Chicago Cubs 5 – 6 Boston Braves
13 May 1942 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Jim Tobin | 1 in 321 games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Jake Mooty | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | 9 | 4 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Gilbert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lennie Merullo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Hack | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Nicholson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Lou Novikoff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Stringer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Mooty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Russell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Mooty | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Hi Bithorn | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cooney | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Holmes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Nanny Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ernie Lombardi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Phil Masi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max West | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul Waner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sibby Sisti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Tobin | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tobin | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |