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Philadelphia Phillies @ Boston Braves

1949-04-18 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 9195 · overcast · 1:50

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Boston Braves 4–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 1st. Ken Heintzelman earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ken Heintzelman L: Johnny Sain SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lon Warneke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	1	1	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	5	1	2	1	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	3	0	0	0	1	0
Del Ennis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	0	1	1	1	0
Willie Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	2	0	0	1	2	1
Stan Lopata	4	1	1	0	0	2
Ken Heintzelman	3	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Eddie Stanky	4	0	0
Al Dark	4	3	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	1
Jim Russell	4	0	0
Pete Reiser	2	0	1
Tommy Holmes	3	0	0
Phil Masi	2	1	1
Johnny Sain	3	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Heintzelman	9.0	5	3	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	9.0	7	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: S8
Granny Hamner: FC1/TH2.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: FC1/SH/TH3.2-3;1-2
Del Ennis: 6/L
Bill Nicholson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Willie Jones: 4
Eddie Miller: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Stan Lopata: K

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 63
Al Dark: 53
Earl Torgeson: 9

Top 2

Ken Heintzelman: S7
Richie Ashburn: 64(1)/FO
Granny Hamner: 43.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 31

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: W
Jim Russell: 64(1)3/GDP
Pete Reiser: 43

Top 3

Del Ennis: S8
Bill Nicholson: S1/BG.1-3(E1/TH)
Willie Jones: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR)
Eddie Miller: W
Stan Lopata: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Tommy Holmes: 63
Phil Masi: W
Johnny Sain: 3/FL
Eddie Stanky: 9/FL

Top 4

Ken Heintzelman: 6
Richie Ashburn: 5/FL
Granny Hamner: S7
Eddie Waitkus: 7

Bot 4

Al Dark: S8
Earl Torgeson: 8
Bob Elliott: 9
Jim Russell: 8

Top 5

Del Ennis: 7
Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Willie Jones: 53

Bot 5

Pete Reiser: W
Tommy Holmes: 46(1)3/GDP
Phil Masi: S8
Johnny Sain: S8.1-2
Eddie Stanky: 4

Top 6

Eddie Miller: K
Stan Lopata: K
Ken Heintzelman: 63

Bot 6

Al Dark: S8
Earl Torgeson: 9/L
Bob Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Richie Ashburn: 8
Granny Hamner: 3/BG
Eddie Waitkus: W
Del Ennis: 4

Bot 7

Jim Russell: 43
Pete Reiser: 9
Tommy Holmes: 8/L

Top 8

Bill Nicholson: 43
Willie Jones: 7/FL
Eddie Miller: 63

Bot 8

Phil Masi: 53
Johnny Sain: 63
Eddie Stanky: 63

Top 9

Stan Lopata: S7
Ken Heintzelman: 14/SH.1-2
Richie Ashburn: 43.2-3
Granny Hamner: D/78.3-H
Eddie Waitkus: 7

Bot 9

Al Dark: D8/78
Earl Torgeson: 5/FL
Bob Elliott: 7/7D
Jim Russell: 5/FL

Notes & reviews

Richie Ashburn beat two consecutive throws by Johnny Sain

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