5/P
Andy Pafko: 8
Bob Scheffing: 63

Bot 4

Bama Rowell: 8/89
Bob Elliott: S7
Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
Phil Masi: S5.1-2;2-3
Connie Ryan: 7.3-H
Dick Culler: WP.1-2;2-3
Dick Culler: 43

Top 5

Bill Nicholson: W
Don Johnson: 9
Bobby Sturgeon: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Warren Spahn: W
Tommy Holmes: 2/FL
Johnny Hopp: S8.1-2
Bama Rowell: S/8S.2-H;1-2
Bob Elliott: PO1(154)
Bob Elliott: W
Earl Torgeson: 3/G

Top 6

Paul Erickson: 5/L
Peanuts Lowrey: S8
Eddie Waitkus: S8.1-2
Cliff Aberson: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Phil Masi: S5/BG.B-2(E5/TH)
Connie Ryan: 43.2-3
Dick Culler: S5.3-H
Warren Spahn: 24(1)/FO
Tommy Holmes: S7.1-2
Johnny Hopp: 4/P

Top 7

Andy Pafko: 63
Bob Scheffing: T9
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.3-H
Don Johnson: 3/FL
Bobby Sturgeon: 13

Bot 7

Bama Rowell: S8
Bob Elliott: 16(1)3/GDP
Earl Torgeson: S9
Phil Masi: T/89.1-H
Connie Ryan: W
Dick Culler: D9.1-3;3-H
Warren Spahn: K

Top 8

Dom Dallessandro: K/C
Peanuts Lowrey: 43
Eddie Waitkus: 9

Bot 8

Tommy Holmes: 63
Johnny Hopp: S5/BG
Bama Rowell: D9.1-H
Bob Elliott: HR/7.2-H
Earl Torgeson: S4/BG
Phil Masi: S7.1-2
Connie Ryan: 63.1-2;2-3
Dick Culler: 63

Top 9

Cliff Aberson: 3/FL
Andy Pafko: 43
Bob Scheffing: S8
Bill Nicholson: K/C

Notes & reviews

both Bama Rowell and Johnny Hopp were at 2B in the rundown

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