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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Boston Braves

1944-09-16 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 3944 · 1:25

Boston Braves defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–2. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 6th. Red Barrett earned the win. Butch Nieman went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Barrett L: Chink Zachary SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Miksis	4	0	1	1	0	1
Luis Olmo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Morrie Aderholt	4	0	0	0	0	0
Red Durrett	4	0	1	0	0	2
Howie Schultz	3	0	0	0	0	1
Stan Andrews	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Brown	3	1	1	0	0	1
Eddie Basinski	3	1	1	0	0	0
Chink Zachary	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Bolling	1	0	1	1	0	0
Augie Galan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Goody Rosen	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	0	0	1	0
Max Macon	3	1	0	0	1	0
Tommy Holmes	4	1	1	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	1	1	3	0	1
Chuck Workman	3	1	1	1	0	1
Hugh Poland	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dee Phillips	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Drews	2	0	0	0	1	0
Red Barrett	3	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chink Zachary	7.0	4	2	1
Tom Sunkel	1.0	0	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	9.0	5	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Miksis: K
Luis Olmo: 63
Morrie Aderholt: 43

Bot 1

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Max Macon: 9
Tommy Holmes: 3/G

Top 2

Red Durrett: K
Howie Schultz: 7
Stan Andrews: 7

Bot 2

Butch Nieman: 63
Chuck Workman: 8
Hugh Poland: 6

Top 3

Tommy Brown: K
Eddie Basinski: 4
Chink Zachary: 7

Bot 3

Dee Phillips: 43
Frank Drews: 63
Red Barrett: 13

Top 4

Eddie Miksis: 3/L
Luis Olmo: E3
Morrie Aderholt: 46(1)/FO
Red Durrett: 3/L

Bot 4

Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Max Macon: 2/FL
Tommy Holmes: 8

Top 5

Howie Schultz: 8
Stan Andrews: 43
Tommy Brown: 4

Bot 5

Butch Nieman: 5
Chuck Workman: HR
Hugh Poland: 7
Dee Phillips: D
Frank Drews: IW
Red Barrett: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Eddie Basinski: 43
Chink Zachary: K
Eddie Miksis: S
Luis Olmo: 5

Bot 6

Whitey Wietelmann: 5
Max Macon: W
Tommy Holmes: S.1-2
Butch Nieman: HR.2-H;1-H
Chuck Workman: K
Hugh Poland: 3/G

Top 7

Morrie Aderholt: 43
Red Durrett: S
Howie Schultz: K
Stan Andrews: 53

Bot 7

Dee Phillips: 2/FL
Frank Drews: 53
Red Barrett: 7

Top 8

Tommy Brown: S
Eddie Basinski: S.1-2
Jack Bolling: D.2-H;1-3
Eddie Miksis: 8.3-H
Luis Olmo: K
Morrie Aderholt: 43

Bot 8

Whitey Wietelmann: W
Max Macon: 6/L
Tommy Holmes: 9
Butch Nieman: K

Top 9

Red Durrett: K
Augie Galan: 3/G
Goody Rosen: W
Dixie Walker: 31