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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 7, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 7, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buddy Lively |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,278 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Kress | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Buddy Lively | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 7, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Voiselle
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Voiselle
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Voiselle
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Voiselle
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kress vs. Voiselle
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baumholtz moves to third. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bloodworth vs. Voiselle
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lively
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lively
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Lively
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Lively
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lively
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Voiselle
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stallcup for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Voiselle
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Voiselle
Lively hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lively
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lively
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Lively
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lively fields it and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Voiselle vs. Lively
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lively fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Voiselle
Hatton hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Salkeld fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Voiselle
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Voiselle
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Voiselle
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lively
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lively
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Lively
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lively
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Lively
Russell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Voiselle
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Voiselle
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Voiselle
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lively
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Lively
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Lively
Salkeld hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Lively
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Voiselle
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Voiselle
Lively hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Voiselle
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Voiselle
There goes Hatton. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Hatton steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Voiselle
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lively
Stanky hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lively
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Lively
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Lively
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lively
Russell hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Voiselle
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Voiselle
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Voiselle
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanky scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Lively
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Lively
Holmes bunts towards the mound. Lively juggles the ball. That's an error on Lively. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salkeld vs. Lively
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Reiser moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Voiselle vs. Lively
Voiselle hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Voiselle
Clint Conatser now playing left field.
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Voiselle
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Voiselle
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Voiselle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lively
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lively fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lively
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Lively
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Lively
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Lively
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Voiselle
Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Buddy Lively.
Merriman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Voiselle
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Merriman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Voiselle
Baumholtz bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Merriman moves to third. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wyrostek vs. Voiselle
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Voiselle
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merriman scores. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kress vs. Voiselle
Kress hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conatser. Kress reaches second base with a double. Conatser throws the ball in to Voiselle who tags Kress trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sauer goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Conatser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Gumbert
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Gumbert
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Gumbert
Marv Rickert pinch hits for Bill Voiselle.
Rickert hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Potter
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Potter
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Gumbert
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Gumbert
Dark hits a line drive towards first. Kress reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Gumbert
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Gumbert
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops it up and throws to first, with Gumbert covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1949 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 1 2 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 5 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, rf 2 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 2 3 0
Wyrostek J, cf 2 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 2 0
Sauer H, lf 3 1 1 3 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 3 2
Kress C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Russell J, cf 5 0 0 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, lf 2 0 0 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Conatser C, lf 1 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 2 0 1 0
Lively B, p 2 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 4 0 1 0
Merriman L, ph 0 1 0 0 Voiselle B, p 3 0 0 0
Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0 Rickert M, ph 1 0 0 0
Potter N, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 4 2 4 36 2 10 2
Cincinnati 100 000 030 -- 4
Boston 100 010 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lively B (W) 7.0 8 2 2 3 3
Gumbert H (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (L) 8.0 2 4 4 8 1
Potter N 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Lively B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Boston 12
2B -- Dark A, Kress C
SB -- Hatton G
SH -- Holmes T, Baumholtz F
T -- 1:58
A -- 7278
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