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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1944-08-26 · Day game · Braves Field · 1:51

Philadelphia Blue Jays defeated Boston Braves 3–0. Philadelphia Blue Jays put up 3 in the 2nd. Al Gerheauser earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Al Gerheauser L: Jim Tobin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	4	1	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	1	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	0	0	0
Ab Wright	4	0	0	0
Phil Masi	4	1	0	1
Dee Phillips	3	1	1	1
Frank Drews	2	1	2	0
Buck Etchison	2	0	0	1
Jim Tobin	3	0	0	1
Stew Hofferth	0	0	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Gerheauser	9.0	5	4	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	9	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Moon Mullen: S4/BG
Buster Adams: PB.1-2
Buster Adams: 5/FL
Tony Lupien: 43.2-2#
Ron Northey: 43

Bot 1

Whitey Wietelmann: 3
Tommy Holmes: S
Butch Nieman: 9
Ab Wright: 8/8D

Top 2

Jimmy Wasdell: S7/7L
Charlie Letchas: S5/BG.1-2
Bob Finley: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Glen Stewart: W
Al Gerheauser: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Moon Mullen: 9.3-H
Buster Adams: K

Bot 2

Phil Masi: K
Dee Phillips: 63
Frank Drews: 2/FL

Top 3

Tony Lupien: 7
Ron Northey: E5/G
Jimmy Wasdell: 54(1)/FO
Charlie Letchas: 9/L

Bot 3

Buck Etchison: K
Jim Tobin: K
Whitey Wietelmann: S
Tommy Holmes: 8

Top 4

Bob Finley: 53
Glen Stewart: 53
Al Gerheauser: 31

Bot 4

Butch Nieman: 2/FL
Ab Wright: 7
Phil Masi: D
Dee Phillips: K/C

Top 5

Moon Mullen: D6/P
Buster Adams: 13/SH.2-3
Tony Lupien: CSH(2)
Tony Lupien: 3/G

Bot 5

Frank Drews: W
Buck Etchison: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Jim Tobin: 7

Top 6

Ron Northey: 8
Jimmy Wasdell: S
Charlie Letchas: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Whitey Wietelmann: 4/L
Tommy Holmes: 5/FL
Butch Nieman: 43

Top 7

Bob Finley: 23
Glen Stewart: 53
Al Gerheauser: S
Moon Mullen: 9

Bot 7

Ab Wright: 5
Phil Masi: 4
Dee Phillips: S
Frank Drews: S.1-3
Stew Hofferth: W.1-2
Jim Tobin: 6

Top 8

Buster Adams: D
Tony Lupien: 43.2-3
Ron Northey: 43
Jimmy Wasdell: IW
Charlie Letchas: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Whitey Wietelmann: 63
Tommy Holmes: 63
Butch Nieman: 7

Top 9

Bob Finley: 5/FL
Glen Stewart: D
Al Gerheauser: 9.2-3
Moon Mullen: 43

Bot 9

Ab Wright: 53
Phil Masi: 53
Dee Phillips: W
Frank Drews: W.1-2
Clyde Kluttz: 6

Notes & reviews

Tony Lupien missed the squeeze bunt on a pitch was in the dirt

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