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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 16, 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 September 16, 1946 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 16, 1946 |
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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 | September 16, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Beggs |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Wright |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 6,605 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Claude Corbitt | Shortstop |
Benny Zientara | Third Baseman |
Lonny Frey | Center Fielder |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Eddie Lukon | Right Fielder |
Max West | Left Fielder |
Bert Haas | First Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
Joe Beggs | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Culler | Shortstop |
Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
Tommy Neill | Left Fielder |
Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
Don Padgett | Catcher |
Johnny Barrett | Center Fielder |
Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Ed Wright | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 16, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Wright
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Wright
Zientara bunts towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Wright
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Wright
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lukon vs. Wright
Lukon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Padgett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Beggs
Culler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Beggs
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Culler moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Neill vs. Beggs
Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Culler scores. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Beggs
Holmes hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Padgett vs. Beggs
Padgett hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Beggs
Barrett 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
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Wright
West hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Wright
Haas 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wright
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beggs vs. Wright
There goes Adams. The throw from Padgett and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beggs vs. Wright
Beggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Corbitt vs. Wright
Corbitt takes first base on ball four. Beggs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zientara vs. Wright
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Beggs
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Beggs
Ryan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Beggs
Wright hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lukon. Wright reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culler vs. Beggs
Culler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Wright trying to get to home. Frey throws the ball in to Mueller who tags Wright who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Wright
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wright
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Wright
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Beggs
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, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neill vs. Beggs
Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops it up and throws to first, with Beggs covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Beggs
Holmes 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
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Wright
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Wright
Haas hits a line drive towards third. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wright
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Beggs
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zientara fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Beggs
Barrett takes first base on ball four. Padgett moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Beggs
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frey who is chasing the ball. Fernandez reaches third base with a triple. Padgett scores. Barrett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Beggs
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Beggs
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zientara fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Beggs
Culler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Beggs
There goes Culler. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Corbitt applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Wright
Al Libke pinch hits for Joe Beggs.
Libke hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Wright
Corbitt hits a fly ball into center field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Wright
Zientara hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neill. Zientara reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Wright
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp fields the ball and throws to Wright covering. Safe. Zientara moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Wright
Bob Usher pinch runs for Benny Zientara.
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Vander Meer
Dain Clay now playing center field. Bobby Adams now playing third base. Lonny Frey now playing second base. Johnny Vander Meer now pitching.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neill vs. Vander Meer
Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Vander Meer
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Vander Meer
Phil Masi pinch hits for Don Padgett.
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Vander Meer
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Johnny Barrett.
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Wright
Phil Masi now catching. Danny Litwhiler now playing left field. Carden Gillenwater now playing center field.
Lukon hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Wright
West hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. West reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Wright
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Wright
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vander Meer vs. Wright
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vander Meer for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Vander Meer
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Vander Meer
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Vander Meer
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Vander Meer
Culler takes first base on ball four. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Vander Meer
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vander Meer, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Wright
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wright
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Wright
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Wright
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lukon vs. Wright
Lukon hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Vander Meer
Gillenwater takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Vander Meer
Holmes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Vander Meer
Masi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Vander Meer
There goes Gillenwater. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Frey applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Wright
West hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Wright
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wright
Adams bunts towards the mound. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Wright
Ray Lamanno pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer.
Lamanno takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corbitt vs. Wright
Corbitt hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gumbert
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Gumbert
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Gumbert
Fernandez is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Gumbert
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wright
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Wright
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wright
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/16/1946 -- Cincinnati at Boston (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Corbitt C, ss 4 0 1 0 Culler D, ss 2 1 2 0 Zientara B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Hopp J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Usher B, pr 0 0 0 0 Neill T, lf 3 0 1 1 Clay D, cf 2 0 0 0 Gillenwater C, cf 0 0 0 0 Frey L, cf-2b 3 0 2 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 5 0 1 0 Padgett D, c 2 1 1 0 Lukon E, rf 4 0 0 0 Masi P, ph-c 2 0 1 0 West M, lf 4 0 1 0 Barrett J, cf 1 1 0 0 Haas B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Litwhiler D, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Adams B, 2b-3b 4 0 2 0 Fernandez N, 3b 4 1 2 2 Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan C, 2b 3 0 0 1 Libke A, ph 1 0 0 0 Wright E, p 4 0 2 0 Vander Meer J, p 1 0 0 0 Lamanno R, ph 0 0 0 0 Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 0 9 0 31 4 10 4 Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston 100 300 00x -- 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Beggs J (L) 4.0 7 4 4 2 1 Vander Meer J 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 Gumbert H 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wright E (W) 9.0 9 0 0 5 1 E -- Padgett D, Adams B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 13, Boston 8 2B -- Wright E, Zientara B, West M 3B -- Fernandez N SB -- Adams B CS -- Culler D, Gillenwater C, Fernandez N SH -- Zientara B T -- 2:01 A -- 6605
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