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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 15, 1946
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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 June 15, 1946 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Si Johnson |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 5,537 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Lukon | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Eddie Shokes | First Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Bama Rowell | Left Fielder |
| Stew Hofferth | Catcher |
| Whitey Wietelmann | Third Baseman |
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Si Johnson | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 15, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Johnson
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Johnson
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Johnson, and towards Culler, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Johnson
Adams hits a popup in front of the plate. Hofferth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Heusser
Ryan hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp bunts towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Heusser
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Johnson
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Johnson
Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Johnson
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Heusser
Rowell bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofferth vs. Heusser
Hofferth hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wietelmann vs. Heusser
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shokes vs. Johnson
Shokes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wietelmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Johnson
Heusser hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hofferth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Heusser
Culler hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heusser
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Heusser
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Johnson
Clay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rowell. Clay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lukon vs. Johnson
Lukon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Johnson
Adams bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Lukon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Johnson
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wietelmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Libke vs. Johnson
Libke hits a line drive into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lukon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Johnson
There goes Adams. The throw from Hofferth and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Johnson
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Heusser
Holmes bunts towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowell vs. Heusser
Rowell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lukon. Rowell reaches second base with a double. Hopp scores. Holmes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hofferth vs. Heusser
Hofferth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wietelmann vs. Heusser
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shokes vs. Johnson
Shokes hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rowell. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heusser vs. Johnson
Heusser strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clay vs. Johnson
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lukon vs. Johnson
Lukon hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Heusser
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heusser
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Heusser
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Johnson
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Johnson
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Johnson
Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Johnson
Lamanno hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Heusser
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shokes vs. Johnson
Shokes bunts towards third. Wietelmann juggles the ball. That's an error on Wietelmann. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Johnson
Heusser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Johnson
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heusser moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lukon vs. Johnson
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Heusser
Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofferth vs. Heusser
Hofferth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Heusser
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Johnson
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rowell throws the ball in to Culler who tags Adams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Johnson
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Johnson
Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lamanno vs. Johnson
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Heusser
Johnny Barrett pinch hits for Dick Culler.
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Heusser
Mike McCormick pinch hits for Si Johnson.
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Heusser
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lukon who is chasing the ball. Ryan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopp vs. Heusser
Hopp hits a line drive into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shokes vs. Posedel
Whitey Wietelmann now playing shortstop. Skippy Roberge now playing third base. Bill Posedel now pitching.
Shokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shokes for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Posedel
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Posedel
Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heusser for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Heusser
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Heusser
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Heusser
Rowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Heusser
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Stew Hofferth.
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1946 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 4 1 3 1 Ryan C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lukon E, lf 4 1 1 1 Hopp J, cf 4 1 2 0
Adams B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 4 1 1 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sanders R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Libke A, rf 4 0 3 1 Rowell B, lf 3 0 2 2
Lamanno R, c 4 0 0 0 Hofferth S, c 3 0 0 0
Shokes E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller E, ss 4 1 1 0 Wietelmann W, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 4 0 1 0 Culler D, ss 2 0 0 0
Barrett J, ph 1 0 0 0
Roberge S, 3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson S, p 2 0 0 0
McCormick M, ph 1 0 0 0
Posedel B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 11 3 31 2 6 2
Cincinnati 000 210 000 -- 3
Boston 000 200 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson S (L) 8.0 11 3 2 0 2
Posedel B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Johnson S, Wietelmann W
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Boston 4
2B -- Clay D, Rowell B, Miller E
3B -- Ryan C
SB -- Adams B
SH -- Rowell B, Adams B
T -- 1:50
A -- 5537
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