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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1947-09-14 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 35022 · 1:44

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 6–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Johnny Schmitz earned the win. Johnny Schmitz went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Schmitz L: Clyde Shoun SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	3	0	2	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	3	0	0	0
Dick Culler	3	1	0	0	0	0
Hank Camelli	4	0	1	1	0	1
Clyde Shoun	2	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Sain	0	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Masi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	5	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	1	2	0	0	0
Cliff Aberson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Scheffing	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	3	1	0	0
Ray Mack	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	4	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Schmitz	4	0	3	2	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clyde Shoun	6.0	11	1	1
Ed Wright	1.0	0	0	0
Walt Lanfranconi	1.0	3	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Schmitz	9.0	8	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 13
Mike McCormick: 2/FL
Danny Litwhiler: 63

Bot 1

Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Eddie Waitkus: T/78
Cliff Aberson: W
Andy Pafko: K
Bob Scheffing: 8

Top 2

Bob Elliott: S7
Frank McCormick: 46(1)/FO
Connie Ryan: S8.1-2
Dick Culler: E6.2-3;1-2
Hank Camelli: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: S4
Ray Mack: D7.1-3
Bobby Sturgeon: 63.3-H;2-3
Johnny Schmitz: S8.3-H
Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Eddie Waitkus: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Clyde Shoun: K/C
Tommy Holmes: 7
Mike McCormick: 53

Bot 3

Cliff Aberson: 7
Andy Pafko: 6
Bob Scheffing: 9

Top 4

Danny Litwhiler: S
Bob Elliott: 8
Frank McCormick: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 43
Ray Mack: 23
Bobby Sturgeon: 63

Top 5

Connie Ryan: S
Dick Culler: 64(1)/FO
Hank Camelli: T8.1-H
Clyde Shoun: K
Tommy Holmes: 8

Bot 5

Johnny Schmitz: S/G
Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Eddie Waitkus: S9.1-2
Cliff Aberson: 65(2)/FO.1-2
Andy Pafko: S/G.2-3;1-2
Bob Scheffing: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bill Nicholson: S/89.3-H;1-2
Ray Mack: 53

Top 6

Mike McCormick: 43
Danny Litwhiler: S
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Frank McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bobby Sturgeon: T9
Johnny Schmitz: S8.3-H
Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Eddie Waitkus: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Connie Ryan: 63
Dick Culler: 7
Hank Camelli: 8

Bot 7

Cliff Aberson: 63
Andy Pafko: 63
Bob Scheffing: 63

Top 8

Johnny Sain: W
Tommy Holmes: 46(1)/FO
Mike McCormick: 9
Danny Litwhiler: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: 8

Bot 8

Bill Nicholson: D8
Ray Mack: S9.2XH(92)
Bobby Sturgeon: S9.1-3
Johnny Schmitz: PB.1-2
Johnny Schmitz: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 8

Top 9

Frank McCormick: 43
Connie Ryan: S8
Phil Masi: D7.1-3
Hank Camelli: K/C
Nanny Fernandez: 3/P