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Philadelphia Phillies @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-07-15 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 8014 · 76°F, sunny, dry · 1:46

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 2nd. Vern Kennedy earned the win. Vince DiMaggio went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vern Kennedy L: Andy Karl SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Flager	5	0	0	0	0	0
John Antonelli	2	0	1	0	3	0
Glenn Crawford	5	0	1	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	0	3	1	1	0
Jimmy Wasdell	5	0	0	0	0	0
Vance Dinges	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gus Mancuso	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bitsy Mott	2	0	0	0	1	1
Andy Karl	3	0	0	0	0	0
Coaker Triplett	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Foxx	1	1	1	0	0	0
Rene Monteagudo	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Karl	8.0	9	2	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	9.0	6	8	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Flager: 7
John Antonelli: W
Glenn Crawford: 46(1)/FO
Vince DiMaggio: D7.1-3
Jimmy Wasdell: 43

Bot 1

Dain Clay: 7
Eric Tipton: S9
Al Libke: 46(1)/FO
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: 9

Top 2

Vance Dinges: 5/FL
Gus Mancuso: 8
Bitsy Mott: W
Andy Karl: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Steve Mesner: 53
Eddie Miller: S7
Woody Williams: 53.1-2
Al Unser: T9.2-H
Vern Kennedy: D9.3-H
Dain Clay: E6.2X3(65)

Top 3

Wally Flager: 8
John Antonelli: 7
Glenn Crawford: 6

Bot 3

Eric Tipton: 6
Al Libke: W
Frank McCormick: 3/FL
Steve Mesner: S7.1-2
Eddie Miller: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Vince DiMaggio: S8
Jimmy Wasdell: 9
Vance Dinges: W.1-2
Gus Mancuso: 7
Bitsy Mott: K/C

Bot 4

Woody Williams: 9
Al Unser: 7/FL
Vern Kennedy: S8
Dain Clay: 7

Top 5

Andy Karl: 53
Wally Flager: 8
John Antonelli: W
Glenn Crawford: S7.1-2
Vince DiMaggio: 23

Bot 5

Eric Tipton: 8
Al Libke: K
Frank McCormick: E5/G
Steve Mesner: S9.1-3
Eddie Miller: 8/L

Top 6

Jimmy Wasdell: 6
Vance Dinges: 43
Gus Mancuso: W
Bitsy Mott: 6

Bot 6

Woody Williams: 3/G
Al Unser: S7
Vern Kennedy: 2/FL
Dain Clay: 3/G

Top 7

Andy Karl: 8
Wally Flager: 43
John Antonelli: S9
Glenn Crawford: 8

Bot 7

Eric Tipton: 6
Al Libke: E4/G.B-2
Frank McCormick: W
Steve Mesner: 9.2-3
Eddie Miller: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Woody Williams: 3

Top 8

Vince DiMaggio: S1/BG
Jimmy Wasdell: 64(1)/FO
Vance Dinges: 3/G.1-2
Coaker Triplett: K/C

Bot 8

Al Unser: 2/FL
Vern Kennedy: 8
Dain Clay: 43

Top 9

Jimmie Foxx: S8
Rene Monteagudo: W.1-2
Wally Flager: 6/FL
John Antonelli: W.2-3;1-2
Glenn Crawford: 2/FL
Vince DiMaggio: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: 43