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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1950-05-04 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 2617 · 92°F · 2:27

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 12–6. Boston Braves put up 4 in the 8th. Bob Chipman earned the win. Willard Marshall went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	4	12	9
CIN	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6	14

W: Bob Chipman L: Herm Wehmeier SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	5	2	1	2	0	0
Earl Torgeson	3	2	1	2	2	0
Bob Elliott	4	2	2	0	1	0
Sid Gordon	3	1	1	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	2	2	5	1	0
Del Crandall	5	0	0	1	0	0
Connie Ryan	5	1	1	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	1	0	0	2
Vern Bickford	2	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Chipman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Olmo	0	1	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	5	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd Merriman	5	0	2	1	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	0	1	1	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ron Northey	5	1	1	0	0	1
Grady Hatton	4	2	4	3	0	0
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dixie Howell	2	1	1	1	1	1
Herm Wehmeier	3	1	2	0	0	1
Walker Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	6.0	9	2	4
Bob Chipman	3.0	5	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herm Wehmeier	7.0	6	3	2
Eddie Erautt	1.0	1	0	1
Kent Peterson	0.1	2	2	0
Frank Smith	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sam Jethroe: 63
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: 9
Sid Gordon: S1/G.1-2
Willard Marshall: 3/G

Bot 1

Bobby Adams: 5/L
Lloyd Merriman: 8
Johnny Wyrostek: W
Ted Kluszewski: 43

Top 2

Del Crandall: 3/FL
Connie Ryan: 2/FL
Buddy Kerr: K

Bot 2

Ron Northey: K
Grady Hatton: HR/9D
Virgil Stallcup: S7
Dixie Howell: K
Herm Wehmeier: S5.1-2
Bobby Adams: 5(2)/G/FO

Top 3

Vern Bickford: 2/FL
Sam Jethroe: E4
Earl Torgeson: SB2
Earl Torgeson: HR/8XD.2-H(UR)
Bob Elliott: S8
Sid Gordon: 7/L
Willard Marshall: PO1(E1).1-2
Willard Marshall: IW
Del Crandall: 4

Bot 3

Lloyd Merriman: 43
Johnny Wyrostek: 43
Ted Kluszewski: 6

Top 4

Connie Ryan: 63
Buddy Kerr: K/C
Vern Bickford: 63

Bot 4

Ron Northey: 43
Grady Hatton: S9
Virgil Stallcup: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Sam Jethroe: 7
Earl Torgeson: 8
Bob Elliott: 8

Bot 5

Dixie Howell: W
Herm Wehmeier: S6.1-2
Bobby Adams: K/C
Lloyd Merriman: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Johnny Wyrostek: S9.3-H;2XH(92)
Ted Kluszewski: 43

Top 6

Sid Gordon: 7
Willard Marshall: 7/L
Del Crandall: 7

Bot 6

Ron Northey: 8
Grady Hatton: D8
Virgil Stallcup: 53
Dixie Howell: S7.2-H
Herm Wehmeier: K/C

Top 7

Connie Ryan: 53
Buddy Kerr: D8
Pete Reiser: 2/FL
Sam Jethroe: HR/9D.2-H
Earl Torgeson: 63

Bot 7

Bobby Adams: 53
Lloyd Merriman: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: 7

Top 8

Bob Elliott: W
Sid Gordon: E1/TH/SH.1-2
Willard Marshall: HR/9D.2-H;1-H(UR)
Del Crandall: 7
Connie Ryan: HR/7D
Buddy Kerr: 3/FL
Bob Chipman: K#

Bot 8

Ted Kluszewski: S4
Ron Northey: D8.1-3
Grady Hatton: S.3-H;2-H
Virgil Stallcup: 9
Walker Cooper: 7
Danny Litwhiler: S7.1-2
Bobby Adams: 63

Top 9

Sam Jethroe: 9
Earl Torgeson: W
Bob Elliott: D7/7L.1-3
Luis Olmo: IW
Willard Marshall: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(E9)
Del Crandall: 8/F.3-H;2XH(8E2)(1E2)(UR)
Connie Ryan: 7/FL

Bot 9

Lloyd Merriman: S8
Johnny Wyrostek: 3/G.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: 7
Ron Northey: 41

Notes & reviews

off the wall of the laundry
Walker Cooper allowed Lloyd Merriman's throw to HP to get away; on Cooper's return throw to the mound, Willard Marshall ran; Frank Smith threw the ball back to Cooper, who dropped it for another error

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