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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1943-06-03 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 7086 · 83°F, night, dry · 2:15

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 7–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 8th. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win. Eric Tipton went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	10
CIN	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	4		7	11

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Jim Tobin SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	1	1	1	2	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	0	0	1	1
Chuck Workman	5	0	1	1	0	2
Johnny McCarthy	5	1	4	0	0	0
Chet Ross	5	1	1	0	0	2
Eddie Joost	2	0	0	0	2	0
Connie Ryan	3	1	2	0	1	0
Phil Masi	3	0	1	2	1	0
Al Javery	3	0	0	0	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	4	1	1	2	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Estel Crabtree	4	0	2	2	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	2	1	0	0	0
Max Marshall	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	3	1	2	3	1	0
Al Lakeman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	4	1	2	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	7.0	7	2	0
Jim Tobin	1.0	4	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	10	8	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 8
Whitey Wietelmann: 63
Chuck Workman: K

Bot 1

Lonny Frey: 43
Eddie Miller: 53
Estel Crabtree: S9
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Johnny McCarthy: S9
Chet Ross: D7.1-3
Eddie Joost: 53
Connie Ryan: W
Phil Masi: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Al Javery: 13
Tommy Holmes: W
Whitey Wietelmann: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Steve Mesner: 13
Max Marshall: 8
Eric Tipton: W
Al Lakeman: 13

Top 3

Chuck Workman: 13
Johnny McCarthy: S8
Chet Ross: 9
Eddie Joost: W.1-2
Connie Ryan: 4

Bot 3

Johnny Vander Meer: S1.B-2(E1/TH1)
Lonny Frey: 4E1.2-3
Eddie Miller: 2/FL.1-2
Estel Crabtree: S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Frank McCormick: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Phil Masi: 63
Al Javery: K
Tommy Holmes: S5
Whitey Wietelmann: W.1-2
Chuck Workman: S7.2-H;1-3
Johnny McCarthy: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Steve Mesner: 63
Max Marshall: 43
Eric Tipton: 2/FL

Top 5

Chet Ross: 63
Eddie Joost: 8
Connie Ryan: S8
Phil Masi: CS2(24)

Bot 5

Al Lakeman: 8
Johnny Vander Meer: S8
Lonny Frey: 43.1-2
Eddie Miller: S5.2-3
Estel Crabtree: 43

Top 6

Phil Masi: 9
Al Javery: 3/FL
Tommy Holmes: W
Whitey Wietelmann: POCS2(134)

Bot 6

Frank McCormick: 8
Steve Mesner: E5/TH1.B-2
Max Marshall: 43.2-3
Eric Tipton: S9.3-H
Al Lakeman: 53

Top 7

Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Chuck Workman: 8
Johnny McCarthy: S9
Chet Ross: K/C

Bot 7

Johnny Vander Meer: 63
Lonny Frey: W
Eddie Miller: 13.1-2
Estel Crabtree: 8/L

Top 8

Eddie Joost: W
Connie Ryan: S5/BG.1X3(265);B-2(TH3)
Phil Masi: IW
Al Javery: W.2-3;1-2
Tommy Holmes: 43.3-H;2-3;1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: K

Bot 8

Frank McCormick: D7
Steve Mesner: S8.2-3
Max Marshall: S3.3-3;1-2
Eric Tipton: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Al Lakeman: 8
Johnny Vander Meer: K
Lonny Frey: S8.3-H;2-H;BX2(814)

Top 9

Chuck Workman: K
Johnny McCarthy: S8
Chet Ross: PO1(23)
Chet Ross: K