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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 6, 1949
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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 May 6, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 22,332 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Chuck Kress | First Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Clint Conatser | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 6, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Spahn
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Spahn
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Spahn
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Russell 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: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Raffensberger
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress juggles the ball. That's an error on Kress. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Raffensberger
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup misplays the ball. That's an error on Stallcup. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Spahn
Bloodworth 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: ---
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Spahn
Kress strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Raffensberger
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Raffensberger
Conatser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Raffensberger
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Spahn
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Spahn
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Raffensberger
Masi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Raffensberger
Spahn bunts in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Masi scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Raffensberger
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple. Dark goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Raffensberger
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Sibby Sisti now playing second base.
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Spahn
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Spahn
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Spahn
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Raffensberger
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Raffensberger
Conatser bunts towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Raffensberger
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Raffensberger
Masi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spahn vs. Raffensberger
Spahn strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Spahn
Kress strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Spahn
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Raffensberger
Sisti hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Raffensberger
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Raffensberger
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Mueller and he is safe. Torgeson steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Raffensberger
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Raffensberger
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conatser vs. Raffensberger
Conatser hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Spahn
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek 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, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Spahn
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Spahn
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Spahn
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Raffensberger
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Raffensberger
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Raffensberger
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Raffensberger
Sisti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Raffensberger
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Spahn
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball 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: ---
Elliott vs. Howell
Dixie Howell now pitching.
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Howell
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Howell
Conatser hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Howell
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Elliott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Howell
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Spahn
Howell hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Spahn
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Spahn
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Howell
Spahn hits a line drive into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Howell
Sisti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Howell
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Howell
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Spahn
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Spahn
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Spahn
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Spahn
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Spahn
Bobby Adams pinch hits for Chuck Kress.
Adams strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1949 -- Cincinnati at Boston (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, cf 3 0 0 0 Sisti S, 2b 3 1 1 2
Litwhiler D, rf 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 1
Sauer H, lf 3 1 1 1 Torgeson E, 1b 5 1 2 1
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 4 0 2 1
Kress C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Conatser C, lf 3 0 0 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 1 1
Mueller R, c 3 0 1 0 Masi P, c 3 2 2 0
Raffensberger K, p 2 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0
Howell D, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 4 1 34 6 11 6
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
Boston 002 012 10x -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 6.0 8 5 5 4 2
Howell D 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 8
E -- Kress C, Stallcup V, Dark A
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Boston 9
2B -- Holmes T
3B -- Torgeson E
HR -- Sisti S, Sauer H
SB -- Torgeson E
SH -- Spahn W
T -- 2:03
A -- 22332
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