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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1949-08-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 15284 · 2:04

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 10–4. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 2nd. Monk Dubiel earned the win. Hank Sauer went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	7
CHN	2	3	1	2	1	1	0	0		10	13

W: Monk Dubiel L: Vern Bickford SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	1	1	1	2	0
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	1	1	0
Marv Rickert	5	0	1	1	0	2
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Heath	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Sauer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Dark	4	1	1	0	0	0
Del Crandall	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Russell	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Antonelli	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Holmes	1	1	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hal Jeffcoat	3	1	0	2	1	2
Gene Mauch	4	2	2	1	0	0
Frank Baumholtz	4	1	1	0	1	0
Hank Sauer	4	2	3	3	0	0
Andy Pafko	3	1	2	1	1	0
Herman Reich	4	0	1	2	0	1
Mickey Owen	4	1	1	0	0	0
Roy Smalley	4	2	2	0	0	0
Monk Dubiel	3	0	1	0	0	1
Wayne Terwilliger	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	2.0	6	3	1
Red Barrett	2.0	5	0	1
Johnny Antonelli	4.0	2	0	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monk Dubiel	9.0	7	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: W
Elbie Fletcher: SB2
Elbie Fletcher: 9
Marv Rickert: K
Bob Elliott: W
Jeff Heath: K

Bot 1

Hal Jeffcoat: K
Gene Mauch: 7
Frank Baumholtz: S8
Hank Sauer: S7.1-2
Andy Pafko: W.2-3;1-2
Herman Reich: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3(E7);B-2
Mickey Owen: 2/P

Top 2

Ed Sauer: 53
Al Dark: 43
Del Crandall: 53

Bot 2

Roy Smalley: S7
Monk Dubiel: 34/SH.1-2
Hal Jeffcoat: W
Gene Mauch: S7.2-H;1-H(E4/TH1)(NR);B-3
Frank Baumholtz: W
Hank Sauer: S7.3-H;1-2
Andy Pafko: 8
Herman Reich: 43

Top 3

Pete Reiser: D8/F89XDW
Eddie Stanky: 8
Elbie Fletcher: W
Marv Rickert: K
Bob Elliott: 7

Bot 3

Mickey Owen: S7
Roy Smalley: 9
Monk Dubiel: S7/G6.1-3
Hal Jeffcoat: 16(1)/FO.3-H
Gene Mauch: CS2(26)

Top 4

Jeff Heath: 6/P
Ed Sauer: 7
Al Dark: 4/P

Bot 4

Gene Mauch: T/89
Frank Baumholtz: 43
Hank Sauer: HR/F7D.3-H
Andy Pafko: S8
Herman Reich: K
Mickey Owen: 7

Top 5

Del Crandall: 4/P
Jim Russell: W
Eddie Stanky: W.1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 31.2-3;1-2
Marv Rickert: 43

Bot 5

Roy Smalley: T/89
Monk Dubiel: K
Hal Jeffcoat: 14/SH.3-H
Gene Mauch: 63

Top 6

Bob Elliott: 23
Jeff Heath: 3/G
Ed Sauer: 7

Bot 6

Frank Baumholtz: 2/P
Hank Sauer: 2/P
Andy Pafko: HR/F78XD
Herman Reich: 7

Top 7

Al Dark: 9
Del Crandall: 63
Johnny Antonelli: W
Eddie Stanky: 13

Bot 7

Mickey Owen: 53
Roy Smalley: 9
Monk Dubiel: 63

Top 8

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Marv Rickert: 3/G
Bob Elliott: 63

Bot 8

Hal Jeffcoat: K
Wayne Terwilliger: K23
Frank Baumholtz: 63

Top 9

Jeff Heath: 5/P
Ed Sauer: 63
Al Dark: S9
Del Crandall: S4.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S.2-H;1-2
Eddie Stanky: S5.2-H;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: S.2-H;1-2
Marv Rickert: S.2-H;1-2
Bob Elliott: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Rickert fumbled
Mauch was caught in a rundown between 1B and 2B when Stanky heaved into the dugout.
Bad hop
Tremendous clout into Waveland Ave
Squeeze
Into LCF bleachers

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