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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1943-07-07 · Day game · Braves Field · 1:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 5–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 3rd. Elmer Riddle earned the win. Steve Mesner went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Elmer Riddle L: Nate Andrews SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	4	0	1	0	1	1
Max Marshall	5	1	1	0	0	0
Gee Walker	5	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	5	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	5	1	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	2	2	0	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	3	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	0	0	1	0	1
Elmer Riddle	4	0	1	1	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	3	1	2	0	1	1
Butch Nieman	3	0	1	1	1	0
Johnny McCarthy	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hugh Poland	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Joost	3	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Andrews	2	0	0	0	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Riddle	9.0	3	3	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	9.0	10	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lonny Frey: S8
Max Marshall: 46(1)/FO
Gee Walker: 54(1)/FO
Frank McCormick: 53

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 3/G
Connie Ryan: 13
Chuck Workman: S9
Butch Nieman: SB2
Butch Nieman: D9.2-H
Johnny McCarthy: 63

Top 2

Eric Tipton: 4
Eddie Miller: S8
Steve Mesner: S7/OBS.1-3
Ray Mueller: 8/L.3-H
Elmer Riddle: 8

Bot 2

Hugh Poland: 43
Eddie Joost: 63
Whitey Wietelmann: E3
Nate Andrews: 3/FL

Top 3

Lonny Frey: K
Max Marshall: E4/TH1
Gee Walker: S/56.1-2
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Eric Tipton: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Eddie Miller: WP.2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-2#
Steve Mesner: D8/78.2-H(UR);1XH(862)

Bot 3

Tommy Holmes: 53/BG
Connie Ryan: 13
Chuck Workman: W
Butch Nieman: 2/FL

Top 4

Ray Mueller: K/C
Elmer Riddle: 63
Lonny Frey: 13

Bot 4

Johnny McCarthy: 4
Hugh Poland: 43
Eddie Joost: 4/L

Top 5

Max Marshall: 43
Gee Walker: 63
Frank McCormick: 43

Bot 5

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Nate Andrews: W
Tommy Holmes: 8
Connie Ryan: 53

Top 6

Eric Tipton: 53
Eddie Miller: 8/L
Steve Mesner: 43

Bot 6

Chuck Workman: D/78
Butch Nieman: W
Johnny McCarthy: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Hugh Poland: 43

Top 7

Ray Mueller: 63
Elmer Riddle: K
Lonny Frey: W
Max Marshall: S9.1-2
Gee Walker: FC5.2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: 53

Bot 7

Eddie Joost: 53
Whitey Wietelmann: 13
Nate Andrews: K/C

Top 8

Eric Tipton: 8
Eddie Miller: S7
Steve Mesner: S8.1-2
Ray Mueller: E5.2-3;1-2
Elmer Riddle: S5/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lonny Frey: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Max Marshall: 3/G

Bot 8

Tommy Holmes: 7/FL
Connie Ryan: 63
Chuck Workman: K/C

Top 9

Gee Walker: 8
Frank McCormick: 8
Eric Tipton: 6

Bot 9

Butch Nieman: 8
Johnny McCarthy: 7
Hugh Poland: K/C

Notes & reviews

Eddie Miller stopped at 2B but was awarded 3B when Connie Ryan was charged with obstruction; no error charged

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