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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1947-04-19 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:07

Boston Braves defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–3. Boston Braves put up 5 in the 2nd. Ed Wright earned the win. Bob Elliott went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	8
BSN	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	2		9	12

W: Ed Wright L: Tommy Hughes SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Butch Henline · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: Bill Stewart · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	1	1	0	0	0
Del Ennis	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ron Northey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Tabor	3	1	2	0	1	0
Don Padgett	4	1	1	2	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	1	0	0
Emil Verban	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Hughes	2	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0	1
Buster Adams	1	0	1	0	0	0
Andy Seminick	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Etten	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	2	1	1	2	3	0
Johnny Hopp	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	5	1	1	1	0	0
Tommy Holmes	5	3	3	0	0	0
Phil Masi	2	2	2	1	2	0
Earl Torgeson	2	0	0	0	2	0
Dick Culler	3	1	2	1	2	0
Ed Wright	4	1	1	2	1	1
Mike McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Hughes	6.0	9	5	1
Dick Koecher	2.0	3	5	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wright	9.0	8	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Newsome: 9/L
Johnny Wyrostek: 8
Del Ennis: W
Ron Northey: 43

Bot 1

Connie Ryan: W
Johnny Hopp: 43.1-2
Bama Rowell: 3/G.2-3
Bob Elliott: 3/P

Top 2

Jim Tabor: S7
Don Padgett: 6(1)3/GDP
Frank McCormick: 5/P/FL

Bot 2

Tommy Holmes: S/78
Phil Masi: W.1-2
Earl Torgeson: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Dick Culler: IW
Ed Wright: D/89.1-3;2-H;3-H
Connie Ryan: S9.2-H;3-H
Johnny Hopp: SB2
Johnny Hopp: S7.2-3
Bama Rowell: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Bob Elliott: 7

Top 3

Emil Verban: 43
Tommy Hughes: 8
Skeeter Newsome: 53

Bot 3

Tommy Holmes: 4/P
Phil Masi: S7
Earl Torgeson: 8
Dick Culler: S9.1-3
Ed Wright: K23

Top 4

Johnny Wyrostek: 6/P
Del Ennis: K
Ron Northey: S9
Jim Tabor: D/89.1-3
Don Padgett: 13

Bot 4

Connie Ryan: W
Johnny Hopp: 3/G.1-2
Bama Rowell: 13.2-3
Bob Elliott: 4/P

Top 5

Frank McCormick: S9
Emil Verban: 4
Tommy Hughes: K/BF
Skeeter Newsome: 8/L

Bot 5

Tommy Holmes: D7
Phil Masi: S8.2-H
Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
Dick Culler: 2/FL/BP
Ed Wright: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Johnny Wyrostek: D9
Del Ennis: 8
Ron Northey: 6/P
Jim Tabor: W
Don Padgett: D9.1-H;2-H
Frank McCormick: D/78.2-H
Emil Verban: 4/P

Bot 6

Connie Ryan: 6/P
Johnny Hopp: S9
Bama Rowell: 63.1-2
Bob Elliott: 9

Top 7

Charlie Gilbert: K/C
Skeeter Newsome: 53
Johnny Wyrostek: E4
Del Ennis: 8/8D

Bot 7

Tommy Holmes: S4
Phil Masi: 14/SH.1-2
Earl Torgeson: E4.B-2;2-H(E8)(NR)
Dick Culler: CS3(25)
Dick Culler: W
Ed Wright: W.1-2
Connie Ryan: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Hopp: 9

Top 8

Ron Northey: 9
Jim Tabor: 4/P
Don Padgett: E2
Frank McCormick: 6(1)/FO

Bot 8

Mike McCormick: 63
Bob Elliott: HR/9
Tommy Holmes: 13
Phil Masi: W
Earl Torgeson: W.1-2
Dick Culler: S7.1-3;2-H
Ed Wright: 13

Top 9

Buster Adams: S5
Andy Seminick: 64(1)3/GDP
Nick Etten: 3/G