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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1946-06-16 · Day game · Braves Field · 70°F, sunny, dry · 1:51

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 5th. Ed Wright earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ed Wright L: Johnny Vander Meer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Dain Clay	3	0	0	0	1
Bobby Adams	4	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	4	0	1	0	0
Al Libke	4	0	1	0	0
Ray Lamanno	4	0	2	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	0	0	0
Max West	3	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	1	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	2	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	4	1	0	0	1	3
Billy Herman	4	1	1	1	0	1
Tommy Holmes	1	0	0	0	2	0
Danny Litwhiler	3	0	1	0	1	0
Phil Masi	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Sanders	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dick Culler	3	0	2	0	1	0
Ed Wright	3	0	2	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	8.0	8	6	5

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wright	9.0	8	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: W
Bobby Adams: 3/G.1-2
Grady Hatton: 8
Al Libke: 43

Bot 1

Connie Ryan: K
Billy Herman: 3/G
Tommy Holmes: W
Danny Litwhiler: SB2
Danny Litwhiler: 63

Top 2

Ray Lamanno: 63
Bert Haas: 8
Max West: D7
Eddie Miller: S5.2-3
Johnny Vander Meer: S9.3-H;1-3
Dain Clay: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Phil Masi: 5/FL
Mike McCormick: 8
Ray Sanders: W
Dick Culler: 43

Top 3

Bobby Adams: 63
Grady Hatton: 43
Al Libke: S8
Ray Lamanno: PO1(23)

Bot 3

Ed Wright: D7
Connie Ryan: K
Billy Herman: 53
Tommy Holmes: W
Danny Litwhiler: S7.2XH(72625);1-2

Top 4

Ray Lamanno: S5
Bert Haas: 54(1)/FO
Max West: 13.1-2
Eddie Miller: 9

Bot 4

Phil Masi: 7
Mike McCormick: 9
Ray Sanders: S9
Dick Culler: S7.1-2
Ed Wright: 3/G

Top 5

Johnny Vander Meer: S9
Dain Clay: 14(1)/FO
Bobby Adams: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Connie Ryan: W
Billy Herman: D8.1-H
Tommy Holmes: 54/SH.2-3
Danny Litwhiler: W
Phil Masi: S8.3-H;1-2
Mike McCormick: 5
Ray Sanders: K

Top 6

Grady Hatton: S9
Al Libke: 46(1)3/GDP
Ray Lamanno: S7
Bert Haas: 4

Bot 6

Dick Culler: W
Ed Wright: 24/SH.1-2
Connie Ryan: 8
Billy Herman: K

Top 7

Max West: 9
Eddie Miller: 9
Johnny Vander Meer: 13

Bot 7

Tommy Holmes: 5
Danny Litwhiler: 8
Phil Masi: 63

Top 8

Dain Clay: 7
Bobby Adams: 4
Grady Hatton: 3/G

Bot 8

Mike McCormick: 5/L
Ray Sanders: 3/G
Dick Culler: S7
Ed Wright: D7.1-3
Connie Ryan: K

Top 9

Al Libke: 8
Ray Lamanno: 4
Bert Haas: 9