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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1952-06-18 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 6197 · 1:59

Cincinnati Reds defeated Boston Braves 3–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 4th. Ken Raffensberger earned the win. Sid Gordon 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	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	7
BSN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Ken Raffensberger L: Warren Spahn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Augie Donatelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Al Barlick · 3B: Tom Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bob Borkowski	4	1	1	0	2
Bobby Adams	4	0	0	0	1
Grady Hatton	4	1	1	0	0
Joe Adcock	4	0	2	1	0
Andy Seminick	4	0	2	1	1
Willard Marshall	3	0	0	0	0
Wally Westlake	4	0	1	1	2
Roy McMillan	4	0	0	0	3
Ken Raffensberger	3	0	0	0	2

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Thorpe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Dittmer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	2	1	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Crowe	3	0	2	0	1	0
Eddie Mathews	3	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Logan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	1	0	0	1
Sibby Sisti	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Raffensberger	9.0	8	1	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	7	0	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Borkowski: 4
Bobby Adams: K
Grady Hatton: 13

Bot 1

Sam Jethroe: FLE2#
Sam Jethroe: 4
Bob Thorpe: 63
Jack Dittmer: 4

Top 2

Joe Adcock: 63
Andy Seminick: K
Willard Marshall: 8

Bot 2

Sid Gordon: HR
Walker Cooper: 4
George Crowe: 63
Eddie Mathews: K

Top 3

Wally Westlake: K
Roy McMillan: K
Ken Raffensberger: K

Bot 3

Johnny Logan: 8
Warren Spahn: K
Sam Jethroe: 53

Top 4

Bob Borkowski: S
Bobby Adams: 8
Grady Hatton: S.1-2
Joe Adcock: S.1-2;2-H
Andy Seminick: S.1-2;2-H
Willard Marshall: 7
Wally Westlake: 3

Bot 4

Bob Thorpe: 9
Jack Dittmer: 13
Sid Gordon: 53

Top 5

Roy McMillan: K
Ken Raffensberger: K
Bob Borkowski: K

Bot 5

Walker Cooper: 8
George Crowe: S
Eddie Mathews: S.1-2
Johnny Logan: 3
Warren Spahn: S.1-2;2-3
Sam Jethroe: 5

Top 6

Bobby Adams: 9
Grady Hatton: 31
Joe Adcock: 9

Bot 6

Bob Thorpe: 43
Jack Dittmer: S
Sid Gordon: 43.1-2
Walker Cooper: 63

Top 7

Andy Seminick: S
Willard Marshall: E5/SH.1-2
Wally Westlake: K
Roy McMillan: K
Ken Raffensberger: 9

Bot 7

George Crowe: W
Eddie Mathews: 13/SH.1-2
Johnny Logan: 53.2-3
Warren Spahn: 5

Top 8

Bob Borkowski: K
Bobby Adams: 8
Grady Hatton: 1/G

Bot 8

Sam Jethroe: 2
Bob Thorpe: S
Jack Dittmer: 5
Sid Gordon: S.1-2
Walker Cooper: 4

Top 9

Joe Adcock: D
Andy Seminick: 63
Willard Marshall: 5
Wally Westlake: S.2-H
Roy McMillan: 8

Bot 9

George Crowe: S
Eddie Mathews: 8
Johnny Logan: 7
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

DWS: FLE2 invented because Seminick needs one

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