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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1950-09-17 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:05

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–2. Boston Braves put up 5 in the 5th. Warren Spahn earned the win. Earl Torgeson went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6
BSN	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1		6	11

W: Warren Spahn L: Kent Peterson 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
Bobby Adams	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Usher	4	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Adcock	4	0	1	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	2	2	0	1
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Howell	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kent Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy Meeks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hartsfield	4	1	2	0	0	0
Luis Olmo	4	1	2	2	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	2	2	3	0	1
Bob Elliott	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Del Crandall	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	3	1	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	2	0	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	0	0	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kent Peterson	6.0	8	1	2
Johnny Hetki	2.0	3	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	6	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Adams: S8
Bob Usher: SB2
Bob Usher: 13
Johnny Wyrostek: 43.2-3
Ted Kluszewski: 7

Bot 1

Roy Hartsfield: 7
Luis Olmo: 3/FL
Earl Torgeson: K

Top 2

Joe Adcock: S7
Connie Ryan: K
Virgil Stallcup: E4.1-2
Dixie Howell: 5(2)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: S7
Sid Gordon: 54(1)3/GDP
Del Crandall: 53

Top 3

Kent Peterson: 13
Bobby Adams: 63
Bob Usher: W
Johnny Wyrostek: 9

Bot 3

Tommy Holmes: 4
Buddy Kerr: S7
Warren Spahn: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

Ted Kluszewski: E6
Joe Adcock: 9
Connie Ryan: 16(1)/FO
Virgil Stallcup: 5

Bot 4

Roy Hartsfield: 53
Luis Olmo: S7
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: 3/G.2-3
Bob Elliott: W
Sid Gordon: 9

Top 5

Dixie Howell: W
Kent Peterson: 34/SH.1-2
Bobby Adams: 8
Bob Usher: 2/FL

Bot 5

Del Crandall: D7
Tommy Holmes: PO2(E6).2-H#
Tommy Holmes: D9
Buddy Kerr: 63
Warren Spahn: K
Roy Hartsfield: S5.2-3#
Luis Olmo: T9.3-H;1-H#
Earl Torgeson: HR/9.3-H
Bob Elliott: 53

Top 6

Johnny Wyrostek: 43
Ted Kluszewski: S7
Joe Adcock: 9
Connie Ryan: D7.1-H
Virgil Stallcup: 53

Bot 6

Sid Gordon: 5/FL
Del Crandall: 7
Tommy Holmes: 7

Top 7

Dixie Howell: 7
Sammy Meeks: 8
Bobby Adams: 63

Bot 7

Buddy Kerr: S8
Warren Spahn: K
Roy Hartsfield: S5.1-2
Luis Olmo: 4(1)3/GDP#

Top 8

Bob Usher: E1
Johnny Wyrostek: E1.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 7
Joe Adcock: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Connie Ryan: S5.3-H(UR);1-2
Virgil Stallcup: 2/FL

Bot 8

Earl Torgeson: HR/9
Bob Elliott: 3/G
Sid Gordon: 3/G
Del Crandall: 53

Top 9

Dixie Howell: 53
Danny Litwhiler: 3
Bobby Adams: S6
Bob Usher: 2/P