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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1950-07-30 · Day game · Braves Field · 96°F, sunny, dry · Wind to CF · 2:02

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–2. Vern Bickford earned the win. Luis Olmo went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vern Bickford L: Ken Raffensberger SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: Scotty Robb · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Merriman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	3	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Wyrostek	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	3	0	0	0	1	0
Connie Ryan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Usher	4	0	1	0	0	1
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hobie Landrith	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ken Raffensberger	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Roy Hartsfield	4	0	0	1	1
Sam Jethroe	4	0	1	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	1	1	1	1
Bob Elliott	4	1	1	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	0	0
Luis Olmo	4	1	2	1	1
Del Crandall	3	1	2	0	0
Buddy Kerr	2	0	0	0	0
Vern Bickford	2	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	8.0	8	0	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	9.0	4	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Merriman: 63
Grady Hatton: W
Johnny Wyrostek: 43.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: IW
Connie Ryan: E5/TH1.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Bob Usher: K/C

Bot 1

Roy Hartsfield: K
Sam Jethroe: 3
Earl Torgeson: HR/9
Bob Elliott: 7

Top 2

Virgil Stallcup: 7
Hobie Landrith: S7
Ken Raffensberger: 6
Lloyd Merriman: 2/FL

Bot 2

Sid Gordon: 7
Luis Olmo: HR/78
Del Crandall: S8
Buddy Kerr: 7
Vern Bickford: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Grady Hatton: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: 43
Ted Kluszewski: 8

Bot 3

Roy Hartsfield: 13
Sam Jethroe: S7
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: K
Bob Elliott: PO2(24)

Top 4

Connie Ryan: S7
Bob Usher: S7.1-3
Virgil Stallcup: 4
Hobie Landrith: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Ken Raffensberger: 6

Bot 4

Bob Elliott: 8
Sid Gordon: 63
Luis Olmo: K/C

Top 5

Lloyd Merriman: 13
Grady Hatton: 31
Johnny Wyrostek: W
Ted Kluszewski: 5/FL

Bot 5

Del Crandall: S8
Buddy Kerr: FC1/SH.1-2
Vern Bickford: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Roy Hartsfield: 7.3-H;2-3
Sam Jethroe: 6

Top 6

Connie Ryan: 53
Bob Usher: 6
Virgil Stallcup: 8

Bot 6

Earl Torgeson: 2/FL
Bob Elliott: HR/7
Sid Gordon: E5
Luis Olmo: S9.1-3
Del Crandall: 3
Buddy Kerr: 53

Top 7

Hobie Landrith: 8
Ken Raffensberger: K
Lloyd Merriman: 5/FL

Bot 7

Vern Bickford: 63
Roy Hartsfield: 7
Sam Jethroe: 8

Top 8

Grady Hatton: S9
Johnny Wyrostek: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Ted Kluszewski: 43

Bot 8

Earl Torgeson: 43
Bob Elliott: 7
Sid Gordon: S7
Luis Olmo: SB2
Luis Olmo: 8

Top 9

Connie Ryan: W
Bob Usher: 7
Virgil Stallcup: 54(1)/FO
Hobie Landrith: 8