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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1946-09-16 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 6605 · 70°F, night, dry · 2:01

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–0. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 4th. Ed Wright earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
BSN	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		4	10

W: Ed Wright L: Joe Beggs SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Claude Corbitt	4	1	1	0
Benny Zientara	2	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	2	2	0
Ray Mueller	5	1	0	1
Eddie Lukon	4	0	0	0
Max West	4	1	0	0
Bert Haas	4	1	0	0
Bobby Adams	4	2	0	0
Joe Beggs	0	0	1	0
Al Libke	1	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	1	0	0	0
Dain Clay	2	0	0	0
Ray Lamanno	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	2	1	2	0	2	0
Johnny Hopp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy Neill	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Padgett	2	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Barrett	1	1	0	0	1	0
Nanny Fernandez	4	1	2	2	0	1
Connie Ryan	3	0	0	1	1	1
Ed Wright	4	0	2	0	0	0
Phil Masi	2	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Beggs	4.0	7	2	1
Johnny Vander Meer	3.0	2	2	2
Harry Gumbert	1.0	1	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wright	9.0	9	5	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Claude Corbitt: S1
Benny Zientara: 13/SH.1-2
Lonny Frey: W
Ray Mueller: 7
Eddie Lukon: 23

Bot 1

Dick Culler: W
Johnny Hopp: S9.1-3
Tommy Neill: S8.3-H;1-2
Tommy Holmes: 3
Don Padgett: 7
Johnny Barrett: 43

Top 2

Max West: 9
Bert Haas: 4
Bobby Adams: S7
Joe Beggs: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Joe Beggs: W
Claude Corbitt: W.1-2
Benny Zientara: 5(2)/FO

Bot 2

Nanny Fernandez: K
Connie Ryan: 4/L
Ed Wright: D9
Dick Culler: S8.2XH(82)

Top 3

Lonny Frey: W
Ray Mueller: K
Eddie Lukon: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Johnny Hopp: 43
Tommy Neill: 31
Tommy Holmes: 43

Top 4

Max West: 43
Bert Haas: 5/L
Bobby Adams: 7

Bot 4

Don Padgett: S5
Johnny Barrett: W.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: T.2-H;1-H
Connie Ryan: 7.3-H
Ed Wright: 53
Dick Culler: S
Johnny Hopp: CS2(26)

Top 5

Al Libke: 2/FL
Claude Corbitt: 8
Benny Zientara: D7
Lonny Frey: S3.2-3
Ray Mueller: 6

Bot 5

Johnny Hopp: 31
Tommy Neill: 43
Tommy Holmes: E5
Phil Masi: S7.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: 7

Top 6

Eddie Lukon: 6
Max West: D9
Bert Haas: S5.2-2
Bobby Adams: 7
Johnny Vander Meer: 3/G

Bot 6

Nanny Fernandez: 7
Connie Ryan: K
Ed Wright: S9
Dick Culler: W.1-2
Johnny Hopp: 143

Top 7

Claude Corbitt: 63
Dain Clay: 63
Lonny Frey: S5
Ray Mueller: S8.1-2
Eddie Lukon: 8

Bot 7

Carden Gillenwater: W
Tommy Holmes: K/C
Phil Masi: 4
Danny Litwhiler: CS2(24)

Top 8

Max West: 9
Bert Haas: 7
Bobby Adams: S1/BG
Ray Lamanno: W.1-2
Claude Corbitt: 7

Bot 8

Danny Litwhiler: 8
Nanny Fernandez: S7
Connie Ryan: W.1-2
Ed Wright: CS3(2)
Ed Wright: 3/G

Top 9

Dain Clay: 7
Lonny Frey: 43
Ray Mueller: 53

Notes & reviews

Benny Zientara argued that Don Padgett was out at 1B
Benny Zientara and Reds manager Bill McKechnie ejected by 3B umpire Tom Dunn for arguing the call on Don Padgett in the previous inning
Ed Wright missed a bunt

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