Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Leonard
  
  Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dark vs. Leonard
  
  Dark strikes out. The ball gets by Scheffing. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Stanky. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Torgeson vs. Leonard
  
  Torgeson hits a popup towards third. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Elliott vs. Leonard
  
  Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. Dark goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Russell vs. Leonard
  
  Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Elliott scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Conatser vs. Chipman
  
  Bob Chipman now pitching. Clint Conatser pinch hits for Marv Rickert.
  
  Conatser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salkeld vs. Chipman
  
  Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Conatser moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thompson vs. Chipman
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Clint Conatser now playing left field.
  
  Pafko hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gustine vs. Sain
  
  Gustine hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheffing vs. Sain
  
  Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Chipman
  
  Sain hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Chipman
  
  Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dark vs. Chipman
  
  Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Torgeson vs. Chipman
  
  Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Sain
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Verban vs. Sain
  
  Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chipman vs. Sain
  
  Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Chipman
  
  Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Chipman
  
  Russell hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Conatser vs. Chipman
  
  Conatser hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Salkeld vs. Chipman
  
  Salkeld takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Chipman
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Chipman covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Chipman
  
  Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Chipman
  
  Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Chipman
  
  Dark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gustine vs. Sain
  
  Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheffing vs. Sain
  
  Scheffing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torgeson vs. Chipman
  
  Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Chipman
  
  Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Chipman
  
  Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Sain
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Verban vs. Sain
  
  Verban hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chipman vs. Sain
  
  Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conatser vs. Chipman
  
  Conatser hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Chipman
  
  Salkeld hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Chipman
  
  Thompson strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey hits a fly ball towards right. Thompson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thompson. Walker moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conatser. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gustine vs. Sain
  
  Gustine strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Scheffing vs. Sain
  
  Scheffing strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Rube Walker pinch hits for Roy Smalley.
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Chipman
  
  Gene Mauch now playing shortstop.
  
  Sain hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Chipman
  
  Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Chipman
  
  Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Verban vs. Sain
  
  Verban hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burgess vs. Sain
  
  Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
  
  Burgess hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Sain
  
  Jim Kirby pinch runs for Smoky Burgess.
  
  Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirby moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  There goes Walker. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play 
• Cubs, 2 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lowrey vs. Sain
  
  Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirby scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cavarretta vs. Sain
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Torgeson vs. Kush
  
  Emil Kush now pitching.
  
  Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Elliott vs. Kush
  
  Elliott bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Verban covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Russell vs. Kush
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kush fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Conatser vs. Kush
  
  Conatser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Sain
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gustine vs. Sain
  
  Gustine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheffing vs. Sain
  
  Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/4/1949 -- Chicago at Boston (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Walker H, rf          4  1  3  0   Stanky E, 2b          3  1  1  0   
Lowrey P, lf          4  1  0  1   Dark A, ss            4  1  0  0   
Cavarretta P, 1b      4  0  1  1   Torgeson E, 1b        3  0  0  0   
Pafko A, cf           4  0  1  1   Elliott B, 3b         3  1  2  2   
Gustine F, 3b         4  0  0  0   Russell J, cf         4  1  1  1   
Scheffing B, c        4  0  0  0   Rickert M, lf         0  0  0  0   
Smalley R, ss         2  0  0  0   Conatser C, ph-lf     4  0  1  1   
Walker R, ph          1  0  0  0   Salkeld B, c          2  0  0  0   
Mauch G, ss           0  0  0  0   Thompson D, rf        3  0  0  0   
Verban E, 2b          3  0  0  0   Sain J, p             3  0  0  0   
Leonard D, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Chipman B, p          2  0  0  0                                      
Burgess S, ph         1  0  1  0                                      
Kirby J, pr           0  1  0  0                                      
Kush E, p             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  6  3                        29  4  5  4

Chicago          000 000 210 --  3
Boston           400 000 00x --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L)         0.1  3  4  3  0  1
Chipman B             6.2  2  0  0  2  1
Kush E                1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sain J (W)            9.0  6  3  2  0  2

E -- Scheffing B, Thompson D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Chicago 3, Boston 5
2B -- Stanky E, Elliott B, Cavarretta P
3B -- Russell J
SB -- Walker H
SH -- Elliott B
T -- 1:48
A -- 19238

    

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