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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1946-08-22 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 16855 · 2:12

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 2–0. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win. Lonny Frey went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Rube Melton SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	2	0	0
Pete Reiser	4	0	0	2
Dixie Walker	3	0	1	2
Carl Furillo	2	0	1	0
Cookie Lavagetto	3	0	0	0
Howie Schultz	3	1	0	0
Bruce Edwards	2	0	1	1
Rube Melton	2	0	0	0
Ferrell Anderson	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Claude Corbitt	3	1	1	0	1	0
Benny Zientara	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	1	0	0	1
Grady Hatton	2	0	1	1	1	0
Al Libke	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lonny Frey	2	1	1	1	1	0
Dain Clay	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Usher	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	7.0	9	3	3
Vic Lombardi	1.0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	3	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 8
Pee Wee Reese: S/8
Pete Reiser: K
Dixie Walker: K

Bot 1

Claude Corbitt: D/7
Benny Zientara: 13/SH.2-3
Bert Haas: 4
Grady Hatton: S/9.3-H
Al Libke: CS2(26)

Top 2

Carl Furillo: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 46(1)3/GDP
Howie Schultz: 6/P7

Bot 2

Al Libke: 9/L
Ray Mueller: 8/P
Lonny Frey: HR/9D
Dain Clay: S/78
Johnny Vander Meer: 13

Top 3

Bruce Edwards: 9
Rube Melton: 8
Eddie Stanky: 9

Bot 3

Claude Corbitt: 5
Benny Zientara: 43
Bert Haas: 53

Top 4

Pee Wee Reese: 9/89XD
Pete Reiser: 2/FL
Dixie Walker: 6

Bot 4

Grady Hatton: HP
Al Libke: S/9.1-3
Ray Mueller: K
Lonny Frey: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Dain Clay: 6/P7

Top 5

Carl Furillo: 9
Cookie Lavagetto: 13
Howie Schultz: D/78
Bruce Edwards: K

Bot 5

Johnny Vander Meer: K
Claude Corbitt: 7/L
Benny Zientara: S/G46
Bert Haas: CS2(2E4)
Bert Haas: K

Top 6

Rube Melton: 13
Eddie Stanky: 53
Pee Wee Reese: S/78
Pete Reiser: K

Bot 6

Grady Hatton: 7
Al Libke: W
Ray Mueller: S/P9.1-2
Lonny Frey: W.2-3;1-2
Dain Clay: 52(3)65(2)/GDP

Top 7

Dixie Walker: W
Carl Furillo: 8/P
Cookie Lavagetto: 6
Howie Schultz: 13

Bot 7

Johnny Vander Meer: 63
Claude Corbitt: W
Benny Zientara: S6.1X3(64546);B-2
Bert Haas: S/BR.2X3(6)

Top 8

Bruce Edwards: W
Ferrell Anderson: 2/FL
Eddie Stanky: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 8

Grady Hatton: W
Bob Usher: 8/L
Ray Mueller: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Pee Wee Reese: 8
Pete Reiser: 63
Dixie Walker: K