Game Information

Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves on Thursday, August 21st, 1947

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Game Status: Final

Score: 2 - 8

Summary: The Braves beat the Cubs, 8 - 2.

Decisions

Winner: Warren Spahn (W, 15-8)
Loser: Paul Erickson (L, 7-7)

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Box Score

Chicago Cubs

Batters

Batters - CHC	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Lowrey 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.275	.716
Waitkus 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.276	.683
Aberson LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.699
Pafko CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.791
Scheffing C	4	1	3	0	0	0	.271	.675
Nicholson RF	3	1	1	2	1	1	.213	.763
Johnson 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.262	.643
Sturgeon SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.599
Erickson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.522
Meers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.222
Dallessandro	1	0	0	0	0	1	.307	.828
Passeau P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Erickson P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.522
Meers P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.222
Totals	32	2	7	2	1	3

Batting
3B Scheffing (3).
HR Nicholson (16).
TB Johnson; Lowrey; Nicholson 4; Scheffing 5; Waitkus.
RBI Nicholson 2 (50).
GIDP Aberson; Sturgeon.
Team LOB 4.

Fielding
E Lowrey (12).

Pitchers

Pitchers - CHC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Erickson (L, 7-7)	6.2	13	5	5	4	2	0	4.12
Meers	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.82
Passeau	1.0	5	3	3	0	0	1	6.31
Totals	8.0	18	8	0	4	3	1

Boston Braves

Batters

Batters - BSN	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Holmes RF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.309	.810
Hopp CF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.299	.759
Rowell LF	5	1	3	2	0	0	.292	.731
Elliott 3B	4	2	2	2	1	1	.306	.912
Torgeson 1B	4	1	2	0	1	0	.283	.924
Masi C	5	2	4	1	0	0	.283	.779
Ryan 2B	4	0	0	1	1	1	.260	.697
Culler SS	5	0	2	2	0	0	.280	.674
Spahn P	3	1	1	0	1	1	.169	.398
Totals	40	8	18	8	4	3

Batting
2B Culler (1); Rowell (17).
3B Masi (2).
HR Elliott (17).
TB Culler 3; Elliott 5; Holmes 2; Hopp 2; Masi 6; Rowell 4; Spahn; Torgeson 2.
RBI Culler 2 (7); Elliott 2 (94); Masi (31); Rowell 2 (28); Ryan (50).
GIDP Elliott.
Team LOB 12.

Pitchers

Pitchers - BSN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Spahn (W, 15-8)	9.0	7	2	2	1	3	1	2.63
Totals	9.0	7	2	0	1	3	1

Game Info

Wp: Erickson.
Batters faced: Erickson 35; Meers 1; Passeau 8; Spahn 33.
Umpires:
Venue: Braves Field (Boston, Massachusetts)

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Scorecard

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
Cubs	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	0 0	2 2	0 0	0 0	2	7	1	4
Braves	0 0	0 0	0 0	1 1	1 1	1 1	2 2	3 3	0 0	8	18	0	12

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