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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1946-07-11 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 19312 · 1:36

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 8–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 8th. Bucky Walters earned the win. Eddie Lukon went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bucky Walters L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bama Rowell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Herman	3	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Hopp	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Holmes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Sanders	4	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Masi	3	1	2	0	1	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	1	0	1
Dick Culler	3	0	1	1	0	0
Mort Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Adams	3	0	2	1	1	0
Grady Hatton	4	1	2	0	0	0
Al Libke	3	1	0	0	1	2
Bert Haas	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	2	2	0	0	2	0
Eddie Lukon	4	1	1	2	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	1	2	0	0
Bucky Walters	4	1	2	2	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	6.0	5	2	2
Ed Wright	1.1	2	2	1
Frank Barrett	0.2	2	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bama Rowell: 8
Billy Herman: 8
Johnny Hopp: D
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 1

Dain Clay: 43
Bobby Adams: D
Grady Hatton: 43.2-3
Al Libke: K

Top 2

Ray Sanders: S
Phil Masi: S4.1-3;B-2(E4/TH)
Connie Ryan: 9/F.3-H;2-3
Dick Culler: S.3-H(UR)
Mort Cooper: 23/SH.1-2
Bama Rowell: 8/L

Bot 2

Bert Haas: 63
Ray Mueller: E6
Eddie Lukon: 36(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
Eddie Miller: 4/P

Top 3

Billy Herman: D
Johnny Hopp: 3/G.2-3
Tommy Holmes: 3/G
Ray Sanders: 6

Bot 3

Bucky Walters: 53
Dain Clay: 3/P/FL
Bobby Adams: W
Grady Hatton: 9/9D

Top 4

Phil Masi: 43
Connie Ryan: K
Dick Culler: 63

Bot 4

Al Libke: K
Bert Haas: 31
Ray Mueller: W
Eddie Lukon: HR/9.1-H
Eddie Miller: 8/8D

Top 5

Mort Cooper: 3/G
Bama Rowell: 3/G
Billy Herman: K/C

Bot 5

Bucky Walters: S4
Dain Clay: BK.1-2
Dain Clay: 54/SH.2-3
Bobby Adams: D7.BX3(765);3-H
Grady Hatton: S
Al Libke: 5/P

Top 6

Johnny Hopp: K
Tommy Holmes: 8
Ray Sanders: S
Phil Masi: W.1-2
Connie Ryan: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Bert Haas: 9
Ray Mueller: 53
Eddie Lukon: 8/L

Top 7

Dick Culler: 63
Mike McCormick: 63
Bama Rowell: 63

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 4/P
Bucky Walters: 13
Dain Clay: K

Top 8

Billy Herman: HP
Johnny Hopp: 56(1)/FO/BG
Tommy Holmes: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Bobby Adams: 3#
Grady Hatton: T8
Al Libke: IW
Bert Haas: S7.1-2;3-H
Ray Mueller: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Lukon: 4/L
Eddie Miller: S9.1-2;2-H;3-H
Bucky Walters: D8.1-H;2-H
Dain Clay: 13

Top 9

Ray Sanders: 53
Phil Masi: S
Connie Ryan: 54(1)3/GDP