Braves @ Reds
August 28, 1946

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 1
Reds 4 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 8 12 1
Reds 4 10 0

Benny Zientara Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .306
OBP .500 .346
At Bats 4 147
Hits 2 45
• Singles 2 38
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 7

Johnny Sain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 12 2
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Crosley Field - August 28, 1946
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Out
Johnny Sain
Phil Masi
Johnny Hopp
Connie Ryan
Nanny Fernandez
Dick Culler
Danny Litwhiler
Mike McCormick
Tommy Holmes
Benny Zientara
Dain Clay

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Braves 8 12 1 5
Cincinnati Reds 4 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Johnny Sain
Losing Pitcher Johnny Vander Meer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick Culler
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Eddie Lukon pinch hits for Clayton Lambert. Lukon hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Johnny Hopp now playing first base. Corbitt is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Litwhiler hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Holmes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of West. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Hopp goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Billy Herman. Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan scores.
Top 9 Culler hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sain bunts towards first. Haas scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Ryan moves to second.
Top 9 Clayton Lambert now pitching. Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 West hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez juggles the ball. That's an error on Fernandez.
Bottom 8 Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Herman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Libke for the out.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes McCormick trying to get to second. Libke throws the ball in to Frey who tags McCormick for the out.
Top 8 McCormick takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zientara fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Holmes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Frey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ryan catches it and throws to first to double up Zientara.
Bottom 7 Zientara hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clay hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Culler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ryan scores.
Top 7 Sain bunts towards first. Haas scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Ryan moves to second.
Top 7 Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Vander Meer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Corbitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 6 West hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haas scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Haas. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Haas steals second.
Bottom 6 Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke who is chasing the ball. Fernandez reaches third base with a triple. Libke throws the ball in to Zientara who tags Fernandez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Masi scores. McCormick goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Masi moves to third.
Top 6 Masi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of West. Masi reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Litwhiler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Frey hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Herman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Culler hits a popup towards third. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Vander Meer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Corbitt bunts towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller scores.
Bottom 4 West hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haas scores. Mueller moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Libke scores. Haas moves to third. Mueller moves to second.
Bottom 4 Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Libke moves to second.
Bottom 4 Libke takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ryan hits a line drive into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Frey hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zientara fields it and throws to second for the out. Herman scores.
Top 3 Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Culler scores. Herman moves to third.
Top 3 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zientara fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Culler moves to second.
Top 3 Culler hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Sain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Corbitt takes first base on ball four. West moves to second.
Bottom 2 West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Haas strikes out.
Top 2 Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Frey hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zientara hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Litwhiler is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zientara fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Culler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.