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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1946-08-23 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 4137 · 1:53

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 2–1. Kirby Higbe earned the win. Ray Mueller went 2-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	1	0	0	1	2	7
CIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9

W: Kirby Higbe L: Bucky Walters SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	1	2	0	0	0
Augie Galan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	2	0	0	1	2	0
Dixie Walker	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ed Stevens	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dick Whitman	4	0	2	1	0	0
Bruce Edwards	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kirby Higbe	4	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Claude Corbitt	3	0	0	0	0	1
Benny Zientara	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Libke	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ray Mueller	2	1	2	1	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dain Clay	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bucky Walters	3	0	1	0	0	2
Eddie Lukon	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	9	2	5

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	7	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 4
Augie Galan: 43
Pete Reiser: W
Dixie Walker: SB2
Dixie Walker: W
Ed Stevens: 7/L

Bot 1

Claude Corbitt: K/C
Benny Zientara: S9/G
Bert Haas: S/9.1-3
Grady Hatton: PO1(13)
Grady Hatton: 9/P

Top 2

Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Dick Whitman: 5/L
Bruce Edwards: 43

Bot 2

Al Libke: 5
Ray Mueller: HR/9D
Lonny Frey: 5/FL
Dain Clay: W
Bucky Walters: K

Top 3

Kirby Higbe: 43
Eddie Stanky: 9/P
Augie Galan: S/9
Pete Reiser: 3/G

Bot 3

Claude Corbitt: 63
Benny Zientara: 8/P
Bert Haas: 63

Top 4

Dixie Walker: W
Ed Stevens: 46(1)3/GDP
Pee Wee Reese: K/C

Bot 4

Grady Hatton: S/9
Al Libke: S/G46.1-2
Ray Mueller: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Lonny Frey: IW
Dain Clay: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Dick Whitman: 8/8D
Bruce Edwards: K/C
Kirby Higbe: 9

Bot 5

Bucky Walters: S3
Claude Corbitt: 54/SH.1-2
Benny Zientara: 9/L.2-3
Bert Haas: 53

Top 6

Eddie Stanky: T/8
Augie Galan: 2/FL
Pete Reiser: 163.3-H
Dixie Walker: 7

Bot 6

Grady Hatton: 8
Al Libke: 5/FL
Ray Mueller: S/78
Lonny Frey: S8/L8.1X3(845)

Top 7

Ed Stevens: 31
Pee Wee Reese: 63
Dick Whitman: D/P8
Bruce Edwards: 13

Bot 7

Dain Clay: 53
Bucky Walters: K
Claude Corbitt: 7

Top 8

Kirby Higbe: 3/G
Eddie Stanky: S/7
Augie Galan: 53.1-2
Pete Reiser: W
Dixie Walker: 8/P

Bot 8

Benny Zientara: 5/FL
Bert Haas: 5/FL
Grady Hatton: 3/FL

Top 9

Ed Stevens: D/8
Pee Wee Reese: 63
Dick Whitman: S9/G.2-H;BX2(913)
Bruce Edwards: D/7
Kirby Higbe: 63

Bot 9

Al Libke: S/8
Ray Mueller: 34/SH.1-2
Lonny Frey: K/C
Eddie Lukon: K