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Boston Braves @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1946-05-30 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 2:04

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Boston Braves 5–0. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 1st. Kirby Higbe earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Lefty Wallace SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Bama Rowell	3	0	1	1
Johnny Hopp	4	1	0	1
Tommy Holmes	4	1	0	0
Ray Sanders	3	1	1	0
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	1	0
Stew Hofferth	4	0	0	1
Skippy Roberge	4	2	0	0
Connie Ryan	3	0	0	0
Si Johnson	2	0	0	1
Whitey Wietelmann	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Herman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	2	2	1	0
Carl Furillo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	3	1	1	1	1	0
Augie Galan	2	1	1	0	2	0
Ferrell Anderson	2	0	0	1	0	0
Kirby Higbe	4	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Wallace	0.2	4	1	0
Si Johnson	5.1	4	2	0
Steve Roser	2.0	0	2	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	5	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bama Rowell: K/C
Johnny Hopp: K/C
Tommy Holmes: S9/G
Ray Sanders: W.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: WP.2-3;1-2
Nanny Fernandez: W
Stew Hofferth: K

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 7
Pee Wee Reese: S8/G46
Billy Herman: S9.1-3
Dixie Walker: WP.1-2
Dixie Walker: S/78.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Carl Furillo: 13
Howie Schultz: D6/P.2-H
Augie Galan: IW
Ferrell Anderson: HP.2-3;1-2
Kirby Higbe: 63

Top 2

Skippy Roberge: E5/TH.B-1
Connie Ryan: 4(B)3(1)/LDP#
Si Johnson: 3/G

Bot 2

Eddie Stanky: W
Pee Wee Reese: 2/BP/FL
Billy Herman: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Bama Rowell: W
Johnny Hopp: 54(1)/FO
Tommy Holmes: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Dixie Walker: S9/G
Carl Furillo: 14/SH.1-2
Howie Schultz: 63
Augie Galan: IW
Ferrell Anderson: 7

Top 4

Ray Sanders: 8
Nanny Fernandez: 9
Stew Hofferth: 63

Bot 4

Kirby Higbe: 63
Eddie Stanky: S6
Pee Wee Reese: 643.1-2
Billy Herman: 13

Top 5

Skippy Roberge: S7
Connie Ryan: 8
Si Johnson: K
Bama Rowell: 3/G

Bot 5

Dixie Walker: 6/P
Carl Furillo: 63
Howie Schultz: 53

Top 6

Johnny Hopp: S8
Tommy Holmes: 7
Ray Sanders: S8/G.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: 2/FL
Stew Hofferth: 6/P

Bot 6

Augie Galan: D9
Ferrell Anderson: 14/SH.2-3
Kirby Higbe: S8/G46.3-H
Eddie Stanky: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 7

Skippy Roberge: S7
Connie Ryan: 6/P
Whitey Wietelmann: 53.1-2
Bama Rowell: 13

Bot 7

Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Billy Herman: 9/9D
Dixie Walker: W
Carl Furillo: 53

Top 8

Johnny Hopp: 13
Tommy Holmes: 63
Ray Sanders: 8

Bot 8

Howie Schultz: W
Augie Galan: E3/TH.1-3;B-2
Ferrell Anderson: 7/F.3-H(UR);2X3(75E6)
Kirby Higbe: 3(B)5(3)/BP/DP/FL

Top 9

Nanny Fernandez: 13/BG
Stew Hofferth: 8/L
Skippy Roberge: 8/8D