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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-06-18 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 18137 · 1:51

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 6–0. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 1st. Ewell Blackwell earned the win. Babe Young went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ewell Blackwell L: Ed Wright SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	1	0
Johnny Hopp	2	1	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	0	1
Earl Torgeson	3	0	0
Phil Masi	2	1	0
Sibby Sisti	2	1	0
Connie Ryan	3	0	0
Walt Lanfranconi	2	0	1
Frank McCormick	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	5	2	4	0	0	0
Benny Zientara	3	0	1	0	0	1
Grady Hatton	1	2	1	0	4	0
Babe Young	5	2	2	6	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	5	0	2	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Lamanno	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ewell Blackwell	4	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Wright	1.1	3	3	1
Walt Lanfranconi	5.2	6	1	0
Andy Karl	1.0	3	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	9.0	0	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: W
Johnny Hopp: 34/SH.1-2
Bama Rowell: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: S
Benny Zientara: K
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Babe Young: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Bert Haas: HP
Augie Galan: E6.1-2
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Ray Lamanno: SB2
Ray Lamanno: IW
Ewell Blackwell: 8/L

Top 2

Bob Elliott: 43
Earl Torgeson: 7
Phil Masi: 3/P/FL

Bot 2

Frank Baumholtz: S
Benny Zientara: 34/SH.1-2
Grady Hatton: W
Babe Young: 9
Bert Haas: 3/P

Top 3

Sibby Sisti: 6/P
Connie Ryan: 43
Walt Lanfranconi: K

Bot 3

Augie Galan: S
Eddie Miller: 5/L
Ray Lamanno: E6.1-2
Ewell Blackwell: 2/FL
Frank Baumholtz: 9/FL

Top 4

Tommy Holmes: 13
Johnny Hopp: 7
Bama Rowell: 8

Bot 4

Benny Zientara: S
Grady Hatton: S.1-2
Babe Young: 5/P
Bert Haas: 8
Augie Galan: 8

Top 5

Bob Elliott: K
Earl Torgeson: 13
Phil Masi: 9

Bot 5

Eddie Miller: 63
Ray Lamanno: 63
Ewell Blackwell: S
Frank Baumholtz: S.1-2
Benny Zientara: 13

Top 6

Sibby Sisti: 8
Connie Ryan: 7
Walt Lanfranconi: 8

Bot 6

Grady Hatton: W
Babe Young: 3/P/FL
Bert Haas: 4/P
Augie Galan: 9

Top 7

Tommy Holmes: 53
Johnny Hopp: W
Bama Rowell: 9/F9DW
Bob Elliott: 9

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 53
Ray Lamanno: S
Ewell Blackwell: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Earl Torgeson: 53
Phil Masi: W
Sibby Sisti: W.1-2
Connie Ryan: 7
Frank McCormick: 5/L

Bot 8

Frank Baumholtz: S
Benny Zientara: 13/SH.1-2#
Grady Hatton: W
Babe Young: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Bert Haas: 23
Augie Galan: S
Eddie Miller: 6

Top 9

Tommy Holmes: 53
Johnny Hopp: 23/BG
Bama Rowell: K

Notes & reviews

Ewell Blackwell: 96 pitches
missing fielding credit

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