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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1944-05-21 · Day game · Crosley Field · 1:48

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 5–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 1st. Ed Heusser earned the win. Ray Mueller went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ed Heusser L: Cal McLish SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	2	2	0	0	0
Augie Galan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Olmo	3	0	1	3	1	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Bragan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Hart	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Basinski	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cal McLish	2	0	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	1	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	5	1	2	0	0	0
Max Marshall	2	1	1	0	1	0
Gee Walker	3	1	1	2	1	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Mueller	2	1	1	2	2	0
Ed Heusser	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chucho Ramos	1	0	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cal McLish	5.2	8	4	1
Fritz Ostermueller	1.1	1	0	0
Tommy Warren	1.0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	8	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frenchy Bordagaray: S
Augie Galan: S.1-3
Luis Olmo: 8.3-H
Dixie Walker: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Woody Williams: 43
Max Marshall: W
Gee Walker: T.1-H
Frank McCormick: S.3-H
Eric Tipton: 8
Eddie Miller: 8

Top 2

Howie Schultz: 7
Bobby Bragan: 7
Bill Hart: 4

Bot 2

Steve Mesner: 3/FL
Ray Mueller: W
Ed Heusser: 8
Woody Williams: 5

Top 3

Eddie Basinski: 63
Cal McLish: 63
Frenchy Bordagaray: 8

Bot 3

Max Marshall: 3/G
Gee Walker: W
Frank McCormick: 7
Eric Tipton: 2/FL

Top 4

Augie Galan: K
Luis Olmo: 8
Dixie Walker: 8

Bot 4

Eddie Miller: 53
Steve Mesner: 8
Ray Mueller: W
Ed Heusser: K

Top 5

Howie Schultz: 5/L
Bobby Bragan: 63
Bill Hart: S
Eddie Basinski: 53.1-2

Bot 5

Woody Williams: S
Max Marshall: S.1-3
Gee Walker: 7.3-H
Frank McCormick: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Cal McLish: S
Frenchy Bordagaray: 4(1)3/GDP
Augie Galan: 4

Bot 6

Eric Tipton: 8
Eddie Miller: S
Steve Mesner: 2/FL
Ray Mueller: HR.1-H
Ed Heusser: S
Woody Williams: S.1-2
Chucho Ramos: S.2-3;1-2
Gee Walker: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Luis Olmo: W
Dixie Walker: S.1-2
Howie Schultz: 7
Bobby Bragan: 9
Bill Hart: 5

Bot 7

Frank McCormick: 7
Eric Tipton: 7
Eddie Miller: E6
Steve Mesner: 5

Top 8

Lloyd Waner: S
Paul Waner: 36(1)/FO
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.1-2
Augie Galan: 9
Luis Olmo: D.2-H;1-H
Dixie Walker: 1/L

Bot 8

Ray Mueller: 63
Ed Heusser: 8
Woody Williams: 6

Top 9

Howie Schultz: 5
Bobby Bragan: K
Bill Hart: 53