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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1945-09-17 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 411 · 72°F, cloudy, dry · 1:35

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Elmer Singleton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Elmer Singleton L: Bucky Walters SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	3	2	3	0	1	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	0	0	0	2
Tommy Holmes	4	1	1	1	0	0
Morrie Aderholt	4	0	1	1	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	3	1	2	1	1	0
Tommy Nelson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	1	1	0	0
Vince Shupe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Elmer Singleton	4	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Libke	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Sauer	4	1	1	1	0	1
Eddie Miller	2	0	1	0	1	0
Al Lakeman	3	0	1	1	0	0
Kermit Wahl	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hetki	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Sipek	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Singleton	9.0	6	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	1.0	3	0	0
Johnny Hetki	7.0	6	2	2
Howie Fox	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: S7
Whitey Wietelmann: 9
Tommy Holmes: D7.1-H
Morrie Aderholt: 43.2-3
Carden Gillenwater: S1/BG.3-H
Tommy Nelson: 43

Bot 1

Dain Clay: S7
Steve Mesner: 64(1)3/GDP
Al Libke: 7

Top 2

Phil Masi: 13
Vince Shupe: 63
Elmer Singleton: 8

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: 63
Hank Sauer: K
Eddie Miller: S8
Al Lakeman: 8

Top 3

Dick Culler: W
Whitey Wietelmann: 14/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 6/L
Morrie Aderholt: S8.2-H
Carden Gillenwater: POCS2(1343)

Bot 3

Kermit Wahl: 13
Johnny Hetki: 43
Dain Clay: 53

Top 4

Carden Gillenwater: 5/FL
Tommy Nelson: 5
Phil Masi: 2/FL

Bot 4

Steve Mesner: 8
Al Libke: S4
Frank McCormick: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Vince Shupe: D8
Elmer Singleton: FC1.2X3(15)
Dick Culler: S9.1-3
Whitey Wietelmann: K
Tommy Holmes: 5/FL

Bot 5

Hank Sauer: 63
Eddie Miller: 3
Al Lakeman: 2/FL

Top 6

Morrie Aderholt: 43
Carden Gillenwater: W
Tommy Nelson: 3/G.1-2
Phil Masi: S8.2-H
Vince Shupe: 7

Bot 6

Kermit Wahl: 7
Johnny Hetki: 9
Dain Clay: 5/FL

Top 7

Elmer Singleton: 13
Dick Culler: S5/BG
Whitey Wietelmann: K
Tommy Holmes: 8

Bot 7

Steve Mesner: 43
Al Libke: 3/G
Frank McCormick: D9
Hank Sauer: S7.2-H
Eddie Miller: W.1-2
Al Lakeman: S7.2-H;1-2
Dick Sipek: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Morrie Aderholt: 31
Carden Gillenwater: S7
Tommy Nelson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Eric Tipton: 6
Dain Clay: 8
Steve Mesner: 63

Top 9

Phil Masi: 2/FL
Vince Shupe: 31
Elmer Singleton: K/C

Bot 9

Al Libke: 7
Frank McCormick: 9
Hank Sauer: 8