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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1947-09-14 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:00

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 1–0. Warren Spahn earned the win.

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	6
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

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

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

Boston Braves — batting

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	4	2	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	0	0
Cliff Aberson	2	1	2	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	2	0	1
Ray Mack	4	1	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	3	0	0	1
Paul Erickson	3	1	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	9	2	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	9.0	6	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: K
Johnny Hopp: 43
Bama Rowell: S9
Bob Elliott: S7.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 3/G

Bot 1

Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Eddie Waitkus: E1
Cliff Aberson: S7.1-2
Andy Pafko: 9.2-3
Clyde McCullough: 6

Top 2

Phil Masi: S9
Connie Ryan: K
Dick Culler: 46(1)/FO
Warren Spahn: K/C

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: S8
Ray Mack: 54(1)3/GDP
Bobby Sturgeon: K

Top 3

Tommy Holmes: 8
Johnny Hopp: 43
Bama Rowell: 3/G

Bot 3

Paul Erickson: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 3
Eddie Waitkus: S8
Cliff Aberson: W.1-2
Andy Pafko: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Bob Elliott: K
Earl Torgeson: D9
Phil Masi: 7
Connie Ryan: 43

Bot 4

Clyde McCullough: 8
Bill Nicholson: D7
Ray Mack: S/G.2-2
Bobby Sturgeon: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Dick Culler: 7
Warren Spahn: 13/BG
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 5

Paul Erickson: K
Peanuts Lowrey: S7.BX2(76)
Eddie Waitkus: 63

Top 6

Johnny Hopp: T8
Bama Rowell: 6
Bob Elliott: S7.3-H
Earl Torgeson: CS2(26)
Earl Torgeson: 8

Bot 6

Cliff Aberson: W
Andy Pafko: 4
Clyde McCullough: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Phil Masi: 4
Connie Ryan: K
Dick Culler: W
Warren Spahn: 7

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: K
Ray Mack: 7
Bobby Sturgeon: 43

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: 63
Johnny Hopp: 7
Bama Rowell: 43

Bot 8

Paul Erickson: S/BG
Peanuts Lowrey: S/BG.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 4(B)4(2)/LDP
Cliff Aberson: 8

Top 9

Bob Elliott: W
Earl Torgeson: 26(1)/FO
Phil Masi: 53.1-2
Connie Ryan: 3

Bot 9

Andy Pafko: S
Clyde McCullough: 16(1)/FO
Bill Nicholson: WP.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 43.2-3
Ray Mack: 7