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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1949-08-25 · Night game · Braves Field · 10 innings · Att: 11107 · night · 2:20

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 4–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 4th. Ken Raffensberger earned the win. Grady Hatton went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ken Raffensberger L: Nels Potter SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Harry Walker	4	0	1	0	1	0
Lloyd Merriman	5	1	2	1	0	0
Grady Hatton	5	1	1	2	0	1
Walker Cooper	4	0	0	0	0	1
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	3	0	0	0	0	3
Ken Raffensberger	4	1	1	0	0	2

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	5	0	1	0	0	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	1	1	1	1
Al Dark	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Russell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Heath	3	1	1	0	1	1
Tommy Holmes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	5	1	2	1	0	0
Mickey Livingston	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Voiselle	2	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Sauer	1	0	1	0	0	0
Del Crandall	1	1	0	0	1	0
Nels Potter	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sibby Sisti	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marv Rickert	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	10.0	9	6	5

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	7.0	6	1	5
Nels Potter	3.0	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Harry Walker: W
Lloyd Merriman: 6
Grady Hatton: 46(1)/FO
Walker Cooper: 3/G

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: S
Elbie Fletcher: CS2(26)
Elbie Fletcher: W
Al Dark: 9
Jim Russell: 2/FL

Top 2

Virgil Stallcup: 7/L
Ted Kluszewski: 43
Johnny Wyrostek: 7

Bot 2

Jeff Heath: D8/8XD
Tommy Holmes: 43.2-2#
Connie Ryan: S.2-H
Mickey Livingston: 63.1-2
Bill Voiselle: S7.2-H;B-3(E7)
Eddie Stanky: 8

Top 3

Bobby Adams: K
Ken Raffensberger: K
Harry Walker: 53

Bot 3

Elbie Fletcher: 3/G
Al Dark: 13
Jim Russell: S
Jeff Heath: 7

Top 4

Lloyd Merriman: D
Grady Hatton: HR/9D.2-H
Walker Cooper: 63
Virgil Stallcup: 63
Ted Kluszewski: S
Johnny Wyrostek: 53

Bot 4

Tommy Holmes: 6
Connie Ryan: 7
Mickey Livingston: 8

Top 5

Bobby Adams: K
Ken Raffensberger: 43
Harry Walker: S
Lloyd Merriman: CS2(26)

Bot 5

Bill Voiselle: 53
Eddie Stanky: 3/G
Elbie Fletcher: K

Top 6

Lloyd Merriman: 43
Grady Hatton: E1
Walker Cooper: 4
Virgil Stallcup: K

Bot 6

Al Dark: 13
Jim Russell: E5/TH
Jeff Heath: K
Tommy Holmes: 5/FL

Top 7

Ted Kluszewski: HR/78XD
Johnny Wyrostek: D
Bobby Adams: 54/SH.2-3
Ken Raffensberger: K
Harry Walker: 53

Bot 7

Connie Ryan: 13
Mickey Livingston: W
Ed Sauer: S8.1-3
Eddie Stanky: K
Elbie Fletcher: D9.3-H;1-3
Al Dark: IW
Jim Russell: 7

Top 8

Lloyd Merriman: 9/L
Grady Hatton: K
Walker Cooper: K

Bot 8

Jeff Heath: W
Tommy Holmes: 56(1)/FO
Connie Ryan: D7.1-3
Del Crandall: IW
Nels Potter: CSH(2).2-3(E2/TH2)
Nels Potter: K/C

Top 9

Virgil Stallcup: 63
Ted Kluszewski: 43
Johnny Wyrostek: 9

Bot 9

Eddie Stanky: 9
Elbie Fletcher: 31
Al Dark: S
Jim Russell: 7

Top 10

Bobby Adams: K
Ken Raffensberger: D8/8XD
Harry Walker: 7
Lloyd Merriman: T8/8XD.2-H
Grady Hatton: 43

Bot 10

Sibby Sisti: W
Marv Rickert: K
Connie Ryan: 53.1-2
Del Crandall: 5

Notes & reviews

Braves interim manager Johnny Cooney was sick with a fever so coach Jimmy Brown managed the Braves
pitch out on a squeeze play; the Braves argued that Walker Cooper did not tag Tommy Holmes
Tommy Holmes ejected by HP umpire Lon Warneke for continuing to argue the call at HP

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