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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1944-08-09 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1869 · 1:48

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 9–6. Boston Braves put up 6 in the 3rd. Al Javery earned the win and Jim Tobin picked up the save. Frank McCormick went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	12
CIN	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	6	11

W: Al Javery L: Arnold Carter SV: Jim Tobin

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	5	1	2	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	5	2	2	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	5	1	1	3	0	0
Ab Wright	3	1	1	1	2	0
Stew Hofferth	5	1	1	2	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Phillips	4	0	2	2	0	0
Buck Etchison	3	0	1	0	1	1
Al Javery	3	2	1	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	1	1	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	5	1	1	0	0	0
Tony Criscola	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gee Walker	5	1	3	3	0	0
Frank McCormick	5	1	1	1	0	1
Ray Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Estel Crabtree	4	0	2	1	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Konstanty	3	1	1	0	0	1
Chuck Aleno	0	1	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	4.2	5	1	2
Jim Tobin	4.1	6	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Arnold Carter	2.1	5	3	0
Jim Konstanty	6.2	7	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Tommy Holmes: D
Chuck Workman: 9
Ab Wright: S.2-H;BX2(34)

Bot 1

Woody Williams: 7
Tony Criscola: 53
Gee Walker: 4

Top 2

Stew Hofferth: 9
Butch Nieman: 9
Dee Phillips: 8

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: K
Ray Mueller: S
Estel Crabtree: 7
Steve Mesner: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Buck Etchison: W
Al Javery: E1.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 35(2)/FO.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S.1-2;2-3
Chuck Workman: S.1-2;2-H(UR);3-H
Ab Wright: W.2-3;1-2
Stew Hofferth: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
Butch Nieman: W.2-3;1-2
Dee Phillips: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
Buck Etchison: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Eddie Miller: W
Jim Konstanty: K
Woody Williams: 46(1)/FO
Tony Criscola: 9

Top 4

Al Javery: S
Whitey Wietelmann: S.1-2
Tommy Holmes: WP.1-2;2-3
Tommy Holmes: 4
Chuck Workman: 43.2-3;3-H
Ab Wright: W
Stew Hofferth: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Gee Walker: 7
Frank McCormick: HR
Ray Mueller: 9
Estel Crabtree: S
Steve Mesner: S.1-2
Eddie Miller: 8

Top 5

Butch Nieman: 3/G
Dee Phillips: S
Buck Etchison: S.1-2
Al Javery: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 13

Bot 5

Jim Konstanty: S
Woody Williams: 7
Tony Criscola: 8
Gee Walker: S.1-H
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: 8

Top 6

Tommy Holmes: 7
Chuck Workman: 43
Ab Wright: 3/L

Bot 6

Ray Mueller: 8
Estel Crabtree: 163
Steve Mesner: 63

Top 7

Stew Hofferth: 8
Butch Nieman: 5
Dee Phillips: 8

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 53
Jim Konstanty: 3
Woody Williams: 5

Top 8

Buck Etchison: K
Jim Tobin: HR
Whitey Wietelmann: S
Tommy Holmes: 4
Chuck Workman: 36(1)/FO

Bot 8

Tony Criscola: HP
Gee Walker: D.1-H
Frank McCormick: 13.2-3
Ray Mueller: 13
Estel Crabtree: D.3-H
Steve Mesner: 3/L

Top 9

Ab Wright: 9
Stew Hofferth: 53
Butch Nieman: 43

Bot 9

Eddie Miller: 13
Chuck Aleno: W
Woody Williams: BK.1-2
Woody Williams: S.2-3
Tony Criscola: S.1-2;3-H
Gee Walker: S.1-2;2-H
Frank McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP