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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 2, 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 August 2, 1942 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Riddle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Javery |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Kelleher | Left Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Dick West | Catcher |
| Elmer Riddle | 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 |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Al Javery | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 2, 1942
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Javery
Frey hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Javery
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Javery
Haas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Javery
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up 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: ---
Holmes vs. Riddle
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Riddle
Cooney takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Riddle
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the catcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Holmes moves to third. Cooney moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
West vs. Riddle
West hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Riddle
Ross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Riddle
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Riddle
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Riddle
Sisti is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Javery
Kelleher strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Javery
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Javery
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javery vs. Riddle
Javery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Riddle
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddle covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Riddle
Cooney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Riddle
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Javery
West strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Javery
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Javery
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Riddle
West hits a fly ball into center field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Riddle
Ross hits a fly ball into center field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Riddle
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Javery
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney 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. Javery
Haas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. Haas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Javery
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelleher vs. Javery
Kelleher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Riddle
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Riddle
Sisti hits a fly ball into left field. Kelleher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javery vs. Riddle
Javery hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tipton. Javery reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Riddle
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Javery scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Riddle
Cooney hits a line drive into center field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Javery
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Javery
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Javery
West strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riddle vs. Javery
Riddle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Javery
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Sisti fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Riddle
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Riddle
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 -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Riddle
Ross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Riddle
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Ross moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Riddle
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Javery
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Javery
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Javery
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Riddle
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javery vs. Riddle
Javery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Riddle
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Riddle
Cooney takes first base on ball four. Javery moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Riddle
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelleher vs. Javery
Kelleher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Javery
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Javery
Joost hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Riddle
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddle covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Riddle
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Kelleher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Riddle
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Riddle
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Javery
West hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Javery
Riddle hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Javery
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Javery, and towards Miller, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Riddle
Sisti hits a line drive off the glove of Frey, and into shallow right field. Sisti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javery vs. Riddle
Javery bunts towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holmes vs. Riddle
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sisti scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Riddle
There goes Holmes. The throw from West and he is safe. Holmes steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooney vs. Riddle
Cooney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Riddle
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Javery
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Javery
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Javery
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelleher vs. Javery
Kelleher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1942, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, cf 5 2 2 2
Marshall M, rf 4 0 0 0 Cooney J, rf 2 1 1 1
Haas B, 3b 4 0 3 0 Fernandez N, 3b 5 1 0 0
Tipton E, cf 4 0 0 0 West M, 1b 4 1 1 4
Kelleher F, lf 4 0 0 0 Ross C, lf 4 0 2 0
McCormick F, 1b 3 0 1 0 Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 0
Joost E, ss 3 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0
West D, c 3 0 0 0 Sisti S, 2b 4 1 1 0
Riddle E, p 3 0 1 0 Javery A, p 3 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 5 0 34 7 10 7
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 400 100 02x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle E (L) 8.0 10 7 7 4 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Javery A (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 4
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Boston 8
2B -- Haas B, Javery A, Sisti S
HR -- West M
SB -- Holmes T
SH -- Javery A
T -- 1:48
A -- 0
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