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Boston Braves @ Cincinnati Reds

1950-08-30 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 1472 · 78°F, cloudy, showers, wet · Wind to LF · 2:17

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 9–4. Boston Braves put up 4 in the 2nd. Vern Bickford earned the win. Sam Jethroe went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	9	15
CIN	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	8

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

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roy Hartsfield	5	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Jethroe	6	1	3	3	0	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Elliott	3	1	1	0	0	1
Sid Gordon	5	1	2	1	0	0
Luis Olmo	3	2	1	1	2	0
Del Crandall	5	1	2	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	2	2	1	0	0
Vern Bickford	5	1	2	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	2	0	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Merriman	3	1	2	1	1	0
Johnny Wyrostek	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	2	1	0	0
Grady Hatton	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Adcock	4	1	1	1	0	0
Virgil Stallcup	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Howell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Raffensberger	2	0	0	0	0	2
Peanuts Lowrey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Pramesa	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Usher	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	9.0	8	2	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	6.1	8	1	2
Eddie Erautt	0.2	2	1	0
Herm Wehmeier	2.0	5	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roy Hartsfield: 43
Sam Jethroe: 8
Earl Torgeson: 43

Bot 1

Bobby Adams: D7
Lloyd Merriman: S8.2-H
Johnny Wyrostek: 54(1)/FO
Ted Kluszewski: S9.1-2
Grady Hatton: 4
Joe Adcock: 4

Top 2

Bob Elliott: S7
Sid Gordon: 9
Luis Olmo: W.1-2
Del Crandall: S8.2-H;1-2
Buddy Kerr: D/78.2-H;1-3
Vern Bickford: 6
Roy Hartsfield: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Sam Jethroe: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
Earl Torgeson: 9

Bot 2

Virgil Stallcup: 4
Dixie Howell: 7
Ken Raffensberger: K

Top 3

Bob Elliott: 7
Sid Gordon: 63
Luis Olmo: 6

Bot 3

Bobby Adams: 5/L
Lloyd Merriman: S3
Johnny Wyrostek: S3.1-2
Ted Kluszewski: S9.2-H;1-3
Grady Hatton: W.1-2
Joe Adcock: 8.3-H;2-3
Virgil Stallcup: 8

Top 4

Del Crandall: S7
Buddy Kerr: 13/SH.1-2
Vern Bickford: 53
Roy Hartsfield: 31

Bot 4

Dixie Howell: 4
Ken Raffensberger: K
Bobby Adams: 8

Top 5

Sam Jethroe: 8
Earl Torgeson: K
Bob Elliott: K/C

Bot 5

Lloyd Merriman: 8
Johnny Wyrostek: 31
Ted Kluszewski: 9

Top 6

Sid Gordon: 8
Luis Olmo: HR/7
Del Crandall: 5/L
Buddy Kerr: 7

Bot 6

Grady Hatton: 6
Joe Adcock: 43
Virgil Stallcup: 53

Top 7

Vern Bickford: S8
Roy Hartsfield: 34/SH.1-2
Sam Jethroe: HR/7.2-H
Earl Torgeson: 9
Sibby Sisti: S1/BG
Sid Gordon: S9.1-3
Luis Olmo: W.1-2
Del Crandall: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Danny Litwhiler: 53
Bobby Adams: 9

Top 8

Buddy Kerr: 63
Vern Bickford: 63
Roy Hartsfield: S7
Sam Jethroe: D7.1-3
Earl Torgeson: IW
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Lloyd Merriman: W
Johnny Wyrostek: 16(1)3/GDP
Ted Kluszewski: 3/G

Top 9

Sid Gordon: HR/8
Luis Olmo: 8
Del Crandall: 8
Buddy Kerr: S9
Vern Bickford: S7.1-2
Roy Hartsfield: E3/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Sam Jethroe: 9

Bot 9

Grady Hatton: 31
Joe Adcock: S8
Virgil Stallcup: 8
Johnny Pramesa: D9.1-H
Bob Usher: FC5.2X3(5)

Notes & reviews

Bob Elliott ejected by HP umpire Frank Dascoli
Gene Mauch and Braves Manager Billy Southworth ejected by HP umpire Frank Dascoli arguing balls and strikes

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