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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1947-09-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 3966 · 1:35

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 3–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 4th. Bob Chipman earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Chipman L: Johnny Sain SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	3	0	0	0	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Elliott	2	0	2	0	2	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	2	0	0	0
Dick Culler	3	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	4	0	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	2	3	0	0	0
Cliff Aberson	3	1	1	1	1	1
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Scheffing	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Mack	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Sturgeon	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Chipman	3	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	8.0	7	2	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chipman	9.0	9	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: D/78
Mike McCormick: W
Danny Litwhiler: K
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: 8.3-H
Phil Masi: W.2-3;1-2
Connie Ryan: 8

Bot 1

Peanuts Lowrey: 13
Eddie Waitkus: T/89
Cliff Aberson: WP.3-H
Cliff Aberson: K
Phil Cavarretta: 13/BG

Top 2

Dick Culler: 13
Johnny Sain: 63
Tommy Holmes: 63

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: 43
Bob Scheffing: 63
Ray Mack: K/C

Top 3

Mike McCormick: 7
Danny Litwhiler: K
Bob Elliott: S8
Frank McCormick: S7.1-3;BX2(74)

Bot 3

Bobby Sturgeon: 8
Bob Chipman: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: 6/P

Top 4

Phil Masi: 53
Connie Ryan: 13/BG
Dick Culler: D7
Johnny Sain: S9.2-H
Tommy Holmes: S8.1-2
Mike McCormick: 7

Bot 4

Eddie Waitkus: S8
Cliff Aberson: T8/F8XDW.1-H
Phil Cavarretta: 63
Bill Nicholson: 9.3-H
Bob Scheffing: 6/P

Top 5

Danny Litwhiler: 7
Bob Elliott: W
Frank McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Ray Mack: S7
Bobby Sturgeon: CS2(26)
Bobby Sturgeon: S9
Bob Chipman: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Phil Masi: 8
Connie Ryan: S7
Dick Culler: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Peanuts Lowrey: 63
Eddie Waitkus: S8
Cliff Aberson: PB.1-2
Cliff Aberson: W
Phil Cavarretta: 3(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 7

Johnny Sain: 63
Tommy Holmes: 9
Mike McCormick: 63

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: D7
Bob Scheffing: 13.2-3
Ray Mack: 6/P
Bobby Sturgeon: W
Bob Chipman: 7

Top 8

Danny Litwhiler: 53
Bob Elliott: S7
Frank McCormick: 36(1)/FO
Phil Masi: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Eddie Waitkus: 13
Cliff Aberson: 1/L

Top 9

Connie Ryan: S7
Dick Culler: 24/SH.1-2
Johnny Sain: 13
Tommy Holmes: 7