MLB
BOSTON BRAVES @ CINCINNATI REDS
05/01/1946
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Pitching: RHP Bill McCahan
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Johnny Hopp to second
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Johnny Hopp to third
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 0 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Pitching: RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Frankie Gustine 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 55.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elmer Valo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Augie Galan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 0 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Whitey Kurowski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Babe Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Babe Young to third
Batting: RHB Eddie Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Guy Curtright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bill McCahan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 0 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Batting: SHB Red Schoendienst 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ralph Branca 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Red Schoendienst to second
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Popup, 6MD, EV 58.1 MPH)
Red Schoendienst to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by SS to home
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Erv Dusak to second
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Erv Dusak to third
Joe DiMaggio to second
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Boston 1 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Frankie Gustine 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elmer Valo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-1: Bunt - Flyout to 23! F3
Batting: SHB Augie Galan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 5F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Frankie Gustine to second
Batting: RHB Whitey Kurowski 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Babe Young 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Frankie Gustine to third
Augie Galan to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 1 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Red Schoendienst 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ralph Branca 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Elbie Fletcher to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: RHB Eddie Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Guy Curtright 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill McCahan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Guy Curtright to second
Batting: RHB Frankie Gustine 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 2 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 49.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Erv Dusak to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jeff Heath to second
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jeff Heath to third
Buddy Kerr to second
Batting: SHB Red Schoendienst 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Jeff Heath scores
Buddy Kerr to third
Elbie Fletcher to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Ralph Branca 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Boston 5 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: LHB Elmer Valo 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Augie Galan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSFF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whitey Kurowski 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 65.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3FF
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 3F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: LHB Babe Young 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2RF
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Guy Curtright 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 5 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Pinch Hitting: RHB Lee Handley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frankie Gustine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elmer Valo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 5 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Bill McCahan
Pitching: RHP Red Barrett
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Red Schoendienst 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Elbie Fletcher to second
Batting: RHB Ralph Branca 0-0: Called Strike
Balk!
Elbie Fletcher to third
Red Schoendienst to second
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at home, 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Red Schoendienst to third
Batting: LHB Johnny Hopp 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Erv Dusak 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Red Schoendienst scores
Ralph Branca to second
Batting: RHB Joe DiMaggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Ralph Branca to third
Erv Dusak to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Erv Dusak to third
Joe DiMaggio to second
Batting: LHB Jeff Heath 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Boston 7 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Ralph Branca
Batting: SHB Augie Galan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 5FF
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Whitey Kurowski 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 23F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Babe Young 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Whitey Kurowski to second
Batting: RHB Frankie Hayes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Whitey Kurowski to third
Babe Young to second
Batting: RHB Eddie Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Babe Young to third
Frankie Hayes to second
Batting: RHB Guy Curtright 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Babe Young scores
Frankie Hayes to third
Eddie Miller to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pinch Hitting: RHB Danny Litwhiler 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Eddie Miller scores
Guy Curtright to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Pitching: RHP Earl Caldwell
Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Garagiola 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Danny Litwhiler scores
Batting: LHB Elmer Valo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5SF
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 7 - Cincinnati 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Boston Braves batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Red Barrett
Pitching: RHP Don Grate
Now at 2B: Don Johnson
Batting: RHB Buddy Kerr 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Schultz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Elbie Fletcher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Boston 7 - Cincinnati 7
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Boston Braves : RHP Earl Caldwell
Batting: SHB Augie Galan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Whitey Kurowski 0-0: Ball
Augie Galan steals 2nd base
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Augie Galan scores
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Boston 7 - Cincinnati 8
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