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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1942-07-15 · Day game · Crosley Field · 88°F, sunny, dry · 1:54

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 6–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 7th. Bucky Walters earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
CIN	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0		6	12

W: Bucky Walters L: Jim Tobin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	1	0	0
Chet Ross	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Max West	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Gremp	4	0	1	0	0	1
Skippy Roberge	3	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	2	0	0	0	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	0	1	0	1	1
Lonny Frey	5	1	1	0	0	0
Max Marshall	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ray Lamanno	5	1	1	0	0	2
Gee Walker	4	3	4	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	3	1	2	2	1	1
Ival Goodman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bert Haas	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bucky Walters	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	8.0	12	3	5

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	5	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 31
Chet Ross: K
Nanny Fernandez: 8

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: K/C
Lonny Frey: 2
Max Marshall: S8
Ray Lamanno: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Max West: K/C
Ernie Lombardi: 8
Eddie Miller: 13

Bot 2

Gee Walker: S8
Frank McCormick: K/C
Ival Goodman: FC3.1-2(E3/TH2)
Bert Haas: S7.2-H(UR);1X3(7E5);B-2
Bucky Walters: K/C
Eddie Joost: 7

Top 3

Buddy Gremp: S8
Skippy Roberge: 7
Jim Tobin: W.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Chet Ross: 8

Bot 3

Lonny Frey: E4
Max Marshall: 4
Ray Lamanno: 6
Gee Walker: T9.1-H(UR)
Frank McCormick: WP.3-H(UR)
Frank McCormick: S7
Ival Goodman: W.1-2
Bert Haas: 65(2)/FO

Top 4

Nanny Fernandez: 8
Max West: 7
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Eddie Miller: 4

Bot 4

Bucky Walters: 13
Eddie Joost: W
Lonny Frey: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Buddy Gremp: 8
Skippy Roberge: E5
Jim Tobin: 43.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S7.2-H(UR)
Chet Ross: S8.1-3
Nanny Fernandez: 7

Bot 5

Max Marshall: 31
Ray Lamanno: K
Gee Walker: S8
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: W
Ival Goodman: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Max West: 3/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 6
Eddie Miller: K/C

Bot 6

Bert Haas: 53
Bucky Walters: 4
Eddie Joost: S7
Lonny Frey: SB2
Lonny Frey: S4.2-3
Max Marshall: 4

Top 7

Buddy Gremp: 8
Skippy Roberge: S8
Jim Tobin: K+SB2
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 7

Ray Lamanno: S7
Gee Walker: S7.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Frank McCormick: S8.3-H;2-H
Ival Goodman: WP.1-3
Ival Goodman: 9
Bert Haas: 8.3-H
Bucky Walters: 53

Top 8

Chet Ross: 7
Nanny Fernandez: K/C
Max West: 9/L

Bot 8

Eddie Joost: 8
Lonny Frey: 5
Max Marshall: S9
Ray Lamanno: K

Top 9

Ernie Lombardi: 53
Eddie Miller: 9
Buddy Gremp: K/C