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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1948-05-23 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 31693 · 2:23

Boston Braves defeated Chicago Cubs 12–4. Boston Braves put up 8 in the 3rd. Vern Bickford earned the win. Bob Scheffing went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	11
BSN	0	1	8	0	0	0	1	2		12	15

W: Vern Bickford L: Dutch McCall SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hank Schenz	5	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	5	1	1	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	5	1	3	1	0	1
Andy Pafko	4	0	1	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	2	1	0	0
Rube Walker	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clarence Maddern	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Smalley	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch McCall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Scheffing	3	1	1	1	0	0
Hank Borowy	3	1	1	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	6	1	3	1	0	0
Eddie Stanky	2	1	1	1	2	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Elliott	2	1	1	0	3	0
Clint Conatser	1	1	0	0	1	1
Frank McCormick	5	2	3	2	0	0
Al Dark	4	2	1	0	1	0
Phil Masi	5	2	3	4	0	0
Vern Bickford	2	2	1	2	1	0
Jeff Heath	2	0	1	1	1	0
Connie Ryan	2	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dutch McCall	2.1	7	5	2
Hank Borowy	5.2	8	5	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	9.0	11	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hank Schenz: 4/P
Eddie Waitkus: S
Peanuts Lowrey: S.1-2
Andy Pafko: 6/P
Bill Nicholson: S.2-H;1-2
Rube Walker: HP.2-3;1-2
Clarence Maddern: 7/F

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 63
Eddie Stanky: W
Jim Russell: WP.1-2
Jim Russell: W
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Clint Conatser: K
Frank McCormick: 8/F

Top 2

Roy Smalley: 63
Dutch McCall: 5/P
Hank Schenz: S
Eddie Waitkus: 13

Bot 2

Al Dark: 2/FL
Phil Masi: S
Vern Bickford: 14/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S.2-3
Eddie Stanky: S.3-H;1-2
Jim Russell: K

Top 3

Peanuts Lowrey: 43
Andy Pafko: W
Bill Nicholson: 16(1)/FO
Bob Scheffing: 53

Bot 3

Bob Elliott: 13
Clint Conatser: W
Frank McCormick: S.1-2
Al Dark: W.2-3;1-2
Phil Masi: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Vern Bickford: D.2-H;1-H
Tommy Holmes: S.2-H
Eddie Stanky: W.1-2
Jim Russell: 8/F
Bob Elliott: WP.2-3;1-2
Bob Elliott: W
Jeff Heath: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Al Dark: 9/F

Top 4

Clarence Maddern: S
Roy Smalley: 8/F
Hank Borowy: K
Hank Schenz: 13

Bot 4

Phil Masi: 4/P
Vern Bickford: 4/P
Tommy Holmes: 9/F

Top 5

Eddie Waitkus: 3/P
Peanuts Lowrey: K
Andy Pafko: 4/P

Bot 5

Eddie Stanky: 7/F
Jim Russell: 43
Bob Elliott: W
Jeff Heath: S9.1-3;BX2(96)

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: S
Bob Scheffing: 3/P
Clarence Maddern: 8/F
Roy Smalley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Frank McCormick: 8/F
Al Dark: 4/P
Phil Masi: 9/F

Top 7

Hank Borowy: D
Hank Schenz: 3/P
Eddie Waitkus: 9/F
Peanuts Lowrey: D.2-H
Andy Pafko: D.2-H
Bill Nicholson: 3/P

Bot 7

Vern Bickford: W
Tommy Holmes: S.1-3
Connie Ryan: WP.3-H;1-2
Connie Ryan: S.2-3
Jim Russell: 8/DP.3XH(8246)
Bob Elliott: S.1-2
Jeff Heath: 8/F

Top 8

Bob Scheffing: HR/7
Clarence Maddern: 9/F
Phil Cavarretta: 6/P
Hank Borowy: 5/P

Bot 8

Frank McCormick: S
Al Dark: D.1-3
Phil Masi: S.3-H;2-H
Vern Bickford: 1/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: FC5.2X3(56)
Connie Ryan: 13

Top 9

Hank Schenz: 2/FL
Eddie Waitkus: 2/FL
Peanuts Lowrey: S
Andy Pafko: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Walker hit in back of head and was carried off field on stretcher, spent night and next day in hospital
Culler left game with severe spike wound on his right hand

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