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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1947-08-03 · Day game · Crosley Field · 97°F, sunny, dry · 2:16

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 3rd. Red Barrett earned the win and Walt Lanfranconi picked up the save. Earl Torgeson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Red Barrett L: Ewell Blackwell SV: Walt Lanfranconi

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	4	1	3	0	1	0
Johnny Hopp	5	1	2	2	0	0
Bama Rowell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	1
Earl Torgeson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	1	0	0	2
Connie Ryan	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Red Barrett	2	1	0	0	1	0
Mike McCormick	2	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bobby Adams	5	1	1	0	0	2
Grady Hatton	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Young	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bert Haas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Augie Galan	2	0	1	0	2	0
Ray Lamanno	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ewell Blackwell	2	0	0	0	0	1
Kent Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Lukon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hugh Poland	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	7.2	6	3	2
Walt Lanfranconi	1.1	1	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	6.0	7	2	3
Kent Peterson	3.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: W
Johnny Hopp: S8.1-2
Bama Rowell: 25(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Bob Elliott: K
Earl Torgeson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 1

Frank Baumholtz: 6
Bobby Adams: S7
Grady Hatton: S9.1-3
Babe Young: 9.3-H
Bert Haas: 3/FL

Top 2

Phil Masi: K
Connie Ryan: 4
Nanny Fernandez: 7

Bot 2

Augie Galan: S8
Ray Lamanno: E4.1-2
Eddie Miller: 7
Ewell Blackwell: 35(2)/FO.1-2
Frank Baumholtz: 5(2)/FO

Top 3

Red Barrett: W
Tommy Holmes: D9/89.1-3
Johnny Hopp: S7.3-H;2-H
Bama Rowell: SB2
Bama Rowell: 9
Bob Elliott: 9.2-3
Earl Torgeson: D9.3-H
Phil Masi: 7

Bot 3

Bobby Adams: 7
Grady Hatton: 31
Babe Young: 2/FL

Top 4

Connie Ryan: S9
Nanny Fernandez: 8
Red Barrett: 34/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: S6.2-3
Johnny Hopp: 43

Bot 4

Bert Haas: 63
Augie Galan: 43
Ray Lamanno: 43

Top 5

Bama Rowell: 5/FL
Bob Elliott: 13
Earl Torgeson: HR/9
Phil Masi: K/C

Bot 5

Eddie Miller: 53
Ewell Blackwell: K
Frank Baumholtz: HR/9
Bobby Adams: 5/L

Top 6

Connie Ryan: 8
Nanny Fernandez: 53
Red Barrett: 4/L

Bot 6

Grady Hatton: 9
Babe Young: S3
Bert Haas: 4
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Ray Lamanno: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Tommy Holmes: S8
Johnny Hopp: 16(1)/FO
Mike McCormick: 5
Bob Elliott: 4

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 63
Kent Peterson: 31
Frank Baumholtz: 9

Top 8

Earl Torgeson: 4
Phil Masi: S8
Connie Ryan: 5
Nanny Fernandez: D7.1-3
Red Barrett: 8

Bot 8

Bobby Adams: K
Grady Hatton: 3/G
Babe Young: W
Bert Haas: S8.1-2
Augie Galan: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Lukon: 9

Top 9

Tommy Holmes: 9
Johnny Hopp: 4
Mike McCormick: 53

Bot 9

Eddie Miller: 63
Hugh Poland: 63
Frank Baumholtz: D7
Bobby Adams: K/C

Notes & reviews

Ewell Blackwell left with heat exhaustion
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HP umpire Dusty Boggess left with heat exhaustion
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umpire Dusty Boggess returned to the field at 3B

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