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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Boston Braves

1941-09-24 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 10806 · 1:56

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Boston Braves 4–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 7th. Kirby Higbe earned the win and Hugh Casey picked up the save. Dixie Walker went 1-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Jim Tobin SV: Hugh Casey

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Dixie Walker	5	0	1	3	0
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0	1
Pete Reiser	4	0	2	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	2	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	3	1	1	0	1
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	2	1	0
Mickey Owen	2	0	1	0	0
Kirby Higbe	2	0	0	0	0
Lew Riggs	1	1	1	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	1	1	0	0	0
Herman Franks	1	0	0	0	0
Hugh Casey	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Cooney	3	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Hassett	3	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Max West	4	0	3	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	1	1
Skippy Roberge	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Berres	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bama Rowell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Moore	1	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	6.0	3	2	3
Hugh Casey	3.0	2	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	10	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dixie Walker: 8/L8S
Billy Herman: 13
Pete Reiser: S1/G
Dolph Camilli: 63

Bot 1

Sibby Sisti: 5/L
Johnny Cooney: 63
Buddy Hassett: 9

Top 2

Joe Medwick: D8
Cookie Lavagetto: S8/L.2-3
Pee Wee Reese: E5/G.1-2
Mickey Owen: 62(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Kirby Higbe: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Paul Waner: 3/FL
Max West: 3/G
Eddie Miller: W
Skippy Roberge: 8

Top 3

Dixie Walker: 7
Billy Herman: 7/F7D
Pete Reiser: S/BG25
Dolph Camilli: 43

Bot 3

Ray Berres: 7/L78D
Jim Tobin: 63
Sibby Sisti: 6/P

Top 4

Joe Medwick: 7
Cookie Lavagetto: 53
Pee Wee Reese: 8

Bot 4

Johnny Cooney: E6/G
Buddy Hassett: 13/SH.1-2
Paul Waner: S7.2-3
Max West: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Eddie Miller: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Skippy Roberge: SB2
Skippy Roberge: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Ray Berres: 6(1)/FO

Top 5

Mickey Owen: S3/BG23
Kirby Higbe: 7/F7D
Dixie Walker: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Jim Tobin: K23
Sibby Sisti: K/C
Johnny Cooney: W
Buddy Hassett: 6/P

Top 6

Billy Herman: 43
Pete Reiser: 6/P
Dolph Camilli: 3/G

Bot 6

Paul Waner: 13
Max West: S8
Eddie Miller: K
Skippy Roberge: 9

Top 7

Joe Medwick: S6/G56
Cookie Lavagetto: 8
Pee Wee Reese: S8/78.1-2
Lew Riggs: S6/G56/TH2.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: T7/F7LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
Billy Herman: W
Pete Reiser: 3/G

Bot 7

Bama Rowell: 6/P
Jim Tobin: K
Sibby Sisti: K

Top 8

Dolph Camilli: 43
Joe Medwick: 7/FL
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Pee Wee Reese: T/89.1-H
Herman Franks: 43

Bot 8

Johnny Cooney: 31
Buddy Hassett: 8/L
Paul Waner: 63

Top 9

Hugh Casey: 9
Dixie Walker: 8
Billy Herman: 13

Bot 9

Max West: S9
Eddie Miller: 4/LDP.1X1(43)
Gene Moore: S8
Phil Masi: DI.1-2
Phil Masi: 23/G2

Notes & reviews

Weather: raw & chilly 2,171 soldiers also attended as guests
Medwick: fine running catch
Braves argued call at 2B with Ump Reardon for several minutes
Over West who was playing Walker unusually shallow

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