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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-05-18 · Day game · Crosley Field · 82°F, cloudy, dry · Wind to CF · 2:01

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 2–1. Ewell Blackwell earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ewell Blackwell L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Tatum	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Lukon	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bert Haas	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ray Lamanno	4	0	1	0	0	1
Benny Zientara	4	1	3	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	2	1	0	0
Bobby Adams	2	0	1	0	0	1
Ewell Blackwell	3	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	8.0	10	1	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	9.0	9	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Connie Ryan: 9
Tommy Holmes: 5
Johnny Hopp: K

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: D7
Tommy Tatum: 8
Eddie Lukon: W
Bert Haas: 8
Ray Lamanno: K

Top 2

Bob Elliott: K/C
Bama Rowell: S7
Phil Masi: K
Earl Torgeson: K

Bot 2

Benny Zientara: S6
Eddie Miller: S7.1-2
Bobby Adams: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Ewell Blackwell: 3/G
Frank Baumholtz: 53

Top 3

Dick Culler: 63
Mort Cooper: 13
Connie Ryan: S4
Tommy Holmes: 6

Bot 3

Tommy Tatum: 9
Eddie Lukon: 2/FL
Bert Haas: 43

Top 4

Johnny Hopp: 43
Bob Elliott: 9
Bama Rowell: S8
Phil Masi: CS2(24)

Bot 4

Ray Lamanno: 53
Benny Zientara: S1
Eddie Miller: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Phil Masi: 13
Earl Torgeson: 8
Dick Culler: K

Bot 5

Bobby Adams: S7
Ewell Blackwell: 3
Frank Baumholtz: SB2
Frank Baumholtz: 13
Tommy Tatum: 4

Top 6

Mort Cooper: K/C
Connie Ryan: S9
Tommy Holmes: S9.1-3
Johnny Hopp: FC4.3XH(42);1-2
Bob Elliott: S9.2-H;1-2
Bama Rowell: 43

Bot 6

Eddie Lukon: 6
Bert Haas: 7/L
Ray Lamanno: S6
Benny Zientara: 9

Top 7

Phil Masi: 9
Earl Torgeson: S9
Dick Culler: S6.1-2
Mort Cooper: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 63
Bobby Adams: K
Ewell Blackwell: 43

Top 8

Connie Ryan: K
Tommy Holmes: 7
Johnny Hopp: S8
Bob Elliott: CS2(24)

Bot 8

Frank Baumholtz: K
Tommy Tatum: S6
Eddie Lukon: K
Bert Haas: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Bert Haas: S9.3-H
Ray Lamanno: 53

Top 9

Bob Elliott: W
Bama Rowell: 54/SH.1-2
Phil Masi: 9
Earl Torgeson: IW
Frank McCormick: 5(2)/FO

Bot 9

Benny Zientara: D9
Eddie Miller: D7.2-H