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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1945-08-16 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 15678 · sunny, dry · 1:56

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 8–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 5th. Vern Kennedy earned the win. Eric Tipton went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	8	13
BSN	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	15

W: Vern Kennedy L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	5	1	3	1	0	0
Woody Williams	4	3	1	0	1	0
Al Libke	4	0	2	0	1	1
Frank McCormick	3	1	1	2	1	0
Eric Tipton	4	1	1	4	0	1
Eddie Miller	4	1	2	1	0	1
Steve Mesner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Al Lakeman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Vern Kennedy	4	0	1	0	0	2

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	5	0	1	1	0	0
Vince Shupe	5	0	2	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	5	2	3	1	0	0
Morrie Aderholt	5	0	2	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	3	0	1	0	2	0
Bill Ramsey	5	0	3	1	0	0
Stew Hofferth	4	1	1	0	1	0
Dick Culler	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mort Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Carden Gillenwater	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	9.0	15	4	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	4.0	4	2	3
Ed Wright	0.2	6	0	1
Bob Logan	1.1	1	0	1
Johnny Hutchings	2.0	2	1	1
Bill Lee	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: S9
Woody Williams: 16(1)/FO
Al Libke: D9.1-3
Frank McCormick: IW
Eric Tipton: 9.3-H;2-3
Eddie Miller: K

Bot 1

Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Vince Shupe: 6
Tommy Holmes: S7
Morrie Aderholt: D8.1-3
Chuck Workman: IW
Bill Ramsey: S5.3-H;2-3;1-2
Stew Hofferth: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Steve Mesner: E5/G.B-2
Al Lakeman: 2
Vern Kennedy: K
Dain Clay: S8.2-H(UR);BX2(46)

Bot 2

Dick Culler: 53
Mort Cooper: 7
Whitey Wietelmann: S9
Vince Shupe: POCS2(136)

Top 3

Woody Williams: 7
Al Libke: W
Frank McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Vince Shupe: S9
Tommy Holmes: 4
Morrie Aderholt: 7
Chuck Workman: CS2(26)

Top 4

Eric Tipton: 6/FL
Eddie Miller: 6
Steve Mesner: S8
Al Lakeman: K

Bot 4

Chuck Workman: S9
Bill Ramsey: S8.1-2
Stew Hofferth: 6
Dick Culler: S9.2XH(92);1-3
Butch Nieman: 6

Top 5

Vern Kennedy: S9
Dain Clay: S9.1-2
Woody Williams: S9.2XH(9362);1-2
Al Libke: K
Frank McCormick: S7.2-H;1-2
Eric Tipton: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Eddie Miller: HR/7
Steve Mesner: 7

Bot 5

Whitey Wietelmann: 31
Vince Shupe: S7
Tommy Holmes: S3.1-2
Morrie Aderholt: 9
Chuck Workman: 8

Top 6

Al Lakeman: S7
Vern Kennedy: K
Dain Clay: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Bill Ramsey: S8
Stew Hofferth: W.1-2
Dick Culler: 8
Tommy Nelson: K
Whitey Wietelmann: 46(1)/FO

Top 7

Woody Williams: W
Al Libke: S8.1-3
Frank McCormick: 7.3-H;1-2
Eric Tipton: K
Eddie Miller: S5.2-3
Steve Mesner: CSH(2152)

Bot 7

Vince Shupe: 13
Tommy Holmes: HR/9
Morrie Aderholt: S6
Chuck Workman: 7
Bill Ramsey: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Steve Mesner: 7
Al Lakeman: 13
Vern Kennedy: 13

Bot 8

Stew Hofferth: S7
Dick Culler: W.1-2
Carden Gillenwater: S8.2-3;1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 8.3-H
Vince Shupe: 8
Tommy Holmes: 5/FL

Top 9

Dain Clay: 63
Woody Williams: 3
Al Libke: 43

Bot 9

Morrie Aderholt: 3/G
Chuck Workman: W
Bill Ramsey: E6.1-2
Stew Hofferth: 5(B)4(2)/LDP