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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1944-04-23 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 13806 · 2:11

Philadelphia Blue Jays defeated Boston Braves 3–0. Philadelphia Blue Jays put up 2 in the 1st. Al Gerheauser earned the win. Buster Adams went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Al Gerheauser L: Nate Andrews SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Moon Mullen	3	1	1	0	1
Buster Adams	4	1	2	1	1
Jimmy Wasdell	3	1	1	1	1
Ron Northey	3	0	0	1	2
Tony Lupien	5	0	2	0	0
Bob Finley	4	0	2	0	0
Charlie Letchas	4	0	0	0	0
Ray Hamrick	4	0	0	0	0
Al Gerheauser	4	0	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	0	2
Connie Ryan	3	0	1	2
Tommy Holmes	4	1	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	1	0	1
Chet Ross	4	2	0	1
Clyde Kluttz	2	1	0	0
Buck Etchison	4	1	0	0
Steve Shemo	2	0	0	1
Nate Andrews	2	0	0	2
Jim Tobin	0	0	1	0
Stew Hofferth	1	0	0	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Gerheauser	9.0	6	2	9

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	7.0	7	3	0
Ira Hutchinson	2.0	3	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Moon Mullen: 31
Buster Adams: HR/7
Jimmy Wasdell: T8
Ron Northey: 9.3-H
Tony Lupien: S
Bob Finley: 8

Bot 1

Whitey Wietelmann: 2/P
Connie Ryan: 4/P
Tommy Holmes: D
Chuck Workman: K

Top 2

Charlie Letchas: 43
Ray Hamrick: 53
Al Gerheauser: D
Moon Mullen: 3/P

Bot 2

Chet Ross: D
Clyde Kluttz: 13/SH.2-3
Buck Etchison: 6/P
Steve Shemo: K

Top 3

Buster Adams: 63
Jimmy Wasdell: 7
Ron Northey: 8

Bot 3

Nate Andrews: K
Whitey Wietelmann: K
Connie Ryan: K

Top 4

Tony Lupien: 53
Bob Finley: D
Charlie Letchas: 13
Ray Hamrick: 6/P

Bot 4

Tommy Holmes: 63
Chuck Workman: 9
Chet Ross: K

Top 5

Al Gerheauser: D
Moon Mullen: 14/SH.2-3
Buster Adams: FC5.3XH(52);B-1
Jimmy Wasdell: 8

Bot 5

Clyde Kluttz: 53
Buck Etchison: D
Steve Shemo: 8
Nate Andrews: K

Top 6

Ron Northey: W
Tony Lupien: 46(1)/FO
Bob Finley: SB2
Bob Finley: 8
Charlie Letchas: 13

Bot 6

Whitey Wietelmann: 63
Connie Ryan: W
Tommy Holmes: 8
Chuck Workman: S.1-3
Chet Ross: 8

Top 7

Ray Hamrick: 8
Al Gerheauser: 43
Moon Mullen: S
Buster Adams: W.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: W.2-3;1-2
Ron Northey: 9

Bot 7

Clyde Kluttz: S
Buck Etchison: 3/P
Jim Tobin: W.1-2
Stew Hofferth: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 8

Tony Lupien: S
Bob Finley: S.1X3(95)
Charlie Letchas: 9
Ray Hamrick: 43

Bot 8

Whitey Wietelmann: K
Connie Ryan: K
Tommy Holmes: 6/P

Top 9

Al Gerheauser: 43
Moon Mullen: W
Buster Adams: S.1-3
Jimmy Wasdell: 43/SH.3-H;1-2
Ron Northey: W
Tony Lupien: 7

Bot 9

Chuck Workman: 31
Chet Ross: S
Phil Masi: 6/P
Buck Etchison: 3/G