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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1948-08-02 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 12994 · 2:28

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 3–1. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Vern Bickford SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Baumholtz	4	1	1	0	0	0
Claude Corbitt	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Wyrostek	3	0	0	1	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	2	1	0	1
Grady Hatton	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Lamanno	4	0	0	0	0	0
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	1	1	0	1
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Dark	5	1	1	0	0	0
Earl Torgeson	2	0	1	0	3	1
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Russell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike McCormick	4	0	3	0	0	1
Phil Masi	3	0	1	0	1	2
Bobby Sturgeon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Vern Bickford	2	0	0	0	0	2
Sibby Sisti	0	0	0	0	1	0
Clint Conatser	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	8	7	8

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	7.0	4	2	4
Clyde Shoun	1.0	1	1	0
Bobby Hogue	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Baumholtz: 8
Claude Corbitt: K
Johnny Wyrostek: W
Danny Litwhiler: 4/P

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 6/P
Al Dark: 43
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: 9

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: D8
Grady Hatton: 8/L
Ray Lamanno: 9
Virgil Stallcup: D7.2-H
Johnny Vander Meer: K

Bot 2

Jim Russell: K
Mike McCormick: D
Phil Masi: W
Bobby Sturgeon: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Vern Bickford: K

Top 3

Frank Baumholtz: 7
Claude Corbitt: 8
Johnny Wyrostek: 7

Bot 3

Tommy Holmes: 63
Al Dark: 63
Earl Torgeson: D
Bob Elliott: 13

Top 4

Danny Litwhiler: 7
Ted Kluszewski: K
Grady Hatton: W
Ray Lamanno: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Ray Lamanno: 8

Bot 4

Jim Russell: 53
Mike McCormick: D
Phil Masi: K
Bobby Sturgeon: IW
Vern Bickford: K/C

Top 5

Virgil Stallcup: 53
Johnny Vander Meer: 43
Frank Baumholtz: 63

Bot 5

Tommy Holmes: S
Al Dark: 64(1)3/GDP
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Jim Russell: 9

Top 6

Claude Corbitt: 2/FL
Johnny Wyrostek: E6.BX1(3)
Danny Litwhiler: D7
Ted Kluszewski: S8.2-H
Grady Hatton: 53

Bot 6

Mike McCormick: K
Phil Masi: K/C
Bobby Sturgeon: 8

Top 7

Ray Lamanno: 13
Virgil Stallcup: K
Johnny Vander Meer: 63

Bot 7

Sibby Sisti: W
Tommy Holmes: 16(1)3/GDP
Al Dark: D7
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: D1.1-3;2-H
Jim Russell: 63

Top 8

Frank Baumholtz: S8
Claude Corbitt: E1/SH.1-3;B-2
Johnny Wyrostek: 7.3-H(UR)
Danny Litwhiler: IW
Ted Kluszewski: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Mike McCormick: S8
Phil Masi: S9.1-3
Bobby Sturgeon: 8
Clint Conatser: K
Frank McCormick: 2/FL

Top 9

Grady Hatton: 7
Ray Lamanno: 3/P
Virgil Stallcup: 8

Bot 9

Al Dark: 5/P
Earl Torgeson: K
Bob Elliott: 9

Notes & reviews

Al Dark threw wildly to 1B and the ball struck the wall of the grandstand and caromed to Earl Torgeson; Torgeson tagged Johnny Wyrostek who had rounded 1B too far
the line drive struck Johnny Vander Meer on his right knee and caromed over the 3B line near the Brave's bench

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