MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
04/16/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 6 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (0-1) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Cincinnati Reds (1-0) 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 X 7 10 0
Reds Hope Opening Day Win Bodes Well for Season
The 1946 season is off to a good start for the Cincinnati Reds. The hometown Reds dumped the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, at Crosley Field. Whitey Kurowski spearheaded the win. He was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

With Cincinnati trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Kurowski hit a fastball from Bill Bevens for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Reds ahead, 4-3.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Cincinnati manager Bill McKechnie.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pesky SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .250 0 0
B. Blattner 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .333 0 0
C. Furillo CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
T. Williams LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
R. Sanders 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
P. Lowrey 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
W. Moses RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
C. McCullough C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .333 0 0
B. Bevens P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Kolloway PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   O. Grove P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Workman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 2 6 5 18      
a - D. Kolloway pinch hit for B. Bevens in the 7th
b - C. Workman pinch hit for O. Grove in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pesky (1, 7th Inning off K. Gables, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pesky 2 , B. Blattner , R. Sanders 2 , W. Moses 2 , C. McCullough
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pesky , C. Furillo 2 , P. Lowrey , C. McCullough
Sac Bunt: P. Lowrey , B. Bevens
Sac Fly: T. Williams
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: P. Lowrey (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Pesky-Blattner-Sanders, Pesky-Blattner-Sanders)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Gustine 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .250 0 2
A. Galan 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .667 0 0
W. Kurowski 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .500 1 3
D. Litwhiler LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
B. Young CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
E. Valo RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0
F. Hayes C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
E. Miller SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
A. Brazle P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
   a-D. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   K. Gables P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 7 5 4 19      
a - D. Johnson pinch hit for A. Brazle in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Gustine (1, 6th Inning off B. Bevens, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Kurowski (1, 5th Inning off B. Bevens, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Gustine 2 , A. Galan 2 , W. Kurowski 5 , D. Litwhiler , B. Young , F. Hayes , E. Miller , A. Brazle
2-out RBI: F. Gustine , W. Kurowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Litwhiler , E. Valo
GIDP: F. Gustine , D. Litwhiler
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Young (1) , E. Valo (1) , E. Miller (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Miller-Galan)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bevens L (0-1) 6.0 10 7 4 4 4 1 117 6.00   
O. Grove 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bevens 30
Batters Faced: B. Bevens 31, O. Grove 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bevens 5-7, O. Grove 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bevens 117-72, O. Grove 22-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Brazle W (1-0) 6.0 4 3 3 5 3 0 111 4.50   
K. Gables SV (1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Brazle 50
Batters Faced: A. Brazle 26, K. Gables 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Brazle 6-8, K. Gables 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: A. Brazle 111-63, K. Gables 42-24
WP: A. Brazle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Whitey Kurowski
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 28112
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