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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1944-06-03 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2676 · 1:38

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–4. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 6th. Ira Hutchinson earned the win and Al Javery picked up the save. Butch Nieman went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ira Hutchinson L: Bucky Walters SV: Al Javery

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	1	1	1	0	0
Woody Williams	4	0	0	0	1	0
Max Marshall	4	0	1	1	1	0
Frank McCormick	5	0	0	0	0	1
Estel Crabtree	4	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Mesner	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ray Mueller	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bucky Walters	1	0	0	0	2	0
Tony Criscola	0	1	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Connie Ryan	4	1	0	0	1
Max Macon	4	1	2	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	1	1	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	2	3	3	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	2	1	0
Dee Phillips	4	0	0	0	0
Stew Hofferth	3	0	1	0	0
Mike Sandlock	2	0	0	0	0
Ira Hutchinson	3	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	6.0	6	0	0
Bob Ferguson	2.0	3	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ira Hutchinson	8.1	6	6	0
Al Javery	0.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: 2/FL
Woody Williams: 4/F
Max Marshall: S
Frank McCormick: 7

Bot 1

Connie Ryan: E4
Max Macon: 5/BP
Tommy Holmes: S.1-2
Butch Nieman: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Chuck Workman: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 2

Estel Crabtree: 9
Eddie Miller: 63
Steve Mesner: D
Ray Mueller: 13

Bot 2

Dee Phillips: 53
Stew Hofferth: 13
Mike Sandlock: 8

Top 3

Bucky Walters: W
Dain Clay: 46(1)/FO
Woody Williams: 43.1-2
Max Marshall: 6/L

Bot 3

Ira Hutchinson: 63
Connie Ryan: 53
Max Macon: D9/89.BX3(945)

Top 4

Frank McCormick: 2/FL
Estel Crabtree: S
Eddie Miller: 5/FL
Steve Mesner: 8

Bot 4

Tommy Holmes: 5
Butch Nieman: HR/9D
Chuck Workman: 43
Dee Phillips: 63

Top 5

Ray Mueller: S
Bucky Walters: 43.1-2
Dain Clay: 4
Woody Williams: 7

Bot 5

Stew Hofferth: 7
Mike Sandlock: 13
Ira Hutchinson: 63

Top 6

Max Marshall: 8
Frank McCormick: 6/FL
Estel Crabtree: W
Eddie Miller: 13

Bot 6

Connie Ryan: 9
Max Macon: S
Tommy Holmes: FC5.1-2
Butch Nieman: E9/F.2-H(NR);1-3;B-2
Chuck Workman: S7.3-H(UR);2-3
Dee Phillips: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Steve Mesner: S
Ray Mueller: 164(1)/BG/FO
Bucky Walters: W.1-2
Dain Clay: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Woody Williams: 4

Bot 7

Stew Hofferth: S
Mike Sandlock: 13/SH.1-2
Ira Hutchinson: K
Connie Ryan: K/C

Top 8

Max Marshall: W
Frank McCormick: 8
Estel Crabtree: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Max Macon: 3/G
Tommy Holmes: 31
Butch Nieman: HR/9D
Chuck Workman: T
Dee Phillips: 53

Top 9

Eddie Miller: 2/FL
Steve Mesner: W
Ray Mueller: S8/8XD.1-H(E6)
Tony Criscola: W.1-2
Dain Clay: S7.2-H;1-2
Woody Williams: W.2-3;1-2
Max Marshall: E5/TH.3-H;2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Frank McCormick: K
Estel Crabtree: 43

Notes & reviews

Max Macon rounded 2B too far
Ira Hutchinson missed a diving catch of Ray Mueller's pop bunt; Damon Phillips recovered the ball; Hutchinson broke his glasses and cut his face

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