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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-08-01 · Day game · Crosley Field · 1:58

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Johnny Sain earned the win. Bob Elliott went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Sain L: Johnny Vander Meer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	2	1	0	0	1	0
Mike McCormick	4	1	1	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	2	1	1
Frank McCormick	3	0	0	0	1	1
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Culler	2	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Camelli	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	3	1	2	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	4	0	2	0	0	0
Benny Zientara	3	0	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	4	1	1	0	0	0
Babe Young	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	0	1	0	0
Augie Galan	2	0	1	0	2	1
Ray Mueller	4	0	2	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Lukon	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	9.0	7	2	3

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	5	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 63
Mike McCormick: S7
Danny Litwhiler: 8
Bob Elliott: WP.1-2
Bob Elliott: HR/9.2-H
Frank McCormick: 43

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: S4.B-2(E4)
Benny Zientara: 5/L
Grady Hatton: 31.2-3
Babe Young: 7

Top 2

Connie Ryan: 8
Dick Culler: W
Hank Camelli: CS2(24)
Hank Camelli: 4/P

Bot 2

Bert Haas: 4/P
Augie Galan: W
Ray Mueller: S7.1-2
Eddie Miller: 13.1-2;2-3
Johnny Vander Meer: K

Top 3

Johnny Sain: 5/P
Tommy Holmes: HP
Mike McCormick: 9
Danny Litwhiler: 63

Bot 3

Frank Baumholtz: 63
Benny Zientara: 63
Grady Hatton: 3/G

Top 4

Bob Elliott: 5/P/FL
Frank McCormick: W
Connie Ryan: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Babe Young: D8
Bert Haas: 43.2-3
Augie Galan: W
Ray Mueller: S8.1-3;3-H
Eddie Miller: FC1/BG.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Johnny Vander Meer: K

Top 5

Dick Culler: 63
Hank Camelli: 3/G
Johnny Sain: S8
Tommy Holmes: 8

Bot 5

Frank Baumholtz: S8
Benny Zientara: 14/SH.1-2
Grady Hatton: 7
Babe Young: 43

Top 6

Mike McCormick: 8/L
Danny Litwhiler: 8
Bob Elliott: K

Bot 6

Bert Haas: 2/FL
Augie Galan: S9
Ray Mueller: 64(1)/FO
Eddie Miller: 7

Top 7

Frank McCormick: 5/P
Connie Ryan: K
Dick Culler: 63

Bot 7

Johnny Vander Meer: 7
Frank Baumholtz: 7
Benny Zientara: 2/FL

Top 8

Hank Camelli: 43
Johnny Sain: D7
Tommy Holmes: W
Mike McCormick: 23.1-2;2-3
Danny Litwhiler: S8.2-H;3-H
Bob Elliott: CS2(14)

Bot 8

Grady Hatton: S5/BG
Babe Young: PB.1-2
Babe Young: 43.2-3
Bert Haas: 7.3-H(UR)
Augie Galan: K

Top 9

Bob Elliott: W
Frank McCormick: CS2(24)
Frank McCormick: K
Connie Ryan: 63

Bot 9

Ray Mueller: 63
Eddie Miller: 5
Eddie Lukon: 8