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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 17, 1950
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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 17, 1950 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 17, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Dixie Howell | Catcher |
| Kent Peterson | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Luis Olmo | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 17, 1950
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Spahn
There goes Adams. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball 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: ---
Hartsfield vs. Peterson
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Peterson
Olmo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Peterson
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartsfield. Adcock moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Peterson
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Peterson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Peterson
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams 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: ---
Peterson vs. Spahn
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball 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: ---
Holmes vs. Peterson
Holmes 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: ---
Kerr vs. Peterson
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Peterson
Spahn hits a line drive towards first. Kluszewski catches it and steps on first to double up Kerr. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Peterson
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Peterson
Olmo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Peterson
There goes Olmo. The throw from Howell and he is safe. Olmo steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Peterson
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. Olmo moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Peterson
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Peterson
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Spahn
Peterson bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartsfield covering, for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Peterson
Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Crandall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Peterson
Peterson spins and fires to second and Stallcup drops the ball. That's an error on Stallcup. Crandall scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Peterson
Holmes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Peterson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Peterson
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Peterson
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Olmo vs. Peterson
Olmo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Olmo reaches third base with a triple. Holmes scores. Hartsfield goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Peterson
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Peterson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Kluszewski goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Peterson
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Peterson
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Peterson
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Spahn
Sammy Meeks pinch hits for Kent Peterson.
Meeks hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Hetki
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Hetki
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olmo vs. Hetki
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ryan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn juggles the ball. That's an error on Spahn. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn juggles the ball. That's an error on Spahn. Usher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Spahn
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Spahn
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Usher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Spahn
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Usher scores. Adcock moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Hetki
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hetki
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Elliott for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hetki
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hetki
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Spahn
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Johnny Hetki.
Litwhiler hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Spahn
Usher hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1950, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 0 2 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Usher B, cf 4 1 0 0 Olmo L, cf 4 1 2 2
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 2 2 3
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Adcock J, lf 4 0 1 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 0 0
Ryan C, 2b 4 0 2 2 Crandall D, c 4 1 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 3 1 1 0
Howell D, c 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 2 0
Peterson K, p 1 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0
Meeks S, ph 1 0 0 0
Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0
Litwhiler D, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 2 6 2 32 6 11 5
Cincinnati 000 001 010 -- 2
Boston 000 050 01x -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson K (L) 6.0 8 5 5 1 2
Hetki J 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 6 2 1 2 1
E -- Hartsfield R, Kerr B, Stallcup V, Spahn W 2
DP -- Cincinnati 3, Boston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Boston 3
2B -- Crandall D, Holmes T, Ryan C
3B -- Olmo L
HR -- Torgeson E 2
SB -- Adams B, Olmo L
SH -- Peterson K
T -- 2:05
A -- 0
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