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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1949-06-08 · Night game · Braves Field · 15 innings · Att: 14161 · 58°F, night, dry · 4:03

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–7. Boston Braves put up 6 in the 2nd. Nels Potter earned the win. Jim Russell went 3-for-7 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
CIN	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	21
BSN	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	12

W: Nels Potter L: Eddie Erautt SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Grady Hatton	8	1	3	0	0	1
Frank Baumholtz	7	2	2	2	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	6	1	3	1	2	1
Hank Sauer	8	1	2	0	0	3
Ted Kluszewski	8	1	1	0	0	0
Virgil Stallcup	8	0	3	2	0	1
Jimmy Bloodworth	6	0	2	0	0	1
Ray Mueller	6	1	5	1	1	0
Ken Raffensberger	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herm Wehmeier	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Adams	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lloyd Merriman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Claude Corbitt	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Erautt	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	7	1	2	2	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	6	1	3	1	1	1
Al Dark	8	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Elliott	3	1	0	0	5	0
Jim Russell	7	0	3	3	1	0
Clint Conatser	2	1	0	0	1	0
Sibby Sisti	4	1	0	0	1	2
Phil Masi	4	1	0	0	1	2
Johnny Sain	2	1	1	1	0	0
Marv Rickert	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nels Potter	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bill Salkeld	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Holmes	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	1.2	3	3	1
Herm Wehmeier	4.1	3	5	3
Harry Gumbert	3.0	0	0	0
Frank Fanovich	1.0	0	1	2
Eddie Erautt	4.0	5	3	1
Howie Fox	0.0	1	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	5.2	13	1	1
Nels Potter	9.1	8	3	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Grady Hatton: T7
Frank Baumholtz: D9.3-H
Johnny Wyrostek: PB.2-3
Johnny Wyrostek: 3/G.3-H(UR)
Hank Sauer: 7/FL
Ted Kluszewski: 9

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 9/FL
Elbie Fletcher: W
Al Dark: 9
Bob Elliott: W.1-2
Jim Russell: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Virgil Stallcup: 63
Jimmy Bloodworth: S8
Ray Mueller: S7.1-2
Ken Raffensberger: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Grady Hatton: 8

Bot 2

Clint Conatser: 5E3
Sibby Sisti: W.1-2
Phil Masi: 7
Johnny Sain: S7.2-H(UR);1-3(E7/TH);B-2
Eddie Stanky: S8.3-H;2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Elbie Fletcher: K
Al Dark: D7.2-H(UR)
Bob Elliott: W
Jim Russell: D8.2-H(UR);1-H
Clint Conatser: W
Sibby Sisti: K

Top 3

Frank Baumholtz: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: S8
Hank Sauer: S7.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Virgil Stallcup: 13

Bot 3

Phil Masi: W
Johnny Sain: 14/SH.1-2
Eddie Stanky: 3
Elbie Fletcher: S8.2-H
Al Dark: 3

Top 4

Jimmy Bloodworth: 8/L
Ray Mueller: S5
Herm Wehmeier: 64(1)/FO
Grady Hatton: 8

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 63
Jim Russell: 13
Clint Conatser: 6

Top 5

Frank Baumholtz: 6
Johnny Wyrostek: W
Hank Sauer: S7.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: S1.2-3;1-2
Virgil Stallcup: S7.3-H;2-H;1X3(75);B-2(TH3)
Jimmy Bloodworth: 8

Bot 5

Sibby Sisti: 4
Phil Masi: K/C
Johnny Sain: 9

Top 6

Ray Mueller: S7
Herm Wehmeier: K
Grady Hatton: 3/G.1-2
Frank Baumholtz: T7/78.2-H;BXH(76E2)(NR)(UR)
Johnny Wyrostek: S9
Hank Sauer: K

Bot 6

Eddie Stanky: S8
Elbie Fletcher: 34/SH.1-2
Al Dark: 9
Bob Elliott: W
Jim Russell: W.2-3;1-2
Marv Rickert: K

Top 7

Ted Kluszewski: E6/G
Virgil Stallcup: S8.1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Ray Mueller: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Bobby Adams: W.2-3;1-2
Grady Hatton: K
Frank Baumholtz: 43

Bot 7

Sibby Sisti: 9
Phil Masi: 63
Nels Potter: 53

Top 8

Johnny Wyrostek: 9
Hank Sauer: K/C
Ted Kluszewski: 63

Bot 8

Eddie Stanky: 7
Elbie Fletcher: 8
Al Dark: 63

Top 9

Virgil Stallcup: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: 63
Ray Mueller: 53

Bot 9

Bob Elliott: 7
Jim Russell: 43
Marv Rickert: 43

Top 10

Lloyd Merriman: 8
Grady Hatton: S9
Frank Baumholtz: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Wyrostek: S8.1-3
Hank Sauer: K

Bot 10

Sibby Sisti: K
Phil Masi: K
Nels Potter: W
Eddie Stanky: 64(1)/FO

Top 11

Ted Kluszewski: 63
Virgil Stallcup: 53
Jimmy Bloodworth: D8
Ray Mueller: IW
Danny Litwhiler: 7

Bot 11

Elbie Fletcher: S9
Al Dark: 6(1)3/GDP
Bob Elliott: W
Jim Russell: 3/G

Top 12

Grady Hatton: S9
Frank Baumholtz: 54/SH.1-2
Johnny Wyrostek: IW
Hank Sauer: 65(2)/FO.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 3/G

Bot 12

Marv Rickert: S9
Sibby Sisti: 34/SH.1-2
Bill Salkeld: IW
Nels Potter: 6
Eddie Stanky: HP.2-3;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Top 13

Virgil Stallcup: 7
Claude Corbitt: 13
Ray Mueller: S8
Eddie Erautt: K

Bot 13

Al Dark: 53
Bob Elliott: 53
Jim Russell: S9
Marv Rickert: 8

Top 14

Grady Hatton: 5/FL
Frank Baumholtz: 13
Johnny Wyrostek: K

Bot 14

Tommy Holmes: W
Bill Salkeld: 34/SH.1-2
Nels Potter: K/C
Eddie Stanky: 63

Top 15

Hank Sauer: 53
Ted Kluszewski: 13
Virgil Stallcup: S8
Claude Corbitt: 4

Bot 15

Elbie Fletcher: D8
Al Dark: S4.2-3
Bob Elliott: IW.1-2
Jim Russell: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2