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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 31, 1942
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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 July 31, 1942 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Earley |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 1,949 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Dick West | Catcher |
| Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Cooney | Right Fielder |
| Nanny Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Tom Earley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 31, 1942
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Earley
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Earley
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Earley
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Earley
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Earley
There goes Marshall. The throw from Masi and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Thompson
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Thompson
Cooney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Thompson
West hits a popup in front of the plate. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Earley
McCormick hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Earley
Haas hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Earley
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Earley
There goes Joost. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Joost steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Earley
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Earley
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Joost scores. West moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Earley
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Tost
Lou Tost now pitching.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Thompson
Ross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Thompson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Thompson
Sisti takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Thompson
Masi takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to third. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Thompson
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Lou Tost.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hutchings
Johnny Hutchings now pitching.
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Hutchings
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hutchings
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Thompson
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Thompson
Cooney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Thompson
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Hutchings
Haas hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hutchings
Joost hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Hutchings
West strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Thompson
Ross hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Thompson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Thompson
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hutchings
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hutchings
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hutchings
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Hutchings
Frey hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Thompson
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Thompson
Hutchings strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Thompson
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Thompson
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Hutchings
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hutchings
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Hutchings
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Thompson
West hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Thompson
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas juggles the ball. That's an error on Haas. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Thompson
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hutchings
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Hutchings
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Hutchings
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Hutchings
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Joost scores. West moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Hutchings
Marshall hits a popup towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Hutchings
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Thompson
Sisti hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Thompson
Masi 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, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Thompson
Hutchings hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Hutchings
Tipton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hutchings
There goes Tipton. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Tipton steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Hutchings
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Hutchings
Haas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tipton scores. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Hutchings
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Hutchings
West hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Thompson
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Thompson
Cooney hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Thompson
West hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hutchings
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hutchings
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hutchings
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Hutchings
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutchings covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Thompson
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Thompson
Hank LaManna pinch runs for Chet Ross.
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Miller reaches second base with a double. LaManna moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisti vs. Thompson
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Masi vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. LaManna scores. Miller moves to third. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waner vs. Beggs
Paul Waner pinch hits for Johnny Hutchings.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller scores. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holmes vs. Beggs
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Beggs, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1942 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Walker G, cf 5 1 3 2 Holmes T, cf 4 0 1 0
Marshall M, rf 5 0 3 0 Cooney J, rf 3 0 0 0
Frey L, 2b 5 0 0 1 Fernandez N, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tipton E, lf 4 1 1 0 West M, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ross C, lf 3 0 1 0
Haas B, 3b 4 0 1 1 LaManna H, pr 0 1 0 0
Joost E, ss 3 2 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 1 1 0
West D, c 3 1 1 0 Sisti S, 2b 2 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 3 0 1 1 Masi P, c 3 0 0 1
Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 Earley T, p 0 0 0 0
Tost L, p 0 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hutchings J, p 2 0 0 0
Waner P, ph 1 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 30 2 3 2
Cincinnati 120 000 110 -- 5
Boston 000 000 002 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W)* 8.0 3 2 2 7 1
Beggs J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Earley T (L) 1.2 4 3 3 2 0
Tost L 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hutchings J 7.0 6 2 1 1 4
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Haas B, Miller E
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Boston 8
2B -- Miller E
SB -- Joost E, Tipton E
CS -- Marshall M
T -- 2:05
A -- 1949
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