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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Boston Braves

1941-08-16 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3577 · 1:59

Boston Braves defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–1. Boston Braves put up 4 in the 2nd. Tom Earley earned the win. Johnny Cooney went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
BSN	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	7

W: Tom Earley L: Luke Hamlin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dixie Walker	5	0	3	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Reiser	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	2	0	0	0	2	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	1	1	1	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	1	0	0	0
Herman Franks	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Hamlin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lew Riggs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Tatum	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Cooney	4	0	1	3	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max West	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Miller	3	1	1	0	0	1
Skippy Roberge	3	1	1	1	0	1
Phil Masi	2	1	0	0	1	0
Tom Earley	3	1	2	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	3.0	5	1	1
Tom Drake	2.0	2	0	1
Hugh Casey	3.0	0	0	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Earley	9.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dixie Walker: S
Billy Herman: 63.1-2
Pete Reiser: 43.2-3
Joe Medwick: 43

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 6
Johnny Cooney: 63
Buddy Hassett: S
Paul Waner: 8

Top 2

Dolph Camilli: W
Cookie Lavagetto: E6.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: FC/SH.2-3;1-2
Herman Franks: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Luke Hamlin: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Max West: 5/FL
Eddie Miller: D
Skippy Roberge: D.2-H
Phil Masi: W
Tom Earley: S.2-3;1-2
Sibby Sisti: K
Johnny Cooney: T.3-H;2-H;1-H
Buddy Hassett: 9

Top 3

Dixie Walker: S
Billy Herman: 46(1)3/GDP
Pete Reiser: S
Joe Medwick: W.1-2
Dolph Camilli: S.2-H;1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 8

Bot 3

Paul Waner: 7
Max West: 3/FL
Eddie Miller: 31

Top 4

Pee Wee Reese: S
Herman Franks: 3/FL
Lew Riggs: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Skippy Roberge: K
Phil Masi: 63
Tom Earley: S
Sibby Sisti: S.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 31

Top 5

Dixie Walker: T
Billy Herman: 53
Pete Reiser: 6/L
Joe Medwick: W
Dolph Camilli: 5

Bot 5

Buddy Hassett: 8
Paul Waner: 13
Max West: 63

Top 6

Cookie Lavagetto: 5/FL
Pee Wee Reese: 43
Herman Franks: D
Jimmy Wasdell: 31

Bot 6

Eddie Miller: K
Skippy Roberge: 63
Phil Masi: 63

Top 7

Dixie Walker: 6
Billy Herman: K23
Pete Reiser: W
Joe Medwick: 9

Bot 7

Tom Earley: K
Sibby Sisti: 7
Johnny Cooney: 13

Top 8

Dolph Camilli: 3/FL
Cookie Lavagetto: 8
Pee Wee Reese: 5/FL

Bot 8

Buddy Hassett: 3/L
Paul Waner: 43
Max West: K

Top 9

Herman Franks: 3/G
Tommy Tatum: K
Dixie Walker: 5/L