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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1948-09-23 Β· Night game Β· Shibe Park Β· Att: 2556 Β· 2:28

Cincinnati Reds defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 6th. Ken Raffensberger earned the win and Harry Gumbert picked up the save. Johnny Blatnik went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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W: Ken Raffensberger   L: Blix Donnelly   SV: Harry Gumbert

Umpires β€” HP: Beans Reardon Β· 1B: Lou Jorda Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Larry Goetz Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Grady Hatton501001
Frank Baumholtz412000
Hank Sauer311110
Ted Kluszewski311010
Johnny Wyrostek400000
Virgil Stallcup200110
Ray Lamanno301010
Benny Zientara400000
Ken Raffensberger300001
Harry Gumbert100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Harry Walker502000
Granny Hamner514000
Bert Haas400000
Del Ennis503001
Johnny Blatnik313220
Willie Jones400002
Putsy Caballero501000
Andy Seminick401000
Blix Donnelly200000
Stan Lopata100000
Bama Rowell100000
Jackie Mayo100000

Cincinnati Reds β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ken Raffensberger7.11123
Harry Gumbert1.2300

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Blix Donnelly7.0632
Monk Dubiel1.0010
Jim Konstanty1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Grady Hatton: S8
  • Frank Baumholtz: SB2
  • Frank Baumholtz: 6
  • Hank Sauer: 7/L
  • Ted Kluszewski: W
  • Johnny Wyrostek: 5/FL

Bot 1

  • Harry Walker: 3
  • Granny Hamner: S8
  • Bert Haas: SB2
  • Bert Haas: 8
  • Del Ennis: K

Top 2

  • Virgil Stallcup: 3/FL
  • Ray Lamanno: S7
  • Benny Zientara: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

  • Johnny Blatnik: W
  • Willie Jones: K
  • Putsy Caballero: SB2
  • Putsy Caballero: 43
  • Andy Seminick: 63

Top 3

  • Ken Raffensberger: K/C
  • Grady Hatton: 43
  • Frank Baumholtz: S8
  • Hank Sauer: WP.1-2
  • Hank Sauer: 13

Bot 3

  • Blix Donnelly: 63
  • Harry Walker: 8
  • Granny Hamner: S7
  • Bert Haas: 5/FL

Top 4

  • Ted Kluszewski: 53
  • Johnny Wyrostek: 43
  • Virgil Stallcup: 43

Bot 4

  • Del Ennis: S7
  • Johnny Blatnik: SB2
  • Johnny Blatnik: W
  • Willie Jones: K
  • Putsy Caballero: 3/FL
  • Andy Seminick: 5/FL

Top 5

  • Ray Lamanno: 13
  • Benny Zientara: 2/FL
  • Ken Raffensberger: 3/FL

Bot 5

  • Blix Donnelly: 3
  • Harry Walker: S7
  • Granny Hamner: CS2(26)
  • Granny Hamner: S7
  • Bert Haas: 7

Top 6

  • Grady Hatton: K
  • Frank Baumholtz: D7
  • Hank Sauer: S7.2-H
  • Ted Kluszewski: D.1-H(E1)(UR)
  • Johnny Wyrostek: 8.2-3
  • Virgil Stallcup: W
  • Ray Lamanno: SB2
  • Ray Lamanno: W
  • Benny Zientara: 9

Bot 6

  • Del Ennis: S7
  • Johnny Blatnik: S9.1-2
  • Willie Jones: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Putsy Caballero: 6
  • Andy Seminick: 63

Top 7

  • Ken Raffensberger: 8
  • Grady Hatton: 9
  • Frank Baumholtz: 7

Bot 7

  • Stan Lopata: 8
  • Harry Walker: S7
  • Granny Hamner: E5.1-2
  • Bert Haas: 3/FL
  • Del Ennis: 7/FL

Top 8

  • Hank Sauer: W
  • Ted Kluszewski: 74(1)/FO
  • Johnny Wyrostek: E4.1-3;B-2
  • Virgil Stallcup: 3/SH.3-H(UR);2-3
  • Ray Lamanno: 7

Bot 8

  • Johnny Blatnik: HR/7
  • Willie Jones: 63
  • Putsy Caballero: S8
  • Andy Seminick: S7.1-2
  • Bama Rowell: 9
  • Harry Walker: 8

Top 9

  • Benny Zientara: 8
  • Harry Gumbert: K
  • Grady Hatton: E4
  • Frank Baumholtz: CS2(24)

Bot 9

  • Granny Hamner: S1
  • Jackie Mayo: 9
  • Del Ennis: S4.1-2
  • Johnny Blatnik: S8.1-3;2-H
  • Willie Jones: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
  • Putsy Caballero: 63